1 Billion people live with disabilities, yet their potential remains overlooked.
It's time to unlock the power of true inclusion and harness the untapped talent of millions.
Video Credit: International Labour Organization
#Disability #WeAreBillionStrong #Disability Inclusion #a11y #Equity #SDGs
Are We Providing the Right Training for the 70% of People with Disabilities Who Want to Work? linkedin.com/pulse/we-provi… via LinkedIn #WeAreBillionStrong #InclusiveWorkforce #AccessibleWorkplace #Neurodiversity #CSR #TheFutureOfWork #ESG #SDGs Debra Ruh Puneet Siinghal
Disability Rights are often seen as favours that persons with disabilities are fortunate to get if decision-makers have spare time.
This dismissive, condescending, and neglectful view needs a serious change.
#WeAreBillionStrong #AXSChat #SDGs #DisabilityRights #Ableism
Positive change is impossible when stigma and shame outweigh acceptance and communication.
Understanding and empathy are the antidotes to stigma, dismantling the walls that divide us.
Open communication fosters trust.
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Facing an Inferno with a Drop: It's Time to Stop Pretending and Take Real Action Against Climate Change!
#GreenDisability #SDGs #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #AXSChat #WeAreBillionStrong
Dear Neurodivergents, let's make a pact:
We are not masking our true selves again.
Not now. Not ever. Never again.
Easier said than done, but let's give it a try.
#WeAreBillionStrong #AXSChat #Equity #Neurodiversity #DisabilityInclusion #DisabilityRights
What a wonderful initiative by Barbie.
Dream Gap is space in between young girls' ambition and their full potential hindered by the society they grow up in.
Here's to the Gender Equity and Equality.
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Only 20% of Young Women with Disabilities are Employed Full-Time. We Can Do Better. linkedin.com/pulse/only-20-… via LinkedIn
#WeAreBillionStrong #InclusiveWorkplaces
#InvestInDiversity #DisabilityInclusion #Empowerment #MentorshipMatters #InclusionWorks Debra Ruh Puneet Siinghal
Cities faced unprecedented heat in 2023.
Let's understand the growing impact of Extreme Heat in cities & explore data-driven solutions to keep urban centers livable.
#GreenDisability #ExtremeHeat #WeAreBillionStrong #ClimateChange #HumanRights #AXSChat #Technology
Does Seeing Disability In Media Change How We View It?
This video is a part of Samarth, an initiative by NDTV and Hyundai Motor India Ltd. featuring Abhishek Anicca, Bhavesh Patel, Surya Kashibatla, Suresh Triveni.
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It was an honor to receive the The Commonwealth Innovation award from honorable Secretary General Patricia Scotland KC and respected President of Kenya William Samoei Ruto, PhD.
#WeAreBillionStrong #AXSChat #SDGs #GreenDisability India in Kenya
You can choose to wait until you face a disability to see the worth in people with disabilities, or you can start acknowledging it now.
Disability doesn’t care about age, religion, gender, race etc.
Talking facts here.
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Dear Neurodivergents, let's make a pact:
We are not masking our true selves again.
Not now. Not ever. Never again.
Easier said than done, but let's give it a try.
#WeAreBillionStrong #AXSChat #Neurodiversity #Equity #DisabilityInclusion #SDGs #a11y
May is Mental Health Awareness Month! Here's a video Gaelynn Lea recorded for RAMPD to say it's always ok to ask for help if you need it.
#MentalHealth Awareness #MentalHealth #DisabilityInclusion #AXSChat #WeAreBillionStrong #SDGs #Equity
ellie middleton 🌻 Dear Neurodivergents, let's make a pact:
We are not masking our true selves again.
Not now. Not ever. Never again.
Easier said than done, but let's give it a try.
#WeAreBillionStrong #AXSChat #Equity #Neurodiversity #DisabilityInclusion #DisabilityRights
Discover how normalizing disabilities and visible differences through education can shape a more inclusive future. Amit Ghose powerful message will move you to be part of the change....
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@DebraRuh Puneet Siinghal Ginger Lerner-Wren Neil Milliken Edmund Asiedu, (He/Him)
World's first floating, high-altitude solar farm. It can power 6,100 homes.
Let's set our priorities right.
#ClimateEmergency #GreenDisability #climate #energy #tech #renewables #WeAreBillionStrong #SDGs #Equity #Sustainability
Today, ‘disability justice is reproductive justice’ — but that hasn’t always been the case
The new Disability Reproductive Equity Act marks a new chapter in disability history.
#WeAreBillionStrong #AXSChat #DisabilityInclusion #SDGs #DisabilityRights
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We participated in a photography contest. We seek visibility! #NwnPhoto FunMaríaJoséJove #inclusion #diversity #TallerFotografiaInclusiva #intellectualdisabilities #FASD #downsyndrome #autism #adhd AXSChat #wearebillionstrong #disabilityrights Bupa
'Dear friends, scientifically, this is not a Climate Crisis. We are now facing something deeper. Mass extinction. Air pollution. Undermining ecosystem functions. Really putting humanity’s future at risk. This is a Planetary Crisis.'
— Johan Rockström
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