The International Disability Alliance hosted a webinar called “Leveraging the Global Disability Summit 2025 Commitments to Advance Inclusive Education for Learners with Disabilities”. Opening the discussion, Jose Viera, Executive Director of IDA, spoke of education as “the tool that unlocks independence, autonomy, and inclusion.”
Drawing from personal experience, he reflected on how inaccessible schools once limited his own opportunities, underscoring why inclusive education must be seen as a right rather than charity. He emphasized that efforts to include learners with disabilities must help to transform systems to be inclusive for all.