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@udpkenya

United Disabled Persons of Kenya is the federation umbrella of organizations of persons with disabilities. Advocating for rights of persons with disabilities.

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Join us for the launch of the WHO Global Initiative on Health Equity for Persons with Disabilities, a #COSP18 side event on the road to #HealthForAll! 📅 10 June | 🕦 11:30 EDT 📍UN HQ | 📺 UN Web TV With Dr Ola abualghaib & other key speakers Learn more: who.int/news-room/even…

Join us for the launch of the WHO Global Initiative on Health Equity for Persons with Disabilities, a #COSP18 side event on the road to #HealthForAll!
📅 10 June | 🕦 11:30 EDT
📍UN HQ | 📺 UN Web TV
With <a href="/AlghaibOla/">Dr Ola abualghaib</a> &amp; other key speakers
Learn more:  who.int/news-room/even…
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UDPK & Partners invite you to our Virtual Side Event at #CoSP18! Join us for a powerful conversation on Innovative Financing and Inclusion of Underrepresented Groups, including Refugees with Disabilities. 🗓️ Date: 11th June 🕔 Time: 5:00 PM (EAT) 🔗 Register here:

UDPK &amp; Partners invite you to our Virtual Side Event at #CoSP18!
Join us for a powerful conversation on Innovative Financing and Inclusion of Underrepresented Groups, including Refugees with Disabilities.
🗓️ Date: 11th June
đź•” Time: 5:00 PM (EAT)
đź”— Register here:
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Our member Liz Ombati đź’ś shall moderate this crucial conversation organized by UDPK & Partners during #COSP18. Register to join this powerful conversation on Innovative Financing and Inclusion of Underrepresented Groups, including Refugees with Disabilities.

Maryanne Emomeri (@asere_riian) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I will be speaking on a side event today at the UN (COSP) to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. I will be sharing my lived experiences with assistive technology (AT) in education & employment. Please join in. webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1m/k… ATscale UDPK

I will be speaking on a side event today at the  UN (COSP) to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. 
I will be sharing my lived experiences with assistive technology (AT) in education &amp; employment.  
Please join in. webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1m/k… <a href="/_ATscale/">ATscale</a> <a href="/UDPKenya/">UDPK</a>
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In the side event at the Conference of State Parties (COSP) to the CRPD, Sarah Kamau delivered a presentation on "Strengthening Resilience in Emergencies and Climate Change through Enhancing Disability Inclusion in the Commonwealth." Sarah highlighted the urgent need to

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I am honoured to be speaking in yet another side event today (11th June) at the #COSP18 to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The session is on, "AI for All." I will be bringing in the civil society & African perspectives. UDPK EnableMe Kenya

I am honoured to be speaking in yet another side event today (11th June) at the #COSP18 to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. 
The session is on, "AI for All." I will be bringing in the civil society &amp; African perspectives. <a href="/UDPKenya/">UDPK</a> <a href="/EnableMeKenya/">EnableMe Kenya</a>
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Honoured to speak at #COSP18 at the UN HQ in NYC, sharing on inclusive #AI and #AT high-level side events. Grateful to represent perspective of Africans & women with disabilities. UDPK linkedin.com/posts/maryanne… #AIForAll #DisabilityRights #InclusionMatters

Honoured to speak at #COSP18 at the UN HQ in NYC, sharing on inclusive #AI and #AT high-level side events.
Grateful to represent perspective of Africans &amp; women with disabilities. <a href="/UDPKenya/">UDPK</a>  
linkedin.com/posts/maryanne…
#AIForAll #DisabilityRights #InclusionMatters
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A story for another day. For now Maryanne Emomeri was in the room. From the African Disability Conference to #COSP18. From just one interaction with her in Q&A she taught me the power of AI and technology. CONGRATULATIONS👏👏. UDPK continue expanding spaces to young persons.

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"The new Persons with Disabilities ACT , 2025 , has explicitly recognized persons with Albinism with strong provisions for safegurading rights " Marking the International Albinism Awareness day Black Albinism

"The new Persons with Disabilities ACT , 2025 , has explicitly recognized persons with Albinism with strong provisions for safegurading rights   " Marking the International Albinism Awareness day <a href="/blackalbinism/">Black Albinism</a>
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We wish all the fathers a happy Father's day but more specifically, shout out to all the fathers with disabilities and fathers of children with disabilities. Your journey often demands more, and yet you give so much. We see you. We honor you. We thank you. #FathersDay2025

We wish all the fathers a happy Father's day but more specifically, shout out to all the fathers with disabilities and fathers of children with disabilities. 

Your journey often demands more, and yet you give so much. We see you. We honor you. We thank you. 
#FathersDay2025
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During last week’s #COSP18 event in New York, our Communications Officer, Maryanne Emomeri Maryanne Emomeri an assistive technology (#AT) user and passionate AI enthusiast actively participated in two impactful side events: one on assistive technology and the other on artificial

During last week’s #COSP18 event in New York, our Communications Officer, Maryanne Emomeri <a href="/asere_riian/">Maryanne Emomeri</a> an assistive technology (#AT) user and passionate AI enthusiast actively participated in two impactful side events: one on assistive technology and the other on artificial
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In a quiet village in western Kenya, 10-year-old Achieng’ sat at home every morning, watching other children walk past her gate in their uniforms, laughing and swinging their backpacks. Born with a hearing impairment, Achieng’ had once tried going to the local school but without

In a quiet village in western Kenya, 10-year-old Achieng’ sat at home every morning, watching other children walk past her gate in their uniforms, laughing and swinging their backpacks. Born with a hearing impairment, Achieng’ had once tried going to the local school but without
Coalition for Sustainable Development (@sdgskenyaforum) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“These regulations are not just formalities. They are the foundation that guides what we do, how we do it, and who we do it the Kenyan people.” 🇰🇪 From governance to registration, compliance to public accountability—this process is about getting it right, together. 📜✅

“These regulations are not just formalities. They are the foundation that guides what we do, how we do it, and who we do it the Kenyan people.” 🇰🇪

From governance to registration, compliance to public accountability—this process is about getting it right, together. 📜✅
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During the #COSP18 side event titled “Amplified Barriers in Diverse Contexts,” Elham Elham Youssefian from IRAP our partner in the Disability and Displacement Project shed light on the distinct and often overlooked challenges faced by refugees with disabilities. She highlighted

During the #COSP18 side event titled “Amplified Barriers in Diverse Contexts,” Elham  <a href="/eyoussefian/">Elham Youssefian</a> from <a href="/IRAP/">IRAP</a> our partner in the Disability and Displacement Project shed light on the distinct and often overlooked challenges faced by refugees with disabilities. 

She highlighted