CRPD at 20: APDF Side Event of COSP 19, UN
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19th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD (COSP19) Side Evnet
Disability and Digital Transformation
Ensuring Equitable Digital Futures
United Nationas Headquarters, New York, Conference Room11
June 8, 2026, 13:15~14:30 (EDT)
Digital transformation and AI are rapidly reshaping our world.
While they create new opportunities for persons with disabilities, they also risk reinforcing exclusion if accessibility is not ensured.
In line with Article 9 of the CRPD, this event will explore how to advance inclusive digital policies, accessible technologies, and international cooperation.
Agenda
- AI and digital transformation: Global trends
- Opportunities and risks for persons with disabilities
- Inclusive digital policies, accessibility, and international cooperation under the CRPD
Speakers
- Puay Tiak Lim, Chair, Asia Pacific Disability Forum (APDF)
- Donggil Oh, Director, Digital, Health, and Social Development Team, KOICA
- Jose Maria Viera, Executive Director, IDA
- Hannah Kuper, Professor, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
- Rehab Mohammed Boresli, Member, UN CRPD Committee (Kuwait)
- Seongmin Jo, Secretary General, RI Korea
- Gopal Mitra, Global Lead on Children with disability, UNICEF
- Kyongran Kim, Director, Korea Disabled People’s Development Institute
- Boyun Choi, Member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea
