“Going For Gold: Advancing International Disability Rights” live - Dec 5, 1 p.m. (EST) on Google+ and YouTube Channel

as shared from  U.S. Department of State...

Greetings,

A few weeks ago many of you joined us for the first “Live At State” virtual town hall on the Disabilities Treaty – thank you. We have another exciting opportunity for engagement on disability rights tomorrow! (And apologies for any cross-postings of this event you may have received.)

Special Advisor for International Disability Rights Judith Heumann and Senior Advisor and former Olympic athlete Michelle Kwan will participate in a Google+ Hangout on “Going For Gold:  Advancing International Disability Rights” at 1:00 p.m. (EST) on Thursday, December 5.

The Hangout will feature several U.S. Paralympic athletes who will speak about the opportunities offered by international training and competition for Paralympians, as well as some of the challenges they face.

The Hangout can be viewed live on the U.S. Department of State’s Google+ page and YouTube channel. 

During the Hangout, live-captioning will be available at: http://www.streamtext.net/player?event=StateDeptGooglePlusHangout.

We hope you can join us tomorrow!  Please feel free to forward this to other contacts.

Best Regards,

Nichole Allem

Senior Advisor for Public Affairs
Office of the Special Advisor for International Disability Rights

Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor | U.S. Department of State
AllemNJ@state.gov  | PH: 202-647-8130  | BB: 202-215-7401

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Special Advisor Heumann and Senior Advisor Kwan To Participate in a Google+ Hangout on "Going For Gold: Advancing International Disability Rights"

Special Advisor for International Rights of Persons with Disabilities Judith Heumann and Senior Advisor and former Olympic athlete Michelle Kwan will participate in a Google+ Hangout on "Going For Gold: Advancing International Disability Rights" at the Department of State at 1:00 p.m. (EST) on Thursday, December 5. The Hangout will feature several U.S. Paralympic athletes, who will speak about the opportunities offered by international training and competition for Paralympians, as well as some of the challenges they face. The Hangout can be viewed live on the U.S. Department of State's Google+ page and YouTube channel. More information about the work of the Department of State's ongoing efforts to advance the rights of persons with disabilities can be found here. During the Hangout, live-captioning will be available at: http://www.streamtext.net/player?event=StateDeptGooglePlusHangout.