2009 News Items
7/24/2009 - Knowing Our History Renewing Our Promise
Washington, D.C. – On July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) -- the world's first comprehensive civil rights law for people with disabilities. Now 19 years later the law still resonates with a powerful history and that is impacting everything from the Healthcare bill and Justice Sotomyerʼs nomination, to the race for the American presidency.
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6/102009 - Realizing Human Potential: A Public Policy Imperative
THE NATIONAL
Op-Ed Piece
By Victor Santiago Pineda
"The development of man is the foundation on which a nation is built. This building cannot be considered complete without first developing the citizens, who are regarded as human wealth, constantly giving." - UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
This quote well represents the connections between the people of the UAE, the United Nations' Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and UAE Federal Law 29. As of today, 139 nations, including the UAE, have signed the Convention, agreeing to the 50 Articles. The time is now for the UAE to lead nations in implementing these articles, for the benefit of the UAE, its people, and the world. (Read More)
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5/7/2009 - Abu Dhabi - The Ministry of Education
The Foundation recently conducted a 3 days workshop for The Ministry of Education in Sharjah. The workshop consisted of teacher sensitivity training for a group of 40 teachers on how to provide inclusive education for young people with disabilities. The workshop was a success and I'm so proud to announce that the Foundation was featured on the front page, above the fold, in "The National", which is the national newspaper for the U.A.E. (Read More)
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4/26/2009 - Dubai - Community Development Authority
The Community Development Authority (CDA), in coordination with Victor Pineda Foundation (VPF), organized an informative session entitled "Bridging the gap between policy and practices" on issues related to empowering young people with disabilities and developing the quality of services they receive from the community. (Read More)
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2/26/2009 - WASHINGTON, DC - AAPD Hearne Award recipient.
The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is pleased to announce Victor Santiago Pineda, a Los Angeles native, has been chosen as a winner of American Association of People with Disabilities' (AAPD) prestigious 2009 Paul G. Hearne Leadership Award. (Read More)
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2/19/2009 - Advocacy 3.0, guest Speaker Esra'a Al Shafei
In this presentation, Esra'a Al Shafei will take us on a tour of her cyber community, and discuss the challenges of activism in the closed-off countries of the Middle East, where speech and information are tightly controlled; how she and her colleagues maintain a fierce but respectful dialogue among members of diverse and often warring factions; and what the Internet can bring to the many religious and ethnic minorities. (Read More)
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1/17/2009 - VPF host Richard Riser for a roundtable discussion at UCLA
Richard Rieser is an internationally recognized educator and disability rights advocate. He has worked throughout the world sharing and documenting practical solutions to inclusion and mainstreaming disability rights into the United Kingdom's development efforts. (Read More)
