Imagine if we could bring American and international youth together to collaborate on projects that raise awareness about common social issues faced by people all over the world. That is exactly what we do at the Open Hands Initiative… We work within three areas of concentration – Media and Democracy; Culture and Creativity; and Disability and Accessibility. Through each of these focuses, we have conducted projects in Syria and Egypt, with plans to expand our programs throughout the Middle East and the greater Muslim and Arab world….
The above is a snippet from a recent guest post penned by the Open Hands Initiative for Disability.gov’s blog about the Silver Scorpion comic book and the Youth Ability Summit. You can read the post in its entirety here.
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