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Press Releases: International Day of Persons with Disabilities Events at the
U.S. Department of State
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International Day of Persons with Disabilities Events at the U.S. Department
of State


Office of the Spokesman
Washington, DC

November 30, 2010

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In recognition of the United Nations International Day of Persons with
Disabilities, the Special Advisor for International Disability Rights Judith
Heumann will be hosting events on December 3 at the Department of State,
addressing the critical issues of HIV/AIDS and disability, violence against
women and girls with disabilities, and the UN Convention on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities.

The day's events are in collaboration with USAID, the U.S. Department of
State's Office of Civil Rights, Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator,
Office of Global Women's Issues, National Council on Disability, the United
States International Council on Disabilities, Human Rights Watch,
InterAction, the U.S. Department of State's Executive Women at State, Asian
American Foreign Affairs Association, and Disability Action Group.

Panel discussions and presentations will include external and State
Department experts on these issue areas, including State Department Legal
Adviser Harold Hongju Koh and Special Assistant to the President for
Disability Policy Kareem Dale.

The annual observance of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities
on December 3 was established by the International Year for Disabled Persons
(1981). The Day aims to promote a better understanding of disability issues
with a focus on the rights of persons with disabilities and the inclusion of
persons with disabilities in every aspect of the political, social, economic
and cultural life of their communities.

The day's events are open to press from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Loy
Henderson Auditorium at the Department of State. To attend please RSVP to
Katherine Guernsey, 202-647-1677 ([log in to unmask]). Press should arrive
at the C St. Entrance of the Department of State to be escorted in to the
events.

For further information about the events, please contact: Katherine
Guernsey, 202-647-1677 ([log in to unmask]).



PRN: 2010/1727



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