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Addressing human-rights issues for
people with disabilities around the world
Good things are going on all over the world!
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How a great plan becomes a great project |
As many of our Club’s subcommittee are closing in on ideas for possible projects, I thought it might be best to review some of the key elements of developing a great plan for a great project.
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Initially, a one-page summary should be written and submitted for approval to the Rotary Club of World Disability Advocacy. Once that summary is approved, a more detailed plan should be written, to include the following:
Goal: To start with, a project should have a clear, overall goal. Having an idea is a good starting point , but an idea also needs substance.
Management: A project must designate who will be the project manager. Even better, it would be best to list a team of people who will work on the project.
Tasks: The plan should include information on who is going to do each task, including how and when the tasks will be completed.
Collaboration: A good project should include a list of which organizations will be involved in the project. Collaboration could include resources such as funding, expertise, connections, people, facilities, and more.
Budget: A detailed budget needs to be developed to make certain that enough funds will be available, to complete the entire project. This includes information on who will manage the budget and where the funds will be deposited.
Funds: How the project is going to be funded is important. A list of all funding sources needs to be included in the plan.
Measurable results: In order to determine the success of the project, a timeline of measurable results needs to be developed.
Follow-up: There should be a system put in place that will be able to evaluate the progress and make adjustments when accomplishments are not happening on schedule.
Putting such a plan together takes time. but it will also increase the chances that the program will be successful.
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Our newsletter team looks forward to receiving news and information from around the world about people with disabilities, and efforts to help them achieve autonomy and respect.
Please send your news and information to me, Ken Masson (shown in the photo), the 2021-2022 president of our club.
You may post your news and information on our club's WhatsApp page. To send it via e-mail, CLICK HERE.
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Our worldwide movement now has 316 members from 20 countries. They consist of 122 Rotarians and 194 non-Rotarians.
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In closing, kindly introduce yourself, including but not limited to your:
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1. Country of residence
2. Role in the society
3. Whether you are a person with a disability, a parent of a child with disability, and/or a diversity- and disability-rights advocate.
In closing, kindly introduce yourself to me, including but not limited to your:
1. Country of residence
2. Role in the society
3. 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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Wonderful abilities of people with disabilities
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Here is an absolute requirement to understand what our mission of promoting inclusion for people with a disability is all about. Autism is her disability.
And the person is singer Susan Boyle, of England, performing on "Britain's Got Talent."
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To watch her stellar 2009 performance on "Britain's Got Talent," CLICK HERE.
If you do not view this six-minute video, you would be missing an excellent example of the wonderful abilities of people with disabilities.
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A Parsi family discovers its 'turning point' |
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Bookings are now open for The Red Curtain International's next major production of the Turning Point which premiered on September 5.
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This is a specially commissioned play for Spinal Cord Injury Day.
The digital play features: Dolly Thakore and Faredoon Bhujwala performing from Mumbai; Aswin Varrier and Tanvee Ravi performing from Bengaluru; and Deena Ardeshir performing from Kolkata.
This story, written by Meher Pestonji, is about a Parsi family that discovers its turning point.
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We are the new normal: Justin Jesudas on the secret behind his champion attitude
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(Shown are Justin doing a handstand, and sitting in a wheelchair.)
He joined the Foundation in December 2020 after leaving a two-decade-long corporate career working in research and analytics for corporations such as Cognizant, UBS and RRD.
In 2009, a car accident left Justin paralyzed from neck downwards However, that did not stop him from becoming an international para-swimming champion with a host of gold medals, He ranked in the top 15 at the 2015 IPC World Swimming Championship in Glasgow, Scotland, and in the top 5 at the Para Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia
Justin is also a two-time national rifle-shooting champion. He is an alumnus of the United States government’s sports-diplomacy exchange program for his vision and work developing disability sports in India.
Justin is also a certified SCUBA diver, beach surfer, and a father of a beautiful pair of twins. He lives a colourful life, advocating for inclusion and workplace equity.
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'Quite surreal:' Avani Lekhara on her Paralympics medals
Source: NDTV Sports
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Tokyo Paralympics Games gold and bronze medalist Avani Lekhara stated that the podium finish at the Games was not just for her but also for those who dare to dream.
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Avani won the gold in the 10-meter air rifle SH1 event and bronze in the 50-meter air rifle three-positions SH1 event.
With two medals at Tokyo 2020, she became the first Indian woman to win multiple medals at the Paralympic Games.
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"Looking back at the Paralympics, it still feels quite surreal," Avani's statement on Twitter read."
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"While the feeling still hasn't quite sunk in yet, there's unquestionably happiness within me," she added. "[It is a] sense of satisfaction that has come through executing perfectly, after the enormous effort, hard work, and dedication as a collective unit in all of the training sessions."
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Seeking beta testers: Autism Spectrum Disorder project |
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Singapore-based Evoluer Solutions, in association with a business-to-business software-service platform also based in Singapore, is looking for beta testers for a short-term, online project.
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The individuals need to have autism spectrum disorder, be more than 18 years old, and have the ability to use web application Microsoft TEAMS.
The individual will be taken through a quick training session before the onset of the project, will be compensated in Indian Rupees, and will receive a certificate of recognition from the Evoluer.
To learn more - and to complete the application form, CLICK HERE.
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Not an easy journey: Living with epilepsy |
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By Chikhulupiliro Stanley Ng'ombe |
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Shown is an image of this story. No text version was supplied to us. To read a shorter, online version of this story, posted on the World Health Organization website, CLICK HERE
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Something fun for everyone: Theme park for people with and without disabilities
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In 2006, Gordon Hartman observed his daughter, Morgan, wanting to play with other vacationing kids at a hotel swimming pool, but the kids were leery of Morgan and didn’t want to interact with her.
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Then and there, Gordon resolved to create opportunities and places where those with and without disabilities can come together for fun and a better understanding of one another.
On April 10, 2010, Morgan’s Wonderland became the world’s first theme park designed with individuals with special needs in mind.
In 2017, the Ultra-Accessible™ theme park opened its expansion, Morgan’s Inspiration Island, which was named on the 2018 “World’s Greatest Places” list by Time magazine.
Guided by its mission of inclusion, the US $34-million, 18,000-square-foot theme park strives to bring together guests all ages and all abilities through the power of inclusive play.
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Disability and the American past: A multi-perspective examination
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These events, aimed at members of the public, academic researchers, and educators, will provide a foundation for future MHS programming centering on disability in historical analysis.
Through panel conversations, presentations, and discussion, we will introduce the field of disability history, investigate some major research areas in the field such as activism, material culture, medical history, technology, and citizenship, and provide a forum to examine new, emerging scholarship in our seminar series.
Join us and speakers from around the country for this multi-perspective examination of disability in the American past.
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World Patient Safety Day: Increasing public awareness |
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World Patient Safety Day, which is marked every year on September 17, was established in 2019 by the 72nd World Health Assembly, following adoption of resolution WHA72.6 on Global action on patient safety.
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The resolution recognizes patient safety as a global health priority, and promotes the objectives of World Patient Safety Day, which are are follows: increase public awareness and engagement; enhance global understanding; and spur global solidarity and action to progress patient safety.
World Patient Safety Day builds on a series of successful annual Global Ministerial Summits on Patient Safety, which started in 2016 London, England.
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic very clearly revealed the huge challenges and risks facing health workers globally, including health care-associated infections, violence, stigma, psychological and emotional suffering, physical illness, and even death.
Furthermore, working in stressful environments makes health workers more prone to errors, which can lead to patient harm.
To learn more - and sign up for - World Patient Safety Day, CLICK HERE.
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World Cerebral Palsy Day - Being proud of prejudices encountered
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Take part in a slogan contest on the occasion of World Cerebral Palsy Day 2021, on October 6.
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You will have an opportunity to speak up on being proud of the prejudices encountered in your journey with children and adults with cerebral palsy.
Proud of being a person with cerebral palsy! Proud of being a caregiver of a child or adult with cerebral palsy! Proud of working with children and adults with cerebral palsy!
To complete - and submit - the Millions of Reasons survey form, CLICK HERE.
The last date for entries is September 25.
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The deadline for stories and photos/images for our September 21 Newsletter is on Friday, September 17.
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Please submit your stories and related photos/images to Newsletter Editor Ralph Hammond via WhatsApp. To send it via e-mail, CLICK HERE
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.
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We have created an ONLINE CALENDAR showing the schedule for all the meetings being held by our club, group, committees, and subcommittees.
While the online calendar does not include Zoom links, it will eventually.
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Our monthly Club meeting - for members, only - is the third Monday at 12:00 p.m. (Eastern time). And our monthly Group meeting - for members and non-members - is the first Monday at 12:00 noon (Eastern time).
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To convert Eastern time to your own time, CLICK HERE. .
To obtain the Zoom login for our meetings, contact Ken Masson (shown on left), our Club's president for Rotary year 2021-2022, via WhatsApp. To send your request to Ken via e-mail, CLICK HERE.
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MISSED OUR LATEST MEETINGS? |
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To watch the video of our Group Meeting on September 7, CLICK HERE.
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To watch the video of our Club Meeting on August 23, CLICK HERE.
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To download the Zoom transcript of our Club Meeting on August 23, in PDF format, CLICK HERE.
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To watch the video of our Group Meeting on August 9, 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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