{"id":109,"date":"2019-12-04T14:49:59","date_gmt":"2019-12-04T19:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/?page_id=109"},"modified":"2025-02-13T14:30:01","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T19:30:01","slug":"education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/?page_id=109","title":{"rendered":"Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"ctl00_PlaceHolderMain_ctl02__ControlWrapper_RichHtmlField\" class=\"ms-rtestate-field\" aria-labelledby=\"ctl00_PlaceHolderMain_ctl02_label\">\n<div id=\"attachment_1323\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1323\" class=\"wp-image-1323 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/worldblindunion.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/braille-literacy-700x455.jpg\" alt=\"Students learning braille in Uganda\" width=\"700\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/braille-literacy-700x455.jpg 700w, https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/braille-literacy-250x162.jpg 250w, https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/braille-literacy-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/braille-literacy-120x78.jpg 120w, https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/braille-literacy.jpg 959w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1323\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students learning braille in Uganda<\/p><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div  class=\"lgc-column lgc-grid-parent lgc-grid-70 lgc-tablet-grid-70 lgc-mobile-grid-100  \"><div  class=\"inside-grid-column\">\n<h2>Promoting Education Rights of Persons with Disabilities<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Introduction\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The WBU promotes braille literacy, lifelong learning, and independent living for blind and partially sighted persons in developing countries. This is in line with <strong>Article 24 of the UNCRPD<\/strong> which calls for inclusive education system at all levels to ensure that persons with disabilities are not excluded from the general education system on the basis of disability. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/development\/desa\/disabilities\/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities\/article-24-education.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read full Article<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>WBU Scholarships<\/strong> were established by the World Braille Foundation. In 2019, the World Braille Foundation was dissolved and the scholarships are now managed by the World Blind Union. The WBU\u00a0 appreciates the scholarships&#8217; sponsors for their continued support.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/worldblindunion.org\/programs\/education\/scholarships\/\">Learn More About Our Scholarships<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ctl00_PlaceHolderMain_ctl02__ControlWrapper_RichHtmlField\" class=\"ms-rtestate-field\" aria-labelledby=\"ctl00_PlaceHolderMain_ctl02_label\">\n<div>\n<h2>Campaigns<\/h2>\n<p><b>Marrakesh Treaty<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Marrakesh Treaty Ratification and Implementation Campaign states that Reading is a human right.Yet, over 90% of all published materials cannot be read by blind or print-disabled people. <a href=\"https:\/\/worldblindunion.org\/programs\/marrakesh-treaty\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class=\"lgc-column lgc-grid-parent lgc-grid-30 lgc-tablet-grid-30 lgc-mobile-grid-100 lgc-equal-heights \"><div  class=\"inside-grid-column\">\n<h2>Resources<\/h2>\n<p>CRPD Article 24 \u2013 Education: States Parties recognize the right of persons with disabilities to education. With a view to realizing this right without discrimination and on the basis of equal opportunity, States Parties shall ensure an inclusive education system at all levels and lifelong learning&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/development\/desa\/disabilities\/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities\/article-24-education.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":69,"menu_order":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"DefaultEducationEmployProgramsPage.php","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","advanced-sidebar-menu\/link-title":"","advanced-sidebar-menu\/exclude-page":false},"class_list":["post-109","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=109"}],"version-history":[{"count":49,"href":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5840,"href":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/109\/revisions\/5840"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}