Marcie Roth

Executive Director and CEO

World Institute on Disability

Frederick, United States

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United States

The World Institute on Disability (WID): Solutions for Whole Community Inclusion WID is dedicated to designing, building, and supporting whole community solutions by removing barriers to include people with disabilities. What do we do? To build a more inclusive global society for people with disabilities, the World Institute on Disability: Promotes equity, inclusion, and accessibility policies, Helps assure that products and services , are more accessible, Provides consulting services, Offers training and tools, Supports emergency, disaster, and climate efforts, Watch our About WID Video: bit.ly/AboutWID Our Services Accessibility Solutions and Universal Design , Surveys and Focus Groups , User Experience (UX) Testing , Conference and Event Accessibiity , Assessments, trainings, and advisory services Emergencies, Disasters, and Climate Resilience Emergency and Disaster Planning , Organizational Preparedness and Empowerment Training Program , Personal Preparedness and Empowerment Program , Disability Inclusive Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Resilience Consulting Services Suite Community Inclusion Inclusive Employment Tools and Technical Assistance , Disability Benefits 101 (DB101) , Housing Benefits 101 (HB101) Our Free Resource Library We believe in creating & sharing tools that make it easy to create accessibility, and find help when you need it. Visit wid.org/resources to explore our free database of WID materials, tools, and external resources that we recommend to our communities. Partner With Us Send us an email at wid@wid.org to schedule a free exploratory meeting to see what WID can do for you! You can also learn more about our services and resources by visiting www.wid.org

About me

Marcie Roth is Executive Director and CEO of the World Institute on Disability, advancing the rights of 1.3 billion people with disabilities worldwide by leading global initiatives on equity, inclusion and accessibility with an emphasis on disaster risk reduction, humanitarian action, climate justice, sustainability and community resilience for governments, corporations, health systems, and the United Nations. She launched and co-leads the Global Alliance for Disaster Resource Acceleration, closing the gaps in humanitarian assistance to crisis and disaster-impacted disability-led organizations across the world.

Marcie has served in executive leadership roles for disability advocacy and public policy organizations since 1995, leading coalitions committed to operationalizing accessibility and inclusion as intersectional imperatives for global social justice.

Appointed by President Obama to the U.S Department of Homeland Security - Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from 2009 to 2017, she served as Senior Advisor to the FEMA Administrator, establishing and directing the Office of Disability Integration and Coordination. Marcie represented the U.S. government internationally as an expert on whole community inclusive global disaster risk reduction and continues to serve as a global leader throughout the development and implementation of the United Nations Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030.

Named by Forbes Magazine to their inaugural Fifty Over 50 Impact List, and by Womens’ eNews as one of their 21 Leaders for the 21st Century, Marcie serves as Chairperson of the US Department of Health and Human Services National Advisory Committee on Individuals with Disabilities and Disasters, Global Civil Society Advisory Panel representative for the UN Secretary General's Early Warnings for All Initiative, Board of Directors of InterAction, and appointed member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Disasters.

Marcie lives in the Washington DC area in the US.

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World Institute on Disability

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Inclusive Education

Technical and Vocational Education and TrainingDigital LearningEducation in EmergenciesFormal EducationLifelong LearningNon-Formal EducationPre-School and Early Childhood Intervention

ICT (Information and Communication Technologies)

3D PrintingArtificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Big Data SolutionsCommunity and Knowledge PlatformComputer Steering TechnologiesDigital LibraryGaming SolutionsInternet of ThingsMobile Services and Smartphone AppsRobotics and Automated MachinerySocial MediaTranslation/Conversation Tools

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AccessibilityEmploymentIndependent Living and Political Participation

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Wednesday, 21 February 2024

12:20 - 12:40

Bring Accessibility into Curricula: ATHENA

Live streamLocation: Fireside Chat - First floor

English captions | International Sign

Thursday, 22 February 2024

10:00 - 11:00

Forum on Climate Change and Humanitarian Crises

Live streamLocation: M2

Focus: Low- income countries
Education in Emergencies
English captions | International Sign
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Global leaders and seasoned practitioners deliberate on disability-inclusive responses to climate change ramifications and humanitarian crises such as wars and natural disasters.

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