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An advocate for disability rights and inclusion, Puneet Singh Singhal shares his transformative experiences participating in YOUNGA. This annual event gathers young global changemakers to discuss critical global issues. From exploring the intersectionality of disability, climate change, and mental health, to the need for inclusive practices in environmental policies, Puneet highlights the eye-opening discussions that reshaped his understanding and advocacy work for disability issues.

To delve into the power of these dialogues and the future they shape, visit: https://www.billion-strong.org/shaping-the-future-together-learning-and-growing-through-youngas-interactive-sessions/

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a transformative force in many sectors, including how it interacts and assists persons with disabilities (PWDs). Like a two-edged sword, AI brings a plethora of opportunities and challenges for this community, particularly regarding employment, privacy, and the potential for algorithmic bias.

In this article, Jasmin Ambiong examines the changing landscape of AI and its far-reaching effects on the lives of PWDs.

Read more here: https://www.billion-strong.org/benefits-and-consequences-of-ai-in-the-pwd-community/.

Artificial Intelligence (AI), and specifically language models like ChatGPT, can open new doors of communication and independence for individuals with disabilities. Harnessing the power of AI, these models can convert complex information into more understandable formats and simplify everyday communication, thereby becoming an integral part of assistive technology.

In this comprehensive study, Nabil Eid examines the role of AI, with a particular focus on ChatGPT, in promoting inclusivity and accessibility for people with disabilities. This article outlines how AI technology can bridge communication gaps, enhance social inclusion, and provide opportunities for a more accessible life.

Read more here: https://www.billion-strong.org/the-power-of-inclusive-ai-a-case-study-on-chatgpt/

This article is for all the people with disabilities who have dreams. For everyone who fears that they will never be who they want to be and be wherever they want to be because of society's limitations.
...I started seeing stories of success about persons with disabilities on the internet. It felt liberating, it gave me hope. Sometimes, that is all that we need to keep pushing forward... In 2019, I decided to apply for the Duskin Leadership training in Japan.

Read more here: https://www.billion-strong.org/dreams-disability-and-leadership-training-opportunity/

The Metaverse can be leveraged as a virtual space to create more educational opportunities for learners with disabilities. It can take learning beyond the confines of a classroom and into immersive and realistic learning experiences, transforming education as we know it.

In this article, Nabil explores the future of education in the Metaverse and what it can do for accessibility.


Read more here: https://www.ruhglobal.com/the-accessible-metaverse-andeducation-a-classrooms-without-walls/.

After three years of research on AKTION T4, the most extensive systematic genocide of the disabled in human history, Dr. Azadeh Abbaszadeh, with her team, decided to build a memorial in the central part of the capital, located in the largest park of Tehran. The name of this memorial is * Wall 193—-*; Because the AKTION T4 genocide that took place in 1939 is the most significant black mark against the disabled. Hitler eliminated 400,000 disabled people from his country with the aim of eugenics.

Read more about the memorial here: https://www.billion-strong.org/the-opening-of-wall-193-in-tehran-a-memorial-of-the-aktion-t4-genocide/