Disability Movement asks Equality Commissioner to build on progress on disability rights

New Disability Rights Organization Chooses Name by Just Plopping 'Able' Before Some Other Word - The Squeaky Wheel

A grassroots organization focused on disability advocacy recently finalized their name: AbleBoost.The name is a culmination of countless brainstorming sessions and late nights. They settled on using the word “Boost” and putting “Able” in front of it.“We really wanted to make our mission statement clear from the name, without the unfortunate stigma around the word ‘disability,’” founder Carol Jenkins said proudly. “Our solution was to focus on th…

Disability Movement asks Equality Commissioner to build on progress on disability rights

A delegation led by our President, Yannis Vardakastanis, met the Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management, Hadja Lahbib, on 22 May to call for stronger legislation that upholds our rights. The meeting followed the recommendations by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with disabilities. Our delegation asked for the European Strategy on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030 to be updated with new…