Reed Smith
Published 23 July 2018
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Form for submitting commitments for the Global Disability Summit 2018
Your organisation:
Type of organisation: Private Sector Organisation
Name of organisation Reed Smith LLP
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.
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Your organisation’s commitments to achieve the rights of people with disabilities in developing countries:
Commitments for Inclusive Education:
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Providing infrastructure and other support for the Global Business Coalition for Education and other organisations, including the private sector, dedicated to getting access to education for all children and young people around the world, and supporting and encouraging all organisations to implement policies for engagement in inclusive education for children and young people with disabilities.
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Following the recent launch of Reed Smith’s Global Solutions Initiative providing dedicated support across Europe, the Middle East and Asia, the firm will implement a 3 year plan for increased diversity across its offices in Europe including a commitment to build on the current level of more than 10% of new trainee lawyers in our London office having a disability and a five year plan to grow the proportion of personnel with disabilities globally.