{"id":5384,"date":"2023-06-26T03:59:25","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T08:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/?p=5384"},"modified":"2023-06-26T04:21:32","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T09:21:32","slug":"wbu-webinar-breaking-down-accessibility-barriers-through-localisation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/?p=5384","title":{"rendered":"WBU WEBINAR: Breaking Down Accessibility Barriers Through Localisation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_61252\"  width=\"900\" height=\"506\"  data-origwidth=\"900\" data-origheight=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0tQ1biGxJCU?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&modestbranding=0&rel=1&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In this event we discussed why localisation is such a powerful tool for breaking down accessibility barriers and creating more inclusive societies. It will highlight the critical role of local and regional governments and OPDs in ensuring that accessibility is a priority and that the rights of persons with disabilities are respected, promoted, and realised. This event is co-organised with a range of partners and will bring together UCLG, UN-Habitat, and IDA, to present and discuss key recommendations for States Parties to accelerate implementation of accessibility together with localisation efforts of the global agendas.<\/p>\n<p>Host Organiser: World Blind Union (WBU)<\/p>\n<p>Primary Co-organiser: United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) Other co-organisers: United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), International Disability Alliance (IDA), Cities for All Network, General Assembly of Partners (GAP) Partner Constituent Groups of Older Persons, and Persons with Disabilities<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In this event we discussed why localisation is such a powerful tool for breaking down accessibility barriers and creating more inclusive societies. It will highlight the critical role of local and regional governments and OPDs in ensuring that accessibility is a priority and that the rights of persons with disabilities are respected, promoted, and realised&#8230;. <a class=\"view-article\" href=\"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/?p=5384\">View Article<\/a>","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,70,75],"tags":[52,73,72,74,71],"class_list":["post-5384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nouvelles","category-resources","category-webinars-resources","tag-accessibility","tag-blind","tag-disability","tag-visual-impairment","tag-webinar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5384"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5384\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5391,"href":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5384\/revisions\/5391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wbuarchived.mydev.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}