Doha Debates marks international day of persons with disabilities
11 Dec 2020 - 11:01
Participants at the webinar.
The Peninsula
On the eve of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, disability rights advocates shared with viewers of Qatar Foundation’s Doha Debates #DearWorldLive programme recommendations for how disability justice can be achieved for the one in seven people living with a disability the world’s largest minority. The programme, watched live by nearly half a million people globally, included some of the world’s most renowned disability rights activists. Advocate Judith Heumann, who contracted polio as a child and went on to serve in the administrations of US Presidents Clinton and Obama and, provided practical tips for how to ensure people with disabilities receive the respect and opportunities they deserve.