Great to see so many members of the Inclusion International network together at #COSP19. Bringing self-advocates, families, and organisations together strengthens our movement and our work for inclusion and rights worldwide.

🔴 Live from Roundtable 3 at #COSP19. 🎙️ The conversation right now: how do we make political and public life truly accessible, so people with disabilities can participate, lead, and speak up for our rights? This is why we're here. #CRPD #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs

📍TCI at #COSP19 TCI is participating in the side event “Upholding the Rights of Marginalized Groups of Persons with Disabilities, Including Women with Disabilities, Underrepresented Groups, and Intersectional Identities.” This important discussion will explore the human rights challenges faced by marginalized disability communities, including persons with psychosocial disabilities, women with disabilities, and people with intersecting identities. The event will highlight strategies to address discrimination, violence, exclusion, and barriers to participation while advancing the implementation of the CRPD and the UN Guidelines on Deinstitutionalization. 🎥 Watch live: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1l/k1… #COSP19 #DisabilityRights #Intersectionality #WomenWithDisabilities #PsychosocialDisability #CRPD #Deinstitutionalization #DisabilityInclusion

Day 3 at the UN Continues 🇺🇳 "In my country, the worst abuse does not always hide in the shadows. Sometimes it wears a suit and calls itself policy." Speaking today at the United Nations, Inclusion Canada CEO Krista Carr delivered a passionate message about the human rights challenges still facing people with intellectual disabilities in Canada. "In Canada, if you are in despair and you do not have a disability, the state fights to keep you alive. If you have a disability, it now offers to help you die. Same pain. Two answers." More than one person with a disability accesses MAiD under Track 2 every day. The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) has called on Canada to repeal these provisions, recognizing the discriminatory impact they have on persons with disabilities. As we mark the 20th anniversary of the #CRPD, we must do more than celebrate progress. We must confront the policies, systems, and practices that continue to deny people with disabilities equality, dignity, and belonging. We will continue to speak truth to power, challenge discrimination wherever it exists, and amplify the voices of people with disabilities and their families—at home, at the United Nations, and around the world. Every person has a need and inherent right to be valued, respected and empowered to reach their full potential. See video link to Krista's full remarks at the UN 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=mJUGU32y… #COSP19 #DisabilityRights

20 years after its adoption, the promise of CRPD endures: a world where persons with disabilities can fully exercise their rights & participate in every aspect of life. Join #COSP19 to turn two decades of commitment into action. 🌐desapublications.un.org/un-d… #CRPD20 @UNDESA

On the eve of the 🌍's largest annual @UN gathering on #disability rights, 🇵🇱 Amb. @KSzczerski joined an event hosted by @InclusionIntl to champion a simple message: persons with disabilities are not just beneficiaries of humanitarian action — they are leaders who help shape it.

Inclusion Canada, in partnership with @IDA_CRPD_Forum, is now hosting a side event entitled: After the Committee Speaks - Turning Concluding Observations into Domestic Action at the Convention's 20th Anniversary. The side event is examining the formal mechanisms that State Parties use to receive, process, and act on concluding observations, discuss the role of Article 33 monitoring framework, discuss case studies from other jurisdictions, and identify strategies to push implementation forward. The panel is being moderated by Inclusion Canada President, Moira Wilson and consists of panel members: Chris Sutton, Accessibility Commissioner, Canada Human Rights Commission, Hon. Carla Qualtrough, former federal minister, Fatma Wangare, Inclusion Africa, Stephanie Gotlib, @InclusionIntl , and @KristaCarrNB , CEO Inclusion Canada. #CSFCRPD #CRPD20

Care and support systems are essential to ensuring the autonomy, inclusion, and rights of persons with disabilities. At #COSP19, we shared evidence, challenges, and recommendations to advance more inclusive, resilient, and rights-based care and support policies. #DisabilityRights #CareSystems

🇺🇳 #COSP19 is underway at #UNHQ! From 9-11 June, #CRPD20 States Parties are meeting to advance global inclusion, accessibility & equal rights. #EveryoneIncluded 📃 Read: bit.ly/un-cosp19 📺 Tune in: webtv.un.org ♿️ Access: un.org/dgacm/en/content/acce…

🙋‍♀️Esta tarde han seguido las dinámicas grupales, dentro del encuentro de Plena Internacional, en las que han participado las 200 personas de cuatro continentes asistentes. 🍀¿Cómo globalizar los derechos de las personas con discapacidad intelectual y de sus familias? Esta es una de las preguntas a las que se ha tratado de dar respuesta.

Today at #COSP19 🎤 Self-advocates are speaking... and leading. "Nothing About Us Without Us: Moving from Participation to Representation" 📅 11:30am–12:45pm EST | UN HQ @DownSyndromeSA #CRPD20 #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #Disability

Day 3 of #COSP19 is here. 🙌 We're co-hosting 2 side events: 🔹 "Nothing About Us Without Us" Self-advocates moving from participation to representation. Sue Swenson is speaking. 🔹 Care & Support systems: Jordan and Zambia. Plus Roundtable 3 on political participation.

Day 2 at #COSP19 starts now. Two roundtables, one co-hosted side event, and a full day of conversations about rights, safety, and independence for people with disabilities. 📅 #CRPD #DisabilityRights

Day 2 of #COSP19 is underway. 🙌 This morning we are co-hosting a side event on care and support systems with @OHCHR, @UNICEF, @UNDP and @IDA_CRPD_Forum Two roundtables across today will tackle violence against people with disabilities and the right to live independently.

Our Council Member and Americas Regional Rep Gabriela Martínez is speaking at a side event today at #COSP19 🌎 Advancing Disability Rights in the Americas — 11:30 a.m., Conference Room 6, UN HQ New York Learn more 👉 bit.ly/4fAPNY7