👥 Civil Society Forum & Official Roundtables
- Session 2: Creating a world free from exploitation, violence and abuse for all persons with disabilities.
- Session 3: Resilient societies: strengthening care and support systems to ensure the empowerment, autonomy and independence of all persons with disabilities.
- Session 4: From participation to representation: enhancing accessible civic engagement, leadership and advocacy in political and public life.
- Main Roundtable 1: Creating a world free from exploitation, violence and abuse for all persons with disabilities
📣 TCI’s Hosted Side Event
Centering Youth, Women and Gender Diverse Communities of Persons with Psychosocial Disabilities in the Deinstitutionalization Agenda
📅 Date: 9 June
🕙 Time: 10:00 AM EDT
💻 Format: Online via Zoom
🔗 Register: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uMYUf0K0Qhi5btpHGj62XA
This event will bring together advocates, activists, and leaders from across regions to explore how deinstitutionalization efforts can meaningfully reflect the experiences, priorities, and leadership of youth, women, and gender-diverse persons with psychosocial disabilities.
🤝 Partnered Side Events
Contextualizing Deinstitutionalization in the Asia-Pacific: From Reflective Assessment to Rights-Based Pathways and Regional Accountability
📅 9 June | 3:00 PM – 4:45 PM EDT
🏛 Conference Room CR-C
Deinstitutionalization of People with Disabilities: 20 Years of the UNCRPD – From Rights on Paper to Community-Based Reality
📅 10 June | 1:15 PM – 2:30 PM EDT
💻 Format: Online via Zoom
🔗 Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/eHPtuyyiSgS6nBc9XVKyaQ
Upholding the Rights of Marginalized Groups of Persons with Disabilities, Including Women with Disabilities, Underrepresented Groups and Intersectional Identities
📅 11 June | 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM EDT
🏛 Conference Room CR-11
Disability and Democracy – Current Status and Challenges of International Cooperation for the Implementation of the UN CRPD
📅 11 June | 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM EDT
🏛 Conference Room CR-C
🎤 TCI Speaking Engagements
Safe Spaces, Everywhere: Centering Women and Young Persons with Disabilities in Ending Gender-Based Violence in the Physical and Digital World
📅 10 June | 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM EDT
🏛 Conference Room CR-C
Disability-Based Violence: Strategies, Practices and Guidelines
📅 11 June | 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM EDT
🏛 Conference Room CR-11
Lessons from 20 Years of CRPD Advocacy: How Do We Rethink Partnerships Between International Organisations, Governments and Advocates to Achieve Change?
📅 11 June | 3:00 PM – 4:45 PM EDT
🏛 Conference Room CR-12
