Mostrando 1 - 20 de 303

Faith leaders in Tanzania vouch for disability health rights and services

As the world marks the 16 Days of Activism on Gender Based Violence, religious leaders, human rights activists, and development partners in Tanzania joined on 5 December to discuss the human rights of girls and women, including those with disabilities, in a forum titled “Wealth of Knowledge and a Wealth of Care.”

Pour les personnes handicapées, la justice numérique est une question d’accès, déclare Waweru d’EDAN

Pour le Kényan Samson Waweru, la justice numérique est claire: il estime que les personnes handicapées et celles qui ne le sont pas devraient avoir le même accès aux informations imprimées et électroniques.



Dans une interview par vidéo avec Joy Eva Bohol, responsable de programme du Conseil œcuménique des Églises (COE), il explique que l’utilisation d’un ordinateur inclut l’accès aux plateformes des médias sociaux.

 

Para las personas con discapacidad, la justicia digital gira en torno del acceso, dice Waweru de la EDAN

Para Samson Waweru, de Kenia, está claro lo que significa la justicia digital: él cree que debe darse igual acceso, tanto a la información impresa como a la información digital, a quienes tienen una discapacidad y a quienes no la tienen.



“Al usar una computadora..”, dice en una entrevista en video con la directora ejecutiva del programa, Joy Eva Bohol, del Consejo Mundial de Iglesias (CMI), “...esto aplica a las plataformas de redes sociales y su acceso”. 

 

Für Menschen mit Behinderung geht es bei digitaler Gerechtigkeit um Zugänglichkeit, sagt Waweru von EDAN

Für den Kenianer Samson Waweru ist klar, was digitale Gerechtigkeit bedeutet: Menschen mit Behinderungen und Menschen ohne Behinderungen sollten den gleichen Zugang zu Informationen im Internet und den Printmedien haben, ist er überzeugt.



Bei der Nutzung von Computern, sagte er in einem Video-Interview mit Joy Eva Bohol, einer Programmreferentin des Ökumenischen Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK), gelte dies auch für die Social-Media-Plattformen und den Zugang dazu.

 

For those with disabilities, digital justice is about access, says EDAN's Waweru

 Digital justice for Kenyan Samson Waweru is clear, as he believes there should be equal access to both cyber and print information for those who have disabilities and those who do not.



 When using a computer, he says in a video interview with World Council of Churches (WCC) programme executive Joy Eva Bohol that it applies to social media platforms and access to them.

 

In a COVID-stricken world, “everyone is important”

A webinar held 22 October gave space for persons with disabilities to share their reflections. Entitled “From Lamentation to Transformation,” the event, first in a series of webinars on COVID-19 perspectives, highlighted hope through stories, practical support, and social change as experienced by persons with disabilities.

Rev. Dr Angelique Walker-Smith: From a Christian Pan African perspective, “who writes the stories?”

Rev. Dr Angelique Walker-Smith is senior associate for Pan African and Orthodox Church Engagement at Bread for the World. She also serves on the World Council of Churches (WCC) central committee. She recently participated in a rally and march in Washington, DC, where thousands gathered to commemorate the 57th anniversary of the March on Washington in 1963 that included Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have A Dream" speech.