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WHOdisability

  1. Dr Chan cited disabilities among her specific priorities for the next five years 12:44 PM May 23rd via web
  2. Dr Margaret Chan was reappointed as WHO Director-General by the 65th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland 12:44 PM May 23rd via web
  3. The World Bank's Disability and Development five-day core course was held last week at the World Bank's offices in Washington, DC. 6:52 AM May 18th via web
  4. The US Leadership Conference for International Disability Rights was opened last week by Secretary Clinton youtube.com/watch?feature=… 5:18 AM May 14th via web
  5. The New Zealand Human Rights Commission announced a formal public inquiry into the use of New Zealand Sign Language bit.ly/Iyi8KJ 5:14 AM May 3rd via web
  6. Disability and Development Database provides info on government projects that include people with disabilities bit.ly/wutCnd 2:35 AM May 2nd via web
  7. People with mental disabilities have the right to vote in the current French presidential elections for the first time bit.ly/xD4ny7 1:18 AM Apr 30th via web
  8. "Accessible ICTs and personalized learning for students with disabilities" - a new UNESCO report bit.ly/y9UxpY 7:38 AM Apr 26th via web
  9. Experts met in Tokyo to discuss the promotion of accessible ICTs and disability-inclusive natural disaster response bit.ly/IFOdue 2:29 AM Apr 25th via web
  10. New report "Dementia: a public health priority" by @WHO recommends improving early diagnosis of dementia bit.ly/HxLbO9 11:47 PM Apr 11th via web
  11. CDC releases new estimates on the prevalence of autism-1 in 88 children in the US identified with ASD by the age of 8 1.usa.gov/HlH9rk 8:02 AM Apr 2nd via web
  12. UN rights chief calls for boosting political participation of persons with disabilities bit.ly/zSCZve 5:18 AM Mar 30th via web
  13. WHO issues call for papers: roundtable on violence against people with disabilities bit.ly/GTFHM5 3:22 AM Mar 26th via web
  14. Access to basic sanitation is a problem in many communities around the world, particularly for people with disabilities bit.ly/GIHdAN 2:03 AM Mar 23rd via web
  15. “Relatório mundial sobre a deficiencia” – World report on disability is now available in Portuguese bit.ly/w7CF6d 5:48 AM Mar 16th via web
  16. "Don't waste time or sit around moping", says Alisha Lee, a 16-year-old with a congenital muscular distrophy bit.ly/mSJ4jQ. 4:50 AM Mar 12th via web
  17. @SKILDCenter Thanks for the retweet! 4:25 AM Mar 8th via web in reply to SKILDCenter
  18. Aimee Mullins, record-breaker at the 1996 Paralympic Games, on her 12 prosthetic legs and the powers they grant her bit.ly/xHacF 2:00 AM Mar 8th via web
  19. Disabled adults are 1.5 times more likely to be a victim of violence than those without a disability bit.ly/wbkeh2 7:02 AM Feb 28th via web
  • Name WHO disability
  • Location Geneva, Switzerland
  • Web http://www.who.in...
  • Bio The World Health Organization's Twitter channel on disability and rehabilitation.
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