For this project, WORLD convened an international advisory group of leaders and experts from CSOs, DPOs, academia, the philanthropic sector, and UN agencies to deeply inform the development of law and policy indicators and their translation to diverse, global audiences. Central to this work was a deep commitment to working in partnership with persons with disabilities (PWD) and allies who can use these findings to accelerate change. We are immensely grateful to the following members of the Steering Committee for their input and collaboration:
- Abia Akram, CEO of the National Forum of Women with Disabilities (Pakistan), former Chair of the Youth Council of the Global Partnership on Children with Disabilities
- Anna Lawson, Professor of Law and Director of the Centre for Disability Studies, University of Leeds, Coordinator of the Disability Law Hub
- Betsy Beaumon, President, Benetech
- Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo, Global Disability Advisor, World Bank
- Diana Samarasan, Executive Director, Disability Rights Fund
- Fabrizio Fea, Chair, GLADNET
- Gopal Mitra, Program Specialist, Children with Disabilities, UNICEF
- Guilherme Braga, CEO and Founder, Egalitê
- Guozhong (Eric) Zhang, Secretariat for the CRPD, Social Affairs at UNDESA
- Maria Martinho, Secretariat for the CRPD, Social Affairs at UNDESA
- Maria Soledad Cisternas Reyes, UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy on Disability and Accessibility
- Mark Priestley, Professor of Disability Policy, University of Leeds, Academic Network of European Disability experts
- Michael Ashley Stein, Executive Director, Harvard Law Project on Disability
- Nora Groce, Chair of Disability and Inclusive Development, Leonard Cheshire Disability
- Sophie Mitra, Associate Professor of Economics, Fordham University
- Stefan Trömel, Senior Disability Specialist, International Labor Organization
- Sue Swenson, President, Inclusion International
- Susie Talbot, Legal Director, ESCR-Net
