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10/10/2018 - 7:49pm
A group of people with and without disabilities sit at a table while a sign language interpret stands and interprets the discussion

RightsNow! Mexico Takes Action

The RightsNow! Consortium and Mexican partner organization, MADIJAL, implemented a successful three-day Seminar on “Access to Justice for People with Disabilities” in Guadalajara during April 2018. U.S. and Mexican disability lawyers worked with local government officials to provide workshops and presentations to 133 participants from government, universities, the legal community, civil associations and disabled people’s organizations. Seminar topics included:

10/03/2018 - 6:05pm
MADRE staff give deaf applause for MIUSA presenter Maegan Shanks

Merging Movements: MADRE and MIUSA's New Partnership

“Women are women. If you serve women, you need to serve all women, and you should always expect to have disabled women and girls. This is non-negotiable.” These words, shared by senior-level MADRE staff by the end of the training, reflected a clear and bold shift in thinking had taken place, especially for an organization where most staff had very limited or no prior experience with disability rights issues.

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