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Charter for Change

Global Disability Summit: DPOs from global south call for new beginning

By John Pring on 26th July 2018 Category: Human Rights

Global Disability Summit: DPOs from global south call for new beginning
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Disabled people and their organisations from the global south have called for a “new beginning” in the way that the UN disability convention is implemented and monitored. They were speaking at the Global Disability Summit, a major international disability rights conference […]

‘Charter for change’ aims to reverse fall in sporting activity

By John Pring on 28th February 2015 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

‘Charter for change’ aims to reverse fall in sporting activity
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A new “charter for change” that aims to boost the number of disabled people taking part in sport and physical activity has been launched at the House of Commons. The Charter for Change was launched by the English Federation of Disability […]

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