On 9 June 2016, IDPP welcomes the delegation of the USA-Indonesia Deaf Youth Leadership Program to American University. This Cultural Exchange and Human Rights Program is a partnership of the US Embassy in Indonesia and Dr. Mason Global. It brings together 20 deaf and hard-of-hearing young leaders from the US and Indonesia with a focus on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). This bilateral exchange consists of 14 days in Indonesia and 14 days in the US, where IDPP is also facilitating their visit to the UN 9th Conference of States Parties to the CRPD (COSP-9).
Dr. Cogburn and COSP-9 Side Event Featured on Marketplace Business News
The story "Disabled? There's (More Than One) App For That" aired on 2 June 2016 on Marketplace Business News featuring IDPP Executive Director Dr. Derrick Cogburn; our IDPP Side Event on Disability and Digital Societies at the 9th Conference of States Parties to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (COSP-9); and AXS Map's work on new mobile crowdsourcing apps that are pushing for accessibility
IDPP Invited to Join UN Working Group & Global Network
IDPP Executive Director Dr. Derrick Cogburn has been invited by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division for Social Policy and Development to join both the UN Working Group on Disability and Digital Societies, as well as the UN Global Network on Monitoring and Evaluation for Disability-Inclusive Development (MEDD).
