Balkan Independent Disability Network (BIDF) and the Office of the OSCE for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) are organizing Regional Conference on Participation of Disabled People in Politics and Elections, in Belgrade, October 16 and 17 at the Zira Hotel.
According to the World Health Organization, there are around one billion people with disabilities in the world. Persons with disabilities are generally not sufficiently represented in the elections, in democratic structures or decision-making processes across the OSCE region.
This conference will serve as a platform for raising awareness about the low participation of persons with disabilities in political and electoral life in Western Balkans, and for the identification of various measures that will make democratic institutions and decision-making processes more inclusive for people with disabilities.
This event will be attended by members of the academic community, representatives of organizations of persons with disabilities and experts from other international organizations, including the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.