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The World Health Organization's Twitter channel on disability and rehabilitation. who.int/disabilities Geneva, Switzerland Joined November 2011-
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Dear followers, this account has closed. For more tweets on #disability please follow @EtienneKrug NVI Director at @WHO
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Tomorrow is International Day of People with #Disability:> 1 billion people live with a disability= 1 in 7 #aday4all bit.ly/1HIz7de
Dear followers, this account has closed. For more tweets on #disability please follow @EtienneKrug NVI Director at @WHO
3 December International Day of Persons with Disability: Embracing disability as a part of human diversity #ADay4ALL goo.gl/3im8Uy
SDG 3: Ensure healthy lives & promote well-being for all at all ages: people with disabilities inherently included bit.ly/1LyYLAJ
WHO/UNDESA side event on indicators during 13th session of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities goo.gl/vfXWRh
New flagship programme - Global Cooperation on Assistive Technology (GATE). goo.gl/CacUao
WHO Director-General’s message on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2014 (IDPD, 2014). goo.gl/m7PHVC
British Medical Association awards the WHO IPSCI report a high commendation in its 2014 Book Award Ceremony. goo.gl/1j8rKN
Chile: 1st country to conduct country-wide implementation of the Model Disability Survey. goo.gl/FJ6VsC
Cambodia: First country to conduct a pilot test of the Model Disability Survey (MDS). goo.gl/4zwKFy
Have a case study or personal story on rehabilitation to share? See WHO call for proposals bit.ly/1qFmJNS
Special Issue of Journal of Interpersonal Violence highlights violence against people with disability. who.int/violence_injur…
World's health ministers endorse action plan to improve health for all people with disability bit.ly/1ntRNmd #disability
Do you have solid experience in #rehabilitation? Apply for the job of Medical Officer at #WHO by 20 March bit.ly/MnqQiv
Are you interested in working for the #WHO #Disability and Rehabilitation team? We are hiring bit.ly/MnqQiv
Don’t like guide dogs? It could be worse. Watch and share this funny video by the Norwegian Association of the Blind bit.ly/1izl0Gi
Accessible health information is essential so people with #disabilities can understand and manage their health needs bit.ly/1dKmc4j
How long before a deaf person dies in hospital for want of an interpreter? bit.ly/1dKmc4j via @guardian #disability
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