EMPOWER Participants Promote Disability Rights Around the World

May 17, 2013

Front row left to right: Parkhat Yussupjanov (fellow from Kazakhstan), and Fahad Bilal (fellow from Pakistan) in the American Councils DC office during the orientation.

Empower Access Fellows after the Kennedy Center accessibility focused tour.

Disability rights leaders from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, the Philippines, Tajikistan, and Uganda work with NGOs, universities, and government offices in the U.S. to address challenges facing persons with disabilities in their home communities.

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