The World Federation of the Deafblind (WFDB)
Published 23 July 2018
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Form for submitting commitments for the Global
Disability Summit 2018
Your organisation:
Type of organisation: Other If other: Disabled Peoples Organization (DPO) Name of organisation: The World Federation of the Deafblind (WFDB)
Charter for Change
Please read the attached Summit Charter for Change: the principal legacy of the Summit. If your organisation is happy to sign up to the Charter, please confirm by putting a cross in the box below.
My organisation signs up to the Summit Charter for Change ☒
Your organisation’s commitments to achieve the rights of people with disabilities in developing countries:
A. Commitments to eliminate Stigma and Discrimination:
Please select the category which your commitment most relates to: Policy, legislation and its implementation
Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who has supported its development (75 words limit):
The World Federation of the Deafblind will, supported by Sense International, publish quadrennial Global Reports on deafblindness, starting in 2018, to monitor the implementation of the UNCRPD and the SDGs. These reports will present data on deafblindness; commentary on barriers and challenge; case studies and learnings; and act as evidence for recommendations to governments and other stakeholders towards full and equal realisation of the rights of persons with deafblindness globally. This commitment is funding dependent.
Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)
The Global report on deafblindness, the first to be published in 2018 with support and assistance by Sense International, will form the baseline for future reports to be published quadrennially in 2022, 2026 and 2030 to track the implementation process and effect. The development of these reports will start 2020, 2024 and 2028 provided funding is available.