Special Advisor on International Disability Rights Minkara to Travel to Italy, Vatican City, and Finland

Special Advisor on International Disability Rights (SAIDR) Sara Minkara will travel to Italy, Vatican City, and Finland from October 14-23, to promote the integration of disability rights issues across key U.S. bilateral and multilateral partnerships.

From October 14-17, SAIDR Minkara will travel to Perugia, Italy, to participate in the first-ever G7 Ministerial on Inclusion and Disability, where global leaders will discuss disability rights issues related to independent living, artificial intelligence (AI), humanitarian response and emergency management, and sports. From October 18-19, SAIDR Minkara will travel to Vatican City for engagements with the Holy See Secretariat and Pope Francis's AI advisor on incorporating accessibility in physical places of worship and within AI products, respectively. From October 20-23, SAIDR Minkara will travel to Helsinki, Finland, to meet with government, private sector, and NGO leaders to discuss ways to expand the inclusion of persons with disabilities, including within the tech sector and peace and security fora.

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