Community Forum

February 13, 2025 at 10am ET

Summary & Action Steps to be Released Shortly. Watch for Posting.

Hear about fast moving developments in US government funding and human rights policy from former US government officials and share experiences from the US and global disability community.

ASL, ISL, CART, Spanish & Ukrainian interpretation provided

AGENDA

10:00 AM – Welcome & Logistics: Isabel Hodge, United States International Council on Disabilities
10:10 AM – Moderator Remarks: Eric Rosenthal, Disability Rights International
10:15 -10:43 AM - PART I: IMMEDIATE IMPACT OF FUNDING CUTS

Speakers:

Peter Fremlin, Disability Debrief
Marcie Roth, World Institute on Disability
Alison DeFranco, EurAsia Foundation
Pamela Molina, World Federation of the Deaf, former OAS advisor on disability
Silvia Quan, Colectivo Vida Independiente
Marcie Roth, World Institute on Disability
Halyna Kurylo, DRI-Ukraine

10:43 - 11:25 AM - PART II: WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT? HOW CAN WE BEST MEET THE CHALLENGE?

Speakers:

Catherine Townsend, Ford Foundation
Anne Hayes, Inclusive Development Partners
Tim Gehring, Bridge Public Affairs
Bama Athreya, Deputy Assistant Administrator in USAID's Bureau of Inclusive Growth, Partnerships and Innovation
Eric Jacobstein, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemispheric Affairs

11:25 -11:30 AM - Closing Remarks: Eric Rosenthal, Disability Rights International