WBU WEBINAR: Breaking Down Accessibility Barriers Through Localisation
June 26, 2023 3:59 amIn this event we discussed why localisation is such a powerful tool for breaking down accessibility barriers and creating more... View Article
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Localization to Solve the Accessibility Crisis; Recommendations to States Parties for Immediate Action
June 14, 2023 7:25 amHumanity is facing a crisis of growing inequalities that requires immediate action to guarantee an equitable future shaped by dignity... View Article
How do young people with visual impairment see their future?
March 10, 2023 12:47 pmIn collaboration with ICEVI, WBU and other stakeholders, Royal Dutch Visio is spearheading an effort to reach out to young... View Article
World Blind Union Celebrates International Women’s Day and Honors Achievements of Disability Rights Advocates
March 8, 2023 1:10 amToronto, March 8, 2023 – The World Blind Union (WBU) joins the global community in celebrating International Women’s Day. On... View Article
World Blind Union and United Cities and Local Governments enter into historic agreement
February 20, 2023 1:22 pmBarcelona, Spain, February 20, 2023 – The World Blind Union (WBU) and United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG)are pleased to... View Article
2023 Survey on Persons with Disabilities and Disasters
January 18, 2023 12:31 amUnited Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction survey has been designed for a person with disability or a caregiver to... View Article
Officers meeting in Nairobi
January 9, 2023 3:07 amThe WBU held its fall officers meeting this year in Nairobi, Kenya in early December. Over the course of four... View Article
UCLG World Congress in Daejeon
January 9, 2023 3:05 amEarlier this year, the World Blind Union was invited by United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) to take part, for... View Article
Meeting with UN Habitat in Nairobi
January 9, 2023 2:57 amThe World Blind Union President Martine Abel-Williamson, it’s CEO Marc Workman, and the Communications Specialist Fridah Mlemwa, visited the UN-Habitat... View Article
Marrakesh Treaty workshop
January 9, 2023 2:54 amThe WBU was pleased to hold a three-day training workshop on the Marrakesh Treaty in Nairobi, Kenya in October 2022... View Article