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[Komunikado] Promé Curacao Inclusion Award pa Avila Beach Hotel, Nautilus Restaurant en IBIS Management
Willemstad, 10 september 2017 Klousura di Curaçao Inclusion Project di Fundashon Alton Paas kaminda a pone atenshon na asesibilidat pa personanan ku ta usa ròlstul WILLEMSTAD, Fundashon Alton Paas ta hopi kontentu i agradesido pa e sosten i impakto di e...
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[Speeches] Curacao Inclusion Award
It was a meaningful moment as we listen to the speeches shared during the first Curacao Inclusion Award. With this video we wanted to encourage more people to share with others their perspective about inclusion and what is the potential for us as an island if we...
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Wheelchair, a good trade or tool of hope?
For some, it is something they do not want to see, for others it is a very sad tool, something malicious. Others use it for convenience and for certain privileges at some stage. For others it is a means to earn money, a good trade. For those with disabilities a...
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- November 18, 2017 5:00 pmPump On Wheels
- January 14, 2018 6:00 amThe Annual Fitness Challenge
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