(Upcoming Event) Webinar on Women Leadership and Participation in Mitigating the Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Lives of Women in Southeast Asia

March 19, 2021

Aligning with this year's theme of the International Women's Day (IWD 2021) "Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in a COVID-19 World", the General Election Network for Disability Access (AGENDA), IFES’ flagship regional disability rights program funded by the Australian government and the U.S. government, will organize a webinar on women leadership…

TAB’s DPOs Coordination Meeting in Thailand

March 12, 2021

On March 11, AGENDA partner the Thailand Association of the Blind (TAB) conducted a national DPOs coordination meeting to share best practices, lessons learned, challenges, and progress advocating for the three prioritized areas contained in its 2019 policy platform document which include access to education, access to public transportation and services, and access…

PPDI’s FGD on Stigma and Discrimination towards Persons with Disabilities in the Workplace

March 11, 2021

On March 10, AGENDA’s partner, the Indonesian Disabled Persons Organization (Perkumpulan Penyandang Disabilitas Indonesia/PPDI) conducted a virtual focus group discussion (FGD) on the elimination of stigma and discrimination towards persons with disabilities in the workplace. This FGD aimed to 1) identify various forms of stigma and discrimination faced by persons with disabilities in…

AGENDA Seventh Online Regional Meeting

December 17, 2020

On December 16, AGENDA DPO partners together with ASEAN Disability Forum held the seventh online regional meeting to relearn what should be included in an advocacy plan document and how it differs from a work plan. The meeting was a great opportunity to also share how we have been adapting our #disabilityrights

The third ASEAN web forum on disability-inclusion, smart cities, and connectivity

December 17, 2020

On December 10, the General Election Network for Disability Access (AGENDA), ASEAN Disability Forum (ADF), and the ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC) jointly organized the third ASEAN web forum on disability-inclusion, smart cities, and connectivity. This web forum concluded the series of three web forums ASEC initiated to mainstream disability rights throughout all three ASEAN…

Workshop on Designing Talking Points for ASEAN Officials

November 20, 2020

On November 18 – 19, General Election Network for Disability Access (AGENDA) organized a virtual two-day workshop on designing talking points for engaging with ASEAN officials. The workshop aimed to increase disabled people’s organization (DPO) partner’s capacity to more effectively advocate for the implementation of the ASEAN Enabling Masterplan 2025 (Enabling Masterplan). Facilitated…

The Second Web Forum on Disability Inclusion and ASEAN Economic Integration

October 6, 2020

On October 5, AGENDA, ADF and the ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC) held the second web forum on Disability Inclusion and ASEAN Economic Integration. This web forum was the second out of three web forums ASEC has initiated to mainstream disability rights throughout all three ASEAN pillars (political-security, economic, and socio-cultural). Dr. Aladdin D. Rillo,…

Second ASEAN web forum on Disability Inclusion and ASEAN Economic Integration

October 2, 2020

AGENDA in collaboration with ASEAN Disability Forum (ADF) and ASEAN Secretariat will organize the second ASEAN web forum on disability inclusion and ASEAN Economic Integration. This web forum is the second in a series of webinars on the theme "Disability Inclusion and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Ensuring Accessibility, Equal Rights, and Opportunities for All".…

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Webinar on Disability-Inclusion and COVID-19 organized by AGENDA, ADF, and ASEAN Secretariat

September 4, 2020

On August 27, 2020, AGENDA, ADF, and the ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC) organized the first “Webinar on Disability-Inclusion and COVID-19”. The webinar was the first event in a three-webinar series on mainstreaming disability rights across all ASEAN pillars (political security, economic, and socio-cultural) through the implementation of the Enabling Masterplan. H.E. Kung Phoak (Deputy…