2021 Global Disability Rights Conference
**Watch the recorded conference sessions(with Eng. subtitles): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-VC4nlj862yXxwD_qy_QlzRlGZN7PZGr
Human Rights Crisis(Climate change, refugee/immigration, COVID-19 and Disability)
-How can we build our society better and inclusive?
2021 October 26-28(KST)
Registration: bit.ly/2021GDC
Day 1 October 26(Tue), KST
13:30-14:00 Welcome Speech Jongsul Yoon, President of KDF Miyeon Kim, vice-president of UN CRPD Committee
14:00-15:00 Briefing presentation Humanitarian Crisis 1-Climate Change and Disability Dr Aleksandra Kosanic
15:00-15:20 Break
15:20-17:00 Panel Discussion 1(Facilitator: Jaewon Byun, Solidarity against Disability Discrimination) Humanitarian Crisis 2-Displacement(refugees, un/documented migrants) of the persons with disabilities Presentation Eric Rosenthal, Disability Rights International
Discussion Jae-hyeong Jeong, Law firm Dongcheon Seongyeon Kim, Disability Discrimination Act of Solidarity in Korea Jaehyung Lee, ROK Ministry of Justice Q&A
Day 2 / October 27(Wed), KST
13:00-14:30 Documentary-“The Weight of Virus”(41 min., Hokyeong Jang, ROK) Round talk: 2nd year of Pandemic-What have been improved for disability-inclusive COVID19 response of ROK since last chaos? (Facilitator: Pilsoon Kim, Solidarity against Disability Discrimination)
14:30-16:00 Panel Discussion 2(Facilitator: Pilsoon Kim, Solidarity against Disability Discrimination) Humanitarian Crisis 3-COVID19 and right to health of persons with disabilities Presentation Jarrod Clyne, International Disability Alliance Discussion Jong Myeong Kim, Seongnam Citizens Medical Center/Solidarity against Disability Discrimination Seon Jeong Lim, Korea Differently Abled Federation ROK Ministry of Health and Welfare Q&A
16:00-16:20 Break
16:20-18:00 Panel Discussion 3(Facilitator: Junmin Yeo, Disability and Humanrights in Action) Deinstitutionalisaion; the Basic Principle of the Humanitarian Action Presentation Ines Bulic, European Network on Independent Living Hye-young Jang, National Assembly member of Korea Discussion Jong-kyun Seo, Korea House Management ROK Ministry of Health and Welfare Q&A
Day 3 / October 28(Thu), KST
10:00-11:40 Panel Discussion 4(Facilitator: Myungshin Choi, Korea Solidarity for Human rights of disability people with Brain lesion) Humanitarian Crisis 3-COVID19 and Right to Education of the persons with disabilities Presentation Charlotte Vuyiswa McClain- Nhlapo, Worldbank
Discussion Kyeong-mi Cho, Korean Parents' Network for the People with Disabilities Hak-in Lee, National Council of Popular School for People with Disability Sunmi Kim, ROK Ministry of Education Q&A
11:40-12:00 Farewell Speech
Contact: kdf@thekdf.org
Host/Organizer: Korea Disability Forum
Co-Organizer: National Assembly Members Minjung Kang, Insook Kwon, Yongjoo Kim, Insoon Nam, Byungchul So, Youngdeok Yoon, Sangmin Lee, Hyeyoung Jang, Hyeyoung Choi
Parteners: Disability and Humanrights in Action, Disability Discrimination Act of Solidarity in Korea, Korean Parents' Network for People with Disabilities, National Council of Popular School for People with Disability, Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination, Korea Solidarity for Human rights of disability people with Brain lesion, Korea Council of Centers for Independent Living
