Addressing human-rights issues for
people with disabilities around the world
Good things are going on all over the world!
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As our movement has grown to more than 200 members, this past week has been yet another active one. Lots of good things continue to happen worldwide - especially, with countries sharing with other countries.
Welcome new members.Your ideas and suggestions are welcome as we promote inclusion.
Following the unconscious-bias theme, many people are discovering success by a positive-direction focus.
Members of the Rotary Club of World Disability Advocacy (RCWDA) - assisted by members of the Rotary Disabilities Advisory Group (RDAG) - are searching the world and the 1.2 million members of Rotary, to identify news or information items, to serve as examples for others to emulate.
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In closing, kindly introduce yourself to me, including but not limited to your
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Country of residence
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Role in the society
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Whether you are a person with a disability, a parent of a child with disability, and/or a diversity- and disability-rights advocate.
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RCWDA Rotarians and RDAG members helped to promote a Hearing Access to Healthcare Zoom session, to include people in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Zambia, and Nepal. Realtime captioning was provided, and international sign language was available on request.
Thank you, Ishaque Mia, an RDAG member, for your involvement as well as for sharing this model-promoting inclusion.
“As I work with hard-of-hearing persons globally,there is huge demand for access to quality hearing-aid devices ...,” Ishaque states. “Rotary global-advocacy groups may take this as a project.This will help children with hearing disability to get quality education.”
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Claro and SporTV will broadcast the opening through Claro TV's 500 channel. Accessibility features will be available in real time on Beplay.
To use those features, simply point your phone's camera at the QR code that will be in the lower-right corner of your TV. If you prefer, you could also directly access resources from your mobile phone or computer.
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RCWDA Rotarians and RDAG members are keeping an eye out for - and posting on WhatsApp - employment opportunities specifically for people with disabilities. More Rotarians can assist with this type of service project.
Regarding taking responsibility to assist and work with the people with disabilities and disability rights in your own country, he says, "We have to be deliberate. We have to be intentional. Take responsibilities. You are a person. You are an individual."
To watch Stephen Masha's six-minute video, "Reduced Inequalities," click here.
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A mobile application called Bachau has been launched targeting people with ... hearing impairments.
Show on the right is Pallav Pant, chairperson of the Atullya Foundation.
Persons with hearing impairments through this app can call or SMS the police, fire brigade, or ambulance for assistance.
With this app, anyone can call the police, [who] will receive information about the person who needs help, and the location of the individual. Hence, the first responders can provide support quickly.
To read the entire story on the Lokantar website, click here.
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Jagwe Muzafaru is social worker, disability-inclusion specialist, paralympic-sports administrator, and blind-sports coordinator who is charge of developing cerebral-palsy football in Uganda. He reports that blind football, with five players on each team, has finally been inaugurated in Uganda. Blind football is Paralympic sport played by people with visual impairments who are either totally blind or in a B1(T11) sports category.
B1 is a medical-based Paralympic classification for blind sports. Athletes in this classification are totally or almost totally blind. B1 is used by several blind sports, including blind tennis, para-alpine skiing, para-Nordic skiing, blind cricket, blind golf, five-a-side football, goalball, and judo. Some other sports, including adaptive rowing, athletics, and swimming, have equivalents to this class. For athletics, the equivalent classification is T11.
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The mission of the foundation to contribute to "the development of the world blind football with all the stakeholders in order to achieve our vision."
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Boston, Massachusetts
Source: WGBH
For People With Disabilities, Outdoor Dining Has Created New Opportunities — And New Hazards
“With its overflowing garden tucked away on a quiet street in Jamaica Plain, the outdoor patio at Tres Gatos is a welcoming place to enjoy a meal outside on a summer day in Boston.
“Built over the past year as outdoor dining became a lifeline for restaurants during the pandemic, this particular patio is welcoming in more ways than one — it is the “crème de la crème” of outdoor dining in terms of accessibility, according to disability advocate Michael Muehe."
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Lawrence Township, New Jersey
Source: Central Jersey
Rider University names first-ever vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion
“Barbara J. Lawrence has been appointed Rider University’s inaugural vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion/chief diversity officer, the university announced on August 2. She will begin [in that position] on September 13.
“’Barbara joins our university as a committed and student-focused leader with extensive background in issues related to equity, inclusion and diversity,’ President Gregory G. Dell’Omo, PhD, said in a letter to students, faculty and staff. She will champion Rider’s strategic goals to proactively foster an inclusive learning and working climate where all students, staff and faculty have an opportunity to succeed.”
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Topeka, Kansas
Source: Kansas Reflector
Agreement reached on special nursing homes
A cluster of civil-rights and disability-advocacy organizations reached agreement [on August 10] with the State of Kansas to improve opportunities for people with mental illness to avoid institutionalization in special nursing homes unique to Kansas, and to improve services so more could live in integrated community-based housing.
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Underserved and Minority Communities
Source: FedScoop
Booz Allen expects number of staff working in office to decline
“Booz Allen Hamilton is expecting the number of its staff working full-time in its offices and on government premises to fall from previous levels, according to the federal contractor’s CEO.
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We are also seeking a volunteer to maintain our online calendar, on a platform such as Google Calendar, where people and groups may post events related to our Club and its mission. To let us know whether you are interested and, if so, when you would be available, contact Club President Ken Masson via either WhatsApp or at kennethmasson@gmail.com.
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We are looking for people who have skills and abilities in the development of web apps. To let us know whether you are interested and, if so, when you would be available, contact Club President Ken Masson via either WhatsApp or at kennethmasson@gmail.com,
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The deadline for stories and photos/images for our August 31 newsletter is on August 26.
Please submit your stories and related photos/images to Newsletter Editor Ralph Hammond (United States) either via WhatsApp or at ralph.hammond@verizon.net.
All stories must be in either e-mail, PDF, WhatsApp, or Word format.
All photos/images must be in either GIF, JPG, or PNG format.
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JOIN OUR UPCOMING MEETINGS
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With scores of international members, the Rotary Club of World Disability Advocacy focuses on coordinating human-rights needs for people with disabilities in countries around the world. Our club has set up international committees in many countries to, identify needs.
Our monthly Club Meeting - for Members, only - is the third Monday at 12:00 p.m. (Eastern time). And our monthly Group Meeting - for both Members and Non-members - is the first Monday at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern time).
To convert Eastern time to your own time, click here.
To obtain the Zoom login for our meetings, contact Ken Masson, our Club's president for Rotary year 2021-2022, via either WhatsApp or at kennethmasson@gmail.com
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MISSED OUR LATEST MEETINGS?
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To watch the video of our Group Meeting on August 9, click here.
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To watch the video of our Club Meeting on August 23, click here.
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Our club is dedicated to the human rights of people with disabilities.
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WE FOLLOW ROTARY'S FOUR-WAY TEST
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Our Rotary Club follows Rotary International's Four-Way Test, a non-partisan and non-sectarian ethical guide for Rotarians to use for their personal and professional relationships. The Test has been translated into more than 100 languages, and Rotarians recite it at Club meetings:
Of the things we think, say, or do
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Is it the truth?
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Is it fair to all concerned?
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Will it build goodwill and better friendships?
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Will it be beneficial to all concerned?
To learn more on Rotary's Guiding Principles, click here.
To contact Ken Masson, our Club's 2021-2022 president, click here.
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