BlueLaw at the 2012 Paralympics
Posted by BlueLaw on October 24, 2012
In August 2012, BlueLaw’s Allison deFranco, conducted interviews with Paralympic athletes about their air travel experiences for One Billion Strong at the London 2012 Paralympics. One Billion Strong is a new NGO working to strengthen disability rights and BlueLaw’s Human Rights and Inclusive Development Practice has been working closely with One Billion Strong on various projects, including an air transport accessibility project. In addition to conducting interviews, Allison also wrote a daily blog from the games http://www.one-billion-strong.org/site/329/Publications/Blog/Daily-Updates-from-the-Paralympics and distributed materials about One Billion Strong’s human rights education work. To learn more about One Billion Strong and this project, please visit www.one-billion-strong.org.
PRACTICE INVOLVED: General News, Human Rights & Disability Inclusive Development
In May 2011, BlueLaw Human Rights and Disability Practice Director, Allison deFranco conducted the final evaluation of World Vision’s “Building DPO Outreach for Greater Disability Inclusiveness” project. The 33 month USAID funded project worked with local DPOs and NGOs to create a more inclusive and accessible society for people with disabilities. The project aimed to change attitudes and raise awareness about the rights of persons with disabilities by implementing inclusive education in six communities throughout the country. Ms. deFranco visited project sites in Alaverdi, Stepanavan, Gyumri, and Yerevan to meet with project participants and beneficiaries. The final evaluation reviewed the project’s overall effectiveness in meeting its stated outcomes and analyzed its sustainability beyond project close out.
