[AI] Help us find our next class of Women Deliver Young Leaders!
HELLO BROTHERS AND SISTERS! SHARING WITH Y'ALL ! PLEASE, VISIT AND SHARE! DEAR COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS! WOMEN DELIVER — A LEADING GLOBAL ADVOCATE THAT CHAMPIONS GENDER EQUALITY AND THE HEALTH AND RIGHTS OF GIRLS AND WOMEN — IS LAUNCHING THE SEARCH FOR THE NEXT CLASS OF OUR AWARD-WINNING YOUNG LEADERS PROGRAM [1] AND WE NEED YOUR HELP! THE WOMEN DELIVER YOUNG LEADERS PROGRAM CONNECTS PASSIONATE YOUNG ADVOCATES WITH THE PLATFORMS, THE PEOPLE, AND THE RESOURCES TO AMPLIFY THEIR INFLUENCE TO ADVANCE GENDER EQUALITY. TO DATE, THE PROGRAM HAS SUPPORTED 700 YOUNG ADVOCATES FROM 138 COUNTRIES WHO ARE ON THE FRONT LINES OF ADVANCING GENDER EQUALITY AND THE HEALTH AND RIGHTS OF GIRLS AND WOMEN. THIS YEAR, WOMEN DELIVER WILL SELECT 300 YOUNG ADVOCATES WHO ARE TAKING A STAND FOR GENDER EQUALITY AND DRIVE POSITIVE CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, COUNTRIES, AND AROUND THE WORLD. WE ARE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FROM 3 FEBRUARY TO 13 MARCH 2020 AND WELCOME APPLICANTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 15-28 FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND ALL LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE. WE ESPECIALLY WELCOME APPLICATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS WHO IDENTIFY AS: LGBTQIA+; BELONGING TO AN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY; LIVING WITH A DISABILITY; ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS MINORITIES; LIVING WITH HIV; FORCIBLY DISPLACED FROM OR WITHIN THEIR COUNTRY; OLDER ADOLESCENTS AGES 15-19; RESIDING IN RURAL AREAS OR SECONDARY CITIES [2]; OR OTHER HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS. HELP US REACH COMMITTED YOUNG ADVOCATES FROM AROUND THE WORLD. IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO COULD BE A GOOD FIT FOR THE PROGRAM, PLEASE SHARE OUR APPLICATION [1] WITH THEM. YOU CAN ALSO HELP GET THE WORD OUT BY SHARING A MESSAGE ON SOCIAL MEDIA USING OUR PROMOTIONAL TOOLKIT [3]. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! BEST! SUMIT GALHOTRA, MA, MS (he/him) E-mail: sgalho...@womendeliver.org SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATE, YOUTH ENGAGEMENT TEL +1 646 695 9100 SKYPE SGalhotra213 588 Broadway, Suite 905, New York, NY 10012 WEB womendeliver.org [4] AND MORE! Homelessness is one of the crudest manifestations of poverty, discrimination and inequality, affecting people of all ages, genders and backgrounds. Globally, 1.6 billion people worldwide live in inadequate housing conditions, with about 15 million forcefully evicted every year according to ... Clik here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B17TongRQU [5] OCEAN ACTION STARTS HERE! FROM POLLUTION TO OVERFISHING, TO RAISING TEMPERATURES AND ACIDITY, THE LIFE-SUPPORT SYSTEM PROVIDED BY OUR OCEAN IS UNDER RELENTLESS PRESSURE AND ITS CAPACITY TO ABSORB IT IS RUNNING LOW. THIS JUNE IN LISBON, PORTUGAL, THE 2020 UNITED NATIONS OCEAN CONFERENCE (HTTP://WWW.UN.ORG/EN/CONFERENCES/OCEAN2020) WILL SEEK INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO PUT AN END TO THE ABUSE OF OUR OCEAN AND TO RESTORE OUR PLANET TO ITS HEALTHY, BLUE SELF. Urbanization: expanding opportunities, but deeper divides! www.un.org/development/desa/undesavoice/highlights/2020/02#48625 [6] Working together to end homelessness! http://www.un.org/development/desa/undesavoice/get-involved/2020/02#48506 Shifting gears toward sustainable transport! http://www.un.org/development/desa/undesavoice/expert-voices/2020/02#48660 WITH MY BEST AND KIND REGARDS! ALEX GARCIA - BRAZIL - PROFILE CLIK HERE! [7] Links: -- [1] http://bit.ly/ApplyWDYLP [2] https://secondarycities.state.gov/faq/ [3] https://trello.com/b/mOLd1U4i/women-deliver-young-leaders-class-of-2020-promotional-toolkit-for-partners [4] http://womendeliver.org [5] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B17TongRQU [6] http://www.un.org/development/desa/undesavoice/highlights/2020/02#48625 [7] http://www.agapasm.com.br/Documentos/Perfil%20Ingles.pdf Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
Re: [AI] Sharing good news
Hi Mr. Sameer Latey! Very Good and God bless you! With my best and kind regards! Alex Garcia - Deafblind Person from Brazil! www.agapasm.com.br/english.asp [1] Em 19/01/2020 05:20, Sameer escreveu: > Dear List friends, > > I have been awarded by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) > at the 13th ICAI awards held at Mumbai on 14/01/2020. > > I was awarded the CA Special Recognition award under the CA Special > Recognition for differently-abled CA's category. The awards were distributed > by the chief guest, Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways & Minister of > Commerce & Industry in the Union Government. > > Regards > Mr. Sameer Latey > Mumbai, India > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. Links: -- [1] http://www.agapasm.com.br/english.asp Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
[AI] Dreams of a Deafblind Person!
DREAMS OF A DEAFBLIND PERSON! ALEX GARCIA - PROFILE CLIK HERE! [1] I DREAM THAT ONE DAY... I WILL BE “LESS” INVISIBLE FOR HUMANKIND. I DREAM THAT ONE DAY… HUMANKIND WILL RECOVER THE PATIENCE IT HAS LOST. I DREAM THAT ONE DAY… HUMANKIND WILL RECOVER ITS WISDOM AND WILL UNDERSTAND MY COMMUNICATION. I DREAM THAT ONE DAY… HUMANKIND WILL BE CLOSE AGAIN AS IN ANCIENT TIMES. I DREAM THAT ONE DAY… HUMANKIND WILL BE FREE OF PREJUDICE AND WILL BE ABLE TO TOUCH ME WITHOUT ANY FEAR. I DREAM THAT ONE DAY… I WON’T BE “JUST A BRICK IN THE WALL” ANYMORE, AS PINK FLOYD SAID IN THE SONG “ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL”. I DREAM THAT ONE DAY… I WON’T NEED TO “DRINK FROM THE SAME WATER FOUNTAIN” AS CARL JUNG, ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF MODERN PSYCHOANALYSIS, SAID. I DREAM THAT ONE DAY… HUMANKIND WILL BE ABLE TO ELIMINATE THE LABEL THAT DEAFBLINDNESS IS THE MOST TERRIFYING CONDITION. I DREAM THAT ONE DAY… HUMANKIND WILL ASSUME THAT “BEING ALONE” DOESN’T MEAN TO BE ABANDONED. I DREAM THAT ONE DAY… I WILL SOW THE “LONELINESS” THAT DEAFBLINDNESS IMPOSES US AS A POSSIBLE AIM TO BE ENJOYED BECAUSE WE WON’T BE AFRAID OF OURSELVES. I DREAM THAT ONE DAY… I WILL CHANGE THE PRE-ASSUMPTIONS CONCERNING MY IDENTITY AND THE SENTENCE WHICH IS CURRENTLY REPEATED “POOR THING, HE/SHE IS DEAFBLIND” WILL BE LEFT IN THE PAST. I DREAM THAT ONE DAY… HUMANKIND WILL SEE MY BEING AND WILL INDEED VALUE MY ESSENCE AS MY FIGHT AND THEN WILL SAY “GREAT! HE/SHE IS A DEAFBLIND PERSON”. I DREAM THAT ONE DAY… I WILL ERASE THE SHAME FROM HUMANKIND’S MIND AS A TOOL OF CONTROLLING. I DREAM THAT ONE DAY… HUMANKIND WILL UNDERSTAND AND VALUE THAT ALL PEOPLE ARE A DIVINE CREATIONS: ALIKE, HOWEVER, INCOMPLETE. I DREAM THAT ONE DAY… I WILL NOT JUST “EXIST” BUT ACTUALLY “BE”. I DREAM THAT ONE DAY… I WILL LEARN TO BE “STRONG” SO THAT NOTHING CAN DEFEAT ME. I DREAM THAT ONE DAY… I WILL BE “ME” SO NOBODY WILL FORGET ME. I DREAM THAT ONE DAY… MY DREAMS WILL DESIGN THE FUTURE. I DREAM THAT ONE DAY… HUMANKIND WILL BE “HUMAN”. Please, share! Thanks! Alex Garcia. Links: -- [1] http://www.agapasm.com.br/Documentos/Perfil%20Ingles.pdf Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
[AI] Invitation from UNESCO!
Sharing with y'all ! Please, visit and share! With my best and kind regards! Alex Garcia - Deafblind Person from Brazil! Dear colleagues: I am pleased to invite you to participate in a very exciting new initiative actively. UNESCO is launching a project titled: "STORIES FOR DEVELOPMENT." The project consists of an online platform where persons with disabilities from all over the world can write and share their stories of empowerment and inclusion. This project aims to demonstrate before government authorities, legislators, decision-makers, and key stakeholders that persons with disabilities from all age groups and backgrounds can be and often are 'empowered,' active agents, and contributing members to society. In other words, the online platform aims to mainstream a shift of perspective on disability-issues, demonstrating that removing barriers to participation can enable persons with disabilities to achieve their potential and contribute to development. The site promotes a human rights approach that posits all individuals as equal and empowered on an equal footing. Governments, UN agencies, civil society organizations, academic institutions, and the private sector are encouraged to initiate new collaborations and embrace the perspectives and needs of persons with disabilities in their policies and initiatives. Evaluating and defining what 'empowerment' involves varies contextually and in connection to multiple factors. UNESCO developed a comprehensive methodology to identify and to explore the enabling factors for persons with disabilities to be empowered, as well as the common barriers encountered. Different 'Categories of achievements' have been identified, including education, laws, policies, institutions, accessible communication, healthcare, and rehabilitative services, advocacy, etc., to gather statistical information for the consideration of governments, policy-makers, and other decision-makers. The online platform "Story for Development" is created by UNESCO and supported by the Nippon Foundation. The link is: https://story4development.org/ We want to invite you all to participate in this project by sharing your stories and disseminate among your organizations this online platform. The collection of stories will constitute an essential set of case studies and data from which governments, organizations of persons with disabilities, other civil society organizations, as well as the private sector can develop informed policies, community actions, and business plans. The platform has a forum tool and promotes the creation of an online community of collaboration identifying common barriers and facilitators for inclusion. You can stop anytime when filling the forms, save your story, and continue later. Please, if you have any questions or need support using the website, or have any feedback about the site that can help us to improve its functionality, contact me at this email address. I hope we can upload and share many stories of us from all over the world, helping UNESCO, its partners, and decision-makers to build new data for more inclusive public policies. Thank you, and warm regards. Pamela Molina Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
[AI] Didactic deafblindness!
DIDACTIC DEAFBLINDNESS! BY: ALEX GARCIA – DEAFBLIND PERSON FROM BRAZIL! IN DEAFBLINDNESS YOU MUST BE SURE ABOUT SOME SPECIFIC AND BASIC QUESTIONS. FIRST OF ALL, YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHO ARE THE DEAFBLIND. WE ARE IN TWO GROUPS: - PRE SYMBOLIC DEAFBLIND PERSON: IT´S THAT PERSON WHO BECAME DEAFBLIND BEFORE STRUCTURING HIS OR HER NATIVE LANGUAGE. NORMALLY, THEY ARE DESCRIBED AS CONGENITAL DEAFBLIND PERSONS. THE USE OF THE WORD “CONGENITAL” IS INCORRECT BECAUSE THIS WORD MEANS "BE PRESENT AT BIRTH", BUT NOT ALWAYS BEING PRE SYMBOLIC MEANS "BEING PRESENT AT BIRTH", BECAUSE THESE PERSONS MAY BE PRE SYMBOLIC OF "YOUNG" AGE. A PERSON CAN BE A CONGENITAL DEAFBLIND ONE, BUT HE OR SHE CAN PRESENT GOOD TRACES, SPECIALLY A GOOD AUDITORY TRACE AND THEN, WITH A LITTLE MORE EFFORT, CAN LEARN HIS OR HER OWN LANGUAGE AS ANY OTHER PERSON. - POST SYMBOLIC DEAFBLIND PERSON: IT´S THAT PERSON WHO BECAME DEAFBLIND AFTER HAVING STRUCTURED HIS OR HER NATIVE LANGUAGE. NORMALLY, THEY ARE DESCRIBED AS ACQUIRED DEAFBLIND PEOPLE. CLASSIFICATION: - BLIND PERSON WITH LOW HEARING - DEAF PERSON WITH LOW SIGHT - LOW SIGHT AND LOW HEARING PERSON - TOTAL DEAFBLIND PERSON AN IMPORTANT FACTOR: THERE ARE MANY DEAFBLIND PEOPLE THAT, BESIDES THE DEAFBLINDNESS ITSELF, PRESENT OTHER KINDS OF DISABILITIES, THAT CAN BE PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL OR AUTISM. IT´s certain that, being deafblind and having multiple disabilities, everything will be more difficult, All deafblind people are inserted in these groups. It means that it´s not always complete darkness and silence. They can have low sight and hearing traces. MANY OF THEM ARE LIKE THESE, BUT CHOSE TO RUN AWAY FROM THEIR PROBLEMS AND, DOING THAT THEY GOT INTO A HOLE WHICH IS DIFFICULT TO GET OUT FROM. THE BEST THING TO DO IS TO FACE THE PROBLEM AND CONTINUOUSLY ADAPT THEMSELVES. ANOTHER ISSUE: TODAY I AM FORTY-ONE YEARS OLD, I AM A DEAFBLIND PERSON, I HAVE MULTIPLE DISABILITIES AND I ALWAYS FELT THAT WE, THOSE WHO HAVE MORE THAN DEAFBLINDNESS, AS WELL AS THOSE WHO ARE TOTAL DEAFBLIND, ARE MORE EXCLUDED THAN THOSE WHO PRESENT SIGHT AND HEARING TRACES. AS TIME GOES BY, I STARTED TO ADVOCATE THAT IN FACT THERE ARE DEAFBLIND PERSONS WHO ARE MORE EXPOSED AND OF LOWER COMPLEXITY. HERE THERE ARE THOSE WITH FUNCTIONAL TRACES AND LACK OF ANY OTHER DISABILITY. AND THERE ARE DEAFBLIND PERSONS WHO ARE LESS EXPOSED, THOSE WHO ARE MORE INVISIBLE TO SOCIETY AS WELL AS OF MAJOR COMPLEXITIES. HERE ARE THE TOTAL PRE AND POST SYMBOLIC DEAFBLIND PERSONS OR THOSE WHO PRESENT NON FUNCTIONAL TRACES AS WELL AS THOSE WITH OTHER DISABILITIES. THEREFORE, IN PRACTICE, THE EXCLUSION AND BARRIERS ARE MUCH BIGGER FOR THE LESS FREQUENT DEAFBLIND PERSONS. TO ME, ALEX GARCIA, THERE IS NO COMPARISON BETWEEN A MORE FREQUENT AND A LESS FREQUENT ONES. IN OTHER WORDS, THE ABANDONMENT AFFECTS MUCH MORE THE LESS FREQUENT DEAFBLIND PERSONS. THE CONCEPT OF DEAFBLIND – THIS IS A FUNCTIONAL CONCEPT: A DEAFBLIND PERSON IS THAT ONE WHO DOES NOT COMPENSATE ONE SENSE BY ANOTHER. WHAT DO I WANT TO SAY WITH THIS? LET´S IMAGINE BLIND PEOPLE. HOW DO THEY COMPENSATE THEIR BLINDNESS? BLIND PEOPLE COMPENSATE THEIR BLINDNESS BECAUSE THEY HEAR PERFECTLY WELL. HOW DO DEAF PEOPLE COMPENSATE THEIR DEAFNESS? DEAF PEOPLE COMPENSATE THEIR DEAFNESS BECAUSE THEY SEE PERFECTLY. AND NOW? HOW DO DEAFBLIND PEOPLE COMPENSATE? THAT IS THE HEART OF THE MATTER, I MEAN, IN THE COMPENSATION. THAT IS WHY THERE ARE DEAFBLIND PERSONS WITH TRACES, BUT THESE PERSONS CAN NOT COMPENSATE THE LOSS OF THE OTHER SENSE IN ITS TOTALITY. A BLIND PERSON WITH HEARING TRACES CAN PRESENT COMPENSATION LAPSES. A DEAF PERSON WITH SIGHT TRACES CAN PRESENT COMPENSATION LAPSES. AND THEN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE AUDIO VISUAL TRACES, FOR SURE, PRESENT COMPENSATION LAPSES. THIS IS TO BE DEAFBLIND, BUT IN MY COUNTRY, BRAZIL, THESE QUESTIONS ARE RARELY TAKEN IN CONSIDERATION. YOU CAN REFLECT THAT WE HAVE MILLIONS OF DEAFBLIND PEOPLE IN BRAZIL, EVEN THOUGH THEY DON´T KNOW THEY ARE DEAFBLIND. IT IS A VERY COMPLICATED SITUATION WE FACE HERE IN BRAZIL, WHICH IS AGGRAVATED BY THE LACK OF PUBLIC POLICIES THAT COULD COLLABORATE WITH OUR EFFECTIVE DEVELOPMENT. ANOTHER CONCEPT OF DEAFBLIND PEOPLE – ALSO A FUNCTIONAL CONCEPT. THIS CONCEPT WAS DEVELOPED BY ME, ALEX GARCIA. DEAFBLIND PEOPLE ARE THOSE WHO NECESSARILY RECEIVE THE RECEPTIVE COMMUNICATION THROUGH WAYS AND METHODS (TOGETHER OR SEPARATED), PROXIMAL (NEED TO BE NEAR), TACTILE (INVOLVES TOUCH) AND KINESTHETICS (INVOLVES MOVEMENT). IT WOULD BE A SERIOUS FAULT OF ME IF I WOULDN’T HAVE MADE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN TWO KEY POINTS, I MEAN, THE LINK BETWEEN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND DEAFBLINDNESS. HOW DOES THE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT OCCUR? THE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT OCCURS IN THE FOLLOWING WAY: “UNDERSTANDING PRECEDES EXECUTION”. IN PRACTICE, FIRST OF ALL, A HUMAN BEING HAS TO UNDERSTAND AND AFTER THAT, HAS TO CARRY OUT. THIS IS THE HUMAN BEING DEVELOPMENT. BY POINTING OUT THE WORD “UNDERSTANDING”, WHAT DOES IT MEAN? IT MEANS THAT THE RECEPTIVE C
