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Technology for Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities
The Disability Inclusive Voter Education (DIVE) “app” provides information to enable persons with disabilities to learn about their rights and related opportunities and to become actively engaged in political life.
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Indonesian Election Commission Adopts New AGENDA Inclusion Tool
Indonesia’s General Election Commission continues to expand its disability inclusion in elections. In April, the KPU launched Election Innovation: To Overcome the Challenges and to Use the Opportunity, a publication that compiles innovative practices employed over the past five years.
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Libyan Journalists Trained on Disability-Inclusive Reporting
From April 18-20, 2017, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) trained 17 Libyan journalists on inclusive media coverage of elections and political processes from a disability rights perspective.
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IFES Supports Political Participation of Armenians with Disabilities
IFES is collaborating with Armenian civil society and government stakeholders to increase access to the political process. This support is provided in the framework of the Global Disability Rights Now! program, a consortium led by Mobility International USA, that also includes IFES, the Disability Rights Education Defense Fund and the U.S. International Council on Disability.
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AGENDA Media Competition Recognizes Inclusive Journalism
On March 31, the General Election Network for Disability Access (AGENDA) recognized media efforts to report on disability rights at the award ceremony for the “Journalist Competition on Accessible Elections and Accessible Provincial KPU Website.”
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IFES Signs “Global Call to Action for Disability Inclusion”
InterAction’s previous Disability Inclusion Award winners, including the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and chairs of InterAction’s disability working group, have published the Global Call to Action for Disability Inclusion.
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IFES Trainings Build Electoral Inclusion Capacity in Liberia
The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), organized two one-day workshops on February 16 and 17, 2017, in Monrovia, Liberia, to increase the capacities of the National Elections Commission (NEC) and disabled people’s organizations (DPOs) on electoral inclusion of persons with disabilities.
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IFES Launches New Training Module on Disability Rights and Elections
The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) has created the first Building Resources in Democracy, Governance and Elections (BRIDGE) training module on disability rights and elections.
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First Universal Democratic Elections in Independent Georgia
First Universal Democratic Elections in Independent Georgia offers a detailed overview of the first national democratic elections conducted in the Republic of Georgia in 1918.
February 27, 2017
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International Language Guidelines on Disability
IFES’ “International Language Guidelines on Disability” includes terminology related to electoral access and inclusion in eight languages (Amharic, Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, English, French, Kyrgyz, Russian and Spanish).
February 15, 2017