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2021 Global Disability Rights Conference
Human Rights Crisis and Disability
How can we build our society better and inclusive?
2021 October 26-28(KST)
Registration:
bit.ly/2021GDC
Contact:
kdf@thekdf.org
| Day 1 October 26(Tue), KST | |
| 13:30-14:00 | Welcome Speech Jongsul Yoon, President of KDF, Miyeon Kim, vice-president of UN CRPD Committee |
| 14:00-15:00 | Briefing presentation Humanitarian Crisis 1 – Climate Change and Disability Dr Aleksandra Kosanic |
| 15:00-15:20 | Break |
| 15:20-17:00 | Panel Discussion 1 Humanitarian Crisis 2 – Displacement (refugees, un/documented migrants) of the persons with disabilities Facilitator: Jaewon Byun, Solidarity against Disability Discrimination Presentation: Eric Rosenthal, Disability Rights International Discussion: Jae-hyeong Jeong, Law firm Dongcheon, Seongyeon Kim, Disability Discrimination Act of Solidarity in Korea, Jaehyung Lee, ROK Ministry of Justice Q&A |
| Day 2 / October 27(Wed), KST | |
| 13:00-14:30 | Documentary “The Weight of Virus” (41 min., Hokyeong Jang, ROK) Round talk: 2nd year of Pandemic-What have been improved for disability-inclusive COVID19 response of ROK since last chaos? Facilitator: Pilsoon Kim, Solidarity against Disability Discrimination |
| 14:30-16:00 | Panel Discussion 2 Humanitarian Crisis 3 – COVID19 and right to health of persons with disabilities Facilitator: Pilsoon Kim, Solidarity against Disability Discrimination Presentation: Jarrod Clyne, International Disability Alliance Discussion, Jong Myeong Kim, Seongnam Citizens Medical Center/Solidarity against Disability Discrimination, Seon Jeong Lim, Korea Differently Abled Federation, ROK Ministry of Health and Welfare Q&A |
| 16:00-16:20 | Break |
| 16:20-18:00 | Panel Discussion 3 Deinstitutionalisaion: the Basic Principle of the Humanitarian Action Facilitator: Junmin Yeo, Disability and Humanrights in Action Presentation: Ines Bulic, European Network on Independent Living, Hye-young Jang, National Assembly member of Korea Discussion: Jong-kyun Seo, Korea House Management, ROK Ministry of Health and Welfare Q&A |
| Day 3 / October 28(Thu), KST | |
| 10:00-11:40 | Panel Discussion 4 Humanitarian Crisis 3-COVID19 and Right to Education of the persons with disabilities Facilitator: Myungshin Choi, Korea Solidarity for Human rights of disability people with Brain lesion Presentation: Charlotte Vuyiswa McClain-Nhlapo, Worldbank Discussion: Kyeong-mi Cho, Korean Parents’ Network for the People with Disabilities, Hak-in Lee, National Council of Popular School for People with Disability, Sunmi Kim, ROK Ministry of Education Q&A |
| 11:40-12:00 | Farewell Speech |
Host/Organizer: Korea Disability Forum
Co-Organizer: National Assembly Members Minjung Kang, Insook Kwon, Yongjoo Kim, Insoon Nam, Byungchul So, Youngdeok Yoon, Sangmin Lee, Hyeyoung Jang, Hyeyoung Choi
Parteners: Disability and Humanrights in Action, Disability Discrimination Act of Solidarity in Korea, Korean Parents’ Network for People with Disabilities, National Council of Popular School for People with Disability, Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination, Korea Solidarity for Human rights of disability people with Brain lesion, Korea Council of Centers for Independent Living