DPI NAC Inc. Executive
Director presented at the DPI Side-Event during the
Fifth Conference of States Parties
The Disabled Peoples' International
North America and the Caribbean Inc. (DPI NAC Inc.)
Executive Director presented on "Affordable
Assistive Technology" at the DPI Side-Event
entitled "Voices from the Global South" on
Tuesday, September 11, 2012 between 1:15-2:45 PM
during the Civil Society Forum (CSF) preceding the
Fifth Conference of States Parties (COSP5) to
the Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities (CRPD) from September 12-14, 2012 at the
United Nations Headquarters in New York, USA.
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HIGHLIGHT:
International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) 2012
IDPD 2012 will
be celebrated on December 3 under the theme "Removing
barriers to create an inclusive and accessible
society for all".
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