Webinar: Overlooked Injustices Faced by Persons Living with Disabilities During COVID-19 and Beyond

As a continuum of the monthly global debate on social, #AskProfAgnes, a panel of prominent leaders and experts from diverse backgrounds recently set out to explore the overlooked injustices persons with disabilities face before and during this current pandemic as well as discuss solutions. The panel aimed to offer an opportunity to share evidence, promising practices and policies, and lessons learned on the rights of persons with disabilities. The discussion explored, from a global, regional, and local perspective, what different institutions – private, government, and civil society – are doing to strengthen the leadership and advocacy for persons with disabilities in Rwanda and beyond. Join the conversation on social media by following @agnesbinagwaho and using the hashtag #AskProfAgnes! Speakers: Dr. Zahirah McNatt, Assistant Professor and Godley-St. Goar Chair of the Department of Community Health and Social Medicine, UGHE (Rwanda) Prof. Agnes Binagwaho, Vice Chancellor, UGHE (Rwanda) Mr. Maxwell Gomera, UNDP Resident Representative (Rwanda) Dr. Cheri Blauwe, Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Network, Harvard Medical School (USA) Claudine Humure, Partnership Coordinator, UGHE & member of the Rwanda Society of Prosthetists and Orthotists (Rwanda) Rupsa Mallik, Director of Programs and Innovation, Creating Resources for Empowerment in Action (India)