The World Bank’s Robert S. McNamara Fellowship Program awards up to $25,000 to travel abroad and conduct PhD research under the supervision of of a host researvh advisor. Advisors are stationed at university or research institutions located in World Bank member countries. Fellowships will last for a six to ten month period between September and … Continue reading Robert S. McNamara Fellowship Program- Call for Applicants
Lead From Where You Are: Victoria Lihiru on Inclusion for Women with Disabilities in Tanzania
HerAbility Foundation meeting with female students with disabilities at the University of Dar es Salaam. Since returning to Tanzania in June 2018, I have been working to implement my follow-on project on Empowering and Linking Girls with Disabilities with Internship and Employment Opportunities. To do this, I created an initiative called the HerAbility Foundation and … Continue reading Lead From Where You Are: Victoria Lihiru on Inclusion for Women with Disabilities in Tanzania
Article Highlights Hassan Waddimba’s Inclusive Employment Expertise
Hassan Waddimba is a graduate of the Spring 2018 cohort of PFP-IDE fellows. He spent his fellowship under the supervision of Dr Megan Peters at the Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics section of the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and was selected to participate in the outbound program. His project seeks to collect sample research … Continue reading Article Highlights Hassan Waddimba’s Inclusive Employment Expertise
‘THE ACCESSIBILITY ADVANTAGE: Why Businesses Should Care About Inclusive Design’
Global Inclusion & Diversity Enablement Programs recently released their second leadership thought piece on accessibility. Titled ‘The Accessibility Advantage: Why Businesses Should Care About Inclusive Design’, this paper succeeds the first thought piece, ‘Amplify You: How Technology Can Help Bridge the Digital Divide.’ The aim of this report is to help ‘move the digital accessibility … Continue reading ‘THE ACCESSIBILITY ADVANTAGE: Why Businesses Should Care About Inclusive Design’
LSE Report on Improving Employment of PWD
Liz Sayce is a JRF Practitioner Fellow at the International Inequalities Institute at the London School of Economics (LSE). She is also a three time attendee of Harkin Summit, an initiative chaired by AUCD and in support of international inclusive employment measures. Having served as Chief Executive of Disability Rights UK from 2007-2017, employment of … Continue reading LSE Report on Improving Employment of PWD
ADA Program Case Studies Highlight Past Fellows’ Inclusive Education Projects
The ADA International Fellowship Program ran for two cohorts (Spring and Fall of 2017) prior to the conception of the Professional Fellows Program on Inclusive Disability Employment. This fellowship program honored Senators Robert Dole’s and Thomas Harkin’s work in disability rights, education, and inclusion through sponsorship of fellows from Kenya, Tanzania, Brazil, and Peru in … Continue reading ADA Program Case Studies Highlight Past Fellows’ Inclusive Education Projects