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Gerard Quinn
Title : will come
soon
He is a member of the Human Rights
Commission of Ireland and a professor of law at the National
University of Ireland (Galway). Acting on behalf of the
International Coordinating Committee of National Human Rights
Institutions he is the current 'Focal Point' on disability and
human rights. (following)
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Sebenzile P.
Matsebula
Title: Experiences of an African Woman
on Disability Rights & Social Participation" - A Journey
in the Life of a Disability Activist wthin the Context of
Government Policy on Mainstreaming
Disability.
Having lived through an era of
disempowerment as a black woman with a disability, I value the
new political dispensation of South Africa and all the
opportunities that are provided for people with disabilities.
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Marca Bristo
Abstract title: The Independent Living Movement:
Advancing Civil and Human Rights through
Self-Determination"
Marca Bristo is President and Chief Executive Officer of Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago, one of the nation’s foremost disability rights organizations. She helped guide Access Living—one of the nation’s first centers for independent living—from its small beginnings into an organization with a budget of $4 million. (following)
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Joseph
Kwok
Title : Reinforcing multi-stakeholder partnership for the UN
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the
Biwako Millennium Framework: Opportunities and challenges in
the Asian Region
Joseph Kwok, RSW, Ph.D., BBS, JP is a
professor in City University of Hong Kong. He has extensive
and long term involvement in disability work. He is RI
National Secretary for Hong Kong, and Vice Chairman of RI
Regional Committee for
Asia
and the Pacific. He is the Chairman of the Rehabilitation
Advisory Committee, which is a high level governmental
committee comprising representatives from major government
policy bureaus and departments.
(following)
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David Gray
Abstract title: Community Receptivity for People with Disabilities: Measures for Use ini Assessing and Implementing Change.
Associate Professor, Program in Occupational Therapy at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, Dr. David Gray received a BA in psychology at Lawrence University, a MA in Experimental Psychology from Western Michigan in 1970 and a PhD in Psychology and Behavioral Genetics from the University of Minnesota in 1974. (following)
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Richard
Lavigne
Title : will come
soon
He is an activist since almost
30 years. Acting as volunteer, board member or director in
several services and disability rights organizations, Boards
of the Office des personnes handicapées du Québec and of the
Régie de l’Assurance Maladie du Québec. He was a member of the
Quebec Consultative Committee on Struggle against Poverty and
Social Exclusion. (following)
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Nawaf Kabbara
Title : Disability
politics in the Arab World: the tension of
change
He is the author of many publications in
the field of government affairs, democracy and elections laws,
developmental theories and policies, disability rights and
politics, transparency and accountability, decentralization
and municipality policies. (following)
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Jennifer Lynch, c.r.
Abstract title: Ensuring a Participative, Inclusive Society for All: The Role of National Institutions in Canada and Abroad.
Jennifer Lynch, Q.C. was appointed Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission in March 2007, at which time she also assumed, on behalf of Canada, the Chair of the International Coordinating Committee (ICC) of National Human Rights Institutions, a United Nations-supported body. (following)
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Jean-Baptiste Richardier
Abstract title: Will come
Jean-Baptiste Richardier is a Physician, co-founder and Managing Director of Handicap International. He is behind the opening of Handicap International sections in Belgium, Switzerland, Luxemburg, Germany, England, Canada, and the United States. (following)
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Marcia Rioux
Abstract title: Will come
At York University, Toronto, Marcia Rioux is a Professor in the School of Health Policy and Management and Graduate Program Director of the MA and PhD (Critical Disability Studies) as well as the Director of the York Institute of Health Research. She also teaches a core course in the newly inaugurated PhD (Critical Disability Studies) at the University of Zagreb, Croatia. (following)
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Lex
Grandia
Title : will come
soon
He was born in the Netherlands in 1950, two months too
early. He was hard of hearing and became blind in the
intensive care. He studied theology and psychotherapy at the
universities of Utrecht and Amsterdam, P.H.D. He was working
as a hospital councillor and in a project around young people
with social problems. (following)
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Marie White
Abstract title: Building An Inclusive and Accessible Canada: A National Action Plan on Disability.
Marie White is a senior research and evaluation consultant in St. John’s NL who for the past several years has assisted in the successful completion of several projects at a local, provincial and national level. Her passion is working in community and as such, she focuses mainly on those projects, which build the capacity of the community to respond to the diverse needs of a range of vulnerable populations. (following)
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