Guest: Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo, World Bank Global Disability Advisor
Host: Jonathan Martinis, Esq., J.D., Senior Director for Law and Policy, Burton Blatt Institute, Syracuse University
Recording Date: September 7, 2022
Archive: A Conversation with Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo
Contents
- About the 504@50 Podcast Series
- About This Episode
- Learn More about Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo
- Global Disability and Human Rights
- ADA Live Podcasts on Global Disability Rights
About the 504@50 Podcast Series
504@50 is a special interview series created in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. In the series, we speak with leaders of the disability rights movement who advance the cause of equal rights through their tireless work.
The 504@50 Series is produced by the Southeast ADA Center, the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University and in collaboration with the Disability Inclusive Employment Policy Rehabilitation Research and Training Center. Check out the Section 504@50 website at section504at50.org
About This Episode
Jonathan Martinis speaks with Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo, an attorney who played pivotal roles during the negotiations for the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). They discuss her experience acquiring a disability, the growth of global disability rights policies, and other important issues that impact the lives of people with disabilities around the world.
Ms. McClain-Nhlapo describes some of her previous disability rights work with the South African Human Rights Convention and her current position at the World Bank. She lays out the pillars of disability inclusion, including analysis of practices and information, collaboration among teams, and partnerships among organizations and corporations to spread information on successful disability inclusion practices.
However, she points out that disability inclusion is anything but simple. The benefits of inclusion outweigh those costs, and the most important things are ensuring that resources are not taken from the disability community and that more resources are allocated to meet the needs of people with disabilities.
Learn More about Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo
- Global Disability Advisor with the World Bank
Read Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo’s reports and policy briefs on disability rights, contact her via email, or read her blog and social media posts.
Source: World Bank
Link: worldbank.org/en/about/people/c/charlotte-mcclain-nhlapo - Interview with Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo
Source: Alliance for Inclusive Education (April 11, 2022)
Link: allfie.org.uk/inclusion-now-61/profile-charlotte-vuyiswa-mcclain-nhlapo-global-disability-advisor-at-the-world-bank - Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo’s Linked In Page
Link: linkedin.com/in/charlotte-mcclain-nhlapo-4747495
Global Disability and Human Rights
- Disability Inclusion and Accountability Framework (English)
Source: World Bank
Link: documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/437451528442789278/disability-inclusion-and-accountability-framework - Inclusive Education Initiative (IEI)
This fund overseen by the World Bank aims to improve the educational participation and learning outcomes of children with disabilities.
Link: inclusive-education-initiative.org - International Disability Alliance
Link: internationaldisabilityalliance.org - South African Human Rights Commission
Link: sahrc.org.za - Disabled People South Africa (DPSA)
Link: dpsa.org.za - Apartheid in South Africa
Source: History Channel
Link: history.com/topics/africa/apartheid - United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
McClain-Nhlapo once served as USAID’s coordinator for disability and inclusive development.
Link: usaid.gov/inclusivedevelopment - Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Source: United Nations
Link: ohchr.org/en/issues/disability/pages/disabilityindex.aspx - United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
The CRPD is intended as a human rights instrument [or treaty] with an explicit, social development dimension. It adopts a broad categorization of persons with disabilities and reaffirms that all persons with all types of disabilities must enjoy all human rights and fundamental freedoms.
Source: United Nations
Link: un.org/development/desa/disabilities/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities.html
More CRPD Resources: adalive.org/resources/episode-74-resources - Global Disability Summit
Link: globaldisabilitysummit.org - Global Disability Summit 2018 – London, UK
Link: globaldisabilitysummit.org/pages/global-disability-summit-2018-london-uk - Video: Global Disability Summit 2018 – London, UK [2:11 mins.]
Link: youtube.com/watch?v=ii45_WWRjFs - Global Disability Summit 2022 – Oslo, Norway
Link: globaldisabilitysummit.org/pages/global-disability-summit-2022-norway - World Institute on Disability (WID)
Link: wid.org - International Day of Persons with Disabilities Resources
It is observed worldwide on December 3 each year.
Source: Southeast ADA Center
Link: adasoutheast.org/events-calendar/international-day-of-persons-with-disabilities
ADA Live Podcasts on Global Disability Rights
You can access all ADA Live! episodes with archived audio, accessible transcripts, and resources at ADAlive.org. Listen on the SoundCloud ADA Live! channel at soundcloud.com/adalive.
Source: Southeast ADA Center
- A Day for All: International Day of Persons with Disabilities | Resources
Release Date: December 2, 2020
Podcast: adalive.org/episodes/episode-88
Resources: adalive.org/resources/episode-88-resources-a-day-for-all-international-day-of-persons-with-disabilities - History & Future of Disability Rights: A Conversation with Judy Heumann | Resources
Release Date: June 3, 2020
Podcast: adalive.org/episodes/episode-82
Resources: adalive.org/resources/episode-82-resource - Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Global Perspective with Ambassador Luis Gallegos of Ecuador | Resources
Release Date: November 6, 2019
Podcast: adalive.org/episodes/episode-74
Resources: adalive.org/resources/episode-74-resources
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Visit the Section 504@50 website at: section504at50.org
The 504@50 Series is produced by the Southeast ADA Center, the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University, and in collaboration with the Disability Inclusive Employment Policy Rehabilitation Research and Training Center.