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Her Abilities

The first global award honouring the achievements of women with disabilities

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We recently shared with partner organisations a tweet about the Her Abilities Award.

14. Jul 2020

We recently shared with partner organisations a tweet about the Her Abilities Award. The tweet said: “Focus on our 99 abilities, not our 1 disability”. There was a language issue with the way we presented this tweet. The tweet did not show the personal context of the quote – which came directly from a woman with a disability involved in the Award, commenting on her own life experience.

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Nominations for Her Abilities Award are open now

Calling brilliant women with disabilities!

02. Jul 2020

Nominations for the 2020 Her Abilities Award are now open. Spread the word.

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About the Award

Her Abilities was launched by Light for the World to honour women with disabilities who achieved greatness in their life or field of work.

“We are launching Her Abilities to give something back to a community who are so often sidelined or made invisible by society – women with disabilities. There are so many inspiring and strong women with disabilities out there who achieve greatness every day. Her Abilities will shine a spotlight on their extraordinary achievements and, in turn – I hope, inspire a brand new generation of women with disabilities.” - Yetnebersh Nigussie, Award initiator

More about Yetnebersh Nigussie

Health & Education

Women with disabilities from the health or education sector.

Rights

Women with disabilities from the advocacy and rights sector, who advocate for the rights of people with disabilities and their inclusion.

Arts, Culture & Sports

Women with disabilities from the arts, culture and sports sectors.

Nominations

Nominations will open again on 6. July 2020, and anyone can nominate. The nominees have to be women with disabilities and can be nominated in three categories.

Nominations are open until 27. September 2020!