Global Certificate Data-Driven Disability Rights: Global Perspectives

• Data Collection and Analysis in Disability Rights: Understanding the importance of data in advocating for disability rights on a global scale. This unit will cover the best practices for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data to inform disability policies and programs. • Disability Rights Advocacy: This unit will explore the role of advocacy in promoting disability rights and provide students with the skills necessary to advocate for policy change at local, national, and international levels. • International Human Rights Law and Disability: An examination of the international legal framework for protecting the rights of persons with disabilities. This unit will cover the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and other relevant human rights instruments. • Disability Statistics and Indicators: An in-depth look at the most commonly used disability statistics and indicators, including the Washington Group Short Set of Questions on Disability. This unit will provide students with an understanding of how to use these statistics to monitor progress towards disability-inclusive development goals. • Disability Data Visualization and Communication: This unit will cover the best practices for visualizing and communicating disability data to a variety of audiences. Students will learn how to create compelling data visualizations and presentations that effectively convey the experiences of persons with disabilities. • Accessibility and Assistive Technology: An exploration of the latest technologies and approaches for making information and communication technologies (ICTs) accessible to persons with disabilities. This unit will cover the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), the Principles of Accessible Design, and other relevant standards and guidelines. • Disability Data Governance and Management: This unit will cover the best practices for managing and governing disability data, including data privacy, security, and ethics. • Disability Data and Sustainable Development: An examination of the role of disability data in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and other development objectives. This unit will provide students with an understanding of how to use disability data to monitor progress towards development goals and ensure that no one is left behind. • Disability Inclusive Data Disaggregation: This unit will cover the importance of disaggregating data by disability status and provide students with the skills necessary to analyze and interpret disaggregated data to inform disability-inclusive policies and programs.