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Event poster for UNITAR's June 25th webinar on economic and employment security for older persons

Economic and Employment Security for Older Persons

  • June 25, 2026
The second event in UNITAR’s 2026 ‘Mainstreaming Knowledge on Ageing’ roundtable series

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Event poster for UNITAR's June 25th webinar on economic and employment security for older persons

Economic and Employment Security for Older Persons

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Startups and Emerging Technologies As Drivers of Disability Human Rights?

  • June 11, 2026
Looking ahead to the CRPD’s third decade

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Audience watching seminar on projection screen

Startups and Emerging Technologies As Drivers of Disability Human Rights?

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A woman laughs and holds hands with another woman in a wheelchair on a shaded sidewalk.

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ “Right to Care”

New directions for disability advocacy and organizing in the Americas?

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A woman laughs and holds hands with another woman in a wheelchair on a shaded sidewalk.

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ “Right to Care”

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Alex Green Wins National Book Critics Circle Award

His biography of Dr. Walter E. Fernald tells a tale of innovation, discrimination, and recantation that resonates today.

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Alex Green Wins National Book Critics Circle Award

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Youth protester holding a sign that says "disability matters" stands on grass in front of the US Capitol building on sunny day

What U.S. Disability Advocates Are Doing amid Cuts to Critical Federal Assistance Programs

  • March 26, 2026
HPOD workshop explores state-level and local developments

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Youth protester holding a sign that says "disability matters" stands on grass in front of the US Capitol building on sunny day

What U.S. Disability Advocates Are Doing amid Cuts to Critical Federal Assistance Programs

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Smiling older white-skinned woman with graying hair holding the hand and stroking the cheek of her white-skinned, red-haired and smiling daughter wearing headphones and brightly patterned clothes while seated in power wheelchair in city park on sunny day

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ “Right to Care”

  • February 10, 2026
New directions for disability advocacy and organizing in the Americas?

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Smiling older white-skinned woman with graying hair holding the hand and stroking the cheek of her white-skinned, red-haired and smiling daughter wearing headphones and brightly patterned clothes while seated in power wheelchair in city park on sunny day

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ “Right to Care”

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Professor William P. Alford

Professor William Alford Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

American Association of Law Schools recognizes HPOD Chair

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Professor William P. Alford

Professor William Alford Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

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Fall 2025 Semester in Review

Research and Awareness-Raising on East Asia, the Impact of Climate Change on Persons with Disabilities & More

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Fall 2025 Semester in Review

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Self-Advocacy Is about Belonging

Anne Fracht
Moving beyond “living in” the community

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Older white woman with glasses wearing white sweater seated on dais peers attentively into the audience

Self-Advocacy Is about Belonging

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Persons with Disabilities’ Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean

Camila Del Sol Moyano and Valeria Cabrera Bernal, Hezzy Smith
Reflections on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (in Spanish and in English)

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Persons with Disabilities’ Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean

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