First of all, some congratulations to:
- Judy Heumann - New Mobility magazine's Person of the Year!
- Open Doors Organization for winning the contract to train AMTRAK front line employees on customer service toward passengers with disabilities
And then a few ideas to spread Christmas cheer into the new year:
- Support the editor of Malaysia's Challenges magazine, Mary Chen, as she stands up for the air travel rights of people with disabilities
- Read up on all the Tent Pole Events in the year ahead -- and plan to attend
- Help Susan Sygall make this MIUSA project a success:
Signing and singing in Arabic, Spanish and English, 54 disabled women activists from 43 countries celebrate the pride, achievements and solidarity of women with disabilities around the world, in this video filmed during MIUSA's 5th Women's Institute on Leadership and Disability (WILD).On January 6, 2011, MIUSA will release Loud, Proud and Passionate!(sm), a music video in celebration of our 30th Anniversary. Please show your support by forwarding the YouTube link to as many people and organizations you know throughout the U.S. and abroad. Our goal is to get 2,500 views which will bring us $2,500 for our next WILD program.WILD delegates in the video come from Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Bangladesh, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chile, China, Columbia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Palestinian Territories, Peru, Philippines, South Africa, Sri Lanka, St.Lucia, Syria, Turkey, Uganda, United States of America, Vietnam, Zambia and Zimbabwe.The video is captioned in English.Mobility International USA (MIUSA) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to empower people with disabilities around the world to achieve their human rights through international exchange and international development. For more information visitwww.miusa.org.Contact:Susan Sygall, CEOE-mail: sygall@miusa.orgTel: (541)-343-1284


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