Maria Verónica Reina: Perbedaan antara revisi

Maria lahir di Argentina pada awal 1960-an. Pada umur 17 tahun ia terlibat dalam kecelakaan mobil yang mengakibatkan ia cacat. Ia bercita-cita menjadi guru, tetapi pada saat ia ingin melanjutkan pendidikannya ia ditolak. Ini dikarenakan orang dengan disabilitas tidak diijinkan untuk mengajar di Argentina.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rollingplanet.net/ich-bin-anders-aber-gleich-3-maria-veronica-reina-argentinienusa/|title=Ich bin anders, aber gleich (3): Maria Veronica Reina, Argentinien/USA|date=25 January 2012|publisher=Rolling Planet|language=German|access-date=10 March 2020|archive-date=2020-03-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314175807/https://rollingplanet.net/ich-bin-anders-aber-gleich-3-maria-veronica-reina-argentinienusa/|dead-url=yes}}</ref> Maria akhirnya memilih pendidikan psikologi dan lulus dari Catholic University of Santa Fe. Ia kemudian menyelesaikan gelar masternya dalam Pembelajaran dan Pengajaran Terbuka dan Jarak Jauh dari [[:en:National_University_of_Distance_EducationNational University of Distance Education|National University of Distance Education]] Spanyol.<ref name="bbi">{{Cite web|url=http://bbi.syr.edu/news_events/news/2017/11/maria-veronica-reina.html|title=Dear Colleague and former director of BBI international programs, Maria Veronica Reina, Passes Away in Argentina|date=31 October 2017|publisher=Burton Blatt Institute|language=|access-date=10 March 2020}}</ref>

Maria mendapatkan pengalaman bekerja di berbagai tempat, termasuk University Institute San Martin di [[Rosario, Argentina|Rosario]], Argentina; Organisasi Orang Cacat Argentina yang berlokasi di Cilsa, Pusat Rehabilitasi Internasional yang ada di [[Chicago]] (1997); <ref name=":1" /><ref name="syr" /><ref name="wcd" />

Maria lulus dari Universitas Katolik Santa Fe di Argentina. Kemudian ia memperoleh gelar Master dari Universitas Spanyol Uned.<ref name="bbi" /> Maria mendapatkan pengalaman bekerja di berbagai tempat, termasuk University Institute San Martin di [[Rosario, Argentina|Rosario]], Argentina; Organisasi Orang Cacat Argentina yang berlokasi di Cilsa, Pusat Rehabilitasi Internasional yang ada di [[Chicago]] (1997); <ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.guidestar.org/profile/36-4111895|title=Center for International Rehabilitation|publisher=GuideStar|language=|access-date=10 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="syr">{{Cite web|url=https://news.syr.edu/blog/2008/01/29/global-disability-and-poverty-efforts-get-key-boost-from-agreement-between-sus-burton-blatt-institute-and-world-bank/|title=[Syracuse University News] Global disability and poverty efforts get key boost from agreement between SU’s Burton Blatt Institute and World Bank|date=29 January 2008|publisher=Syracuse University|language=|access-date=10 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="wcd">{{Cite web|url=https://wecando.wordpress.com/tag/institute-for-international-cooperation-and-development/|title=World Bank, Syracuse U. Join Forces Against Poverty Among Disabled People|date=2 February 2008|publisher=We Can Do|language=|access-date=10 March 2020}}</ref>

Sebelum bergabung dengan Burton Blatt Institute, Ms. Reina menjabat sebagai Presiden Centre for International Rehabilitation (CIR).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-05-048/law-library-to-host-disability-workshop/2005-03-03/|title=Law Library of Congress to Host International Disability Workshop on March 30|website=Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA|access-date=2020-03-14}}</ref> Dalam kapasitas ini, ia mengawasi program CIR termasuk Penelitian, E-Learning dan Proyek Pemantau Hak Disabilitas Internasional, sebuah inisiatif internasional penting yang mendokumentasikan dan menilai situasi para penyandang cacat di seluruh dunia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawncanada.net/news/hommage-to-maria-veronica-reina/|title=DAWN-RAFH ::|website=www.dawncanada.net|access-date=2020-03-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://womenenabled.org/formerboard.html|title=Women Enabled International|website=womenenabled.org|language=en|access-date=2020-03-14|archive-date=2020-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924102346/https://womenenabled.org/formerboard.html|dead-url=yes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.centerforfinancialinclusion.org/a-meeting-at-the-un-integrating-disability-rights-in-the-mdgs|title=A meeting at the UN: Integrating Disability Rights in the MDGs {{!}} Center for Financial Inclusion|website=www.centerforfinancialinclusion.org|language=en|access-date=2020-03-14}}</ref>

Dibantu dengan dukungan [[:en:Burton_Blatt_InstituteBurton Blatt Institute|Burton Blatt Institute]] (BBI) dan [[Bank Dunia]], Maria ditunjuk sebagai Direktur Eksekutif pertama untuk Kemitraan Global untuk Disabilitas dan Pembangunan (GPDD) pada tahun 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://papersmart.unmeetings.org/ga/68th-session/hlm-disability-and-development/programme/|title=United Nations PaperSmart General Assembly - Sixty-eighth session of the General Assembly - High-level Meeting on Disability & Development -programme|last=/theme/humans.txt|first=|date=|website=papersmart.unmeetings.org|language=en|access-date=2020-03-14|archive-date=2020-01-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116133740/http://papersmart.unmeetings.org/ga/68th-session/hlm-disability-and-development/programme/|dead-url=yes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lhac.eu/?i=accessible-cities.en.reference-documents.31|title=Global Forum on Accessible Cities - experts' presentations {{!}} LHAC|website=www.lhac.eu|access-date=2020-03-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://globalag.igc.org/agingwatch/events/CSD/2008/maria.htm|title=How the International Disability Caucus worked during negotiations for a UN Human Rights Convention on Disability|website=globalag.igc.org|access-date=2020-03-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ic-lotos.org.ba/ba/prava-osoba-sa-invaliditetom/doc_details/71-ibhidonatoriubih|title=Women with Disabilities in Situations of Conflict|last=Bijelić|first=Jasminko|website=ic-lotos.org.ba|language=bs-ba|access-date=2020-03-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zeroproject.org/about-us/network/|title=The Zero Project Network|website=Zero Project|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0608/S00218/un-treaty-to-protect-persons-with-disabilities.htm|title=UN treaty to protect persons with disabilities {{!}} Scoop News|last=Wednesday|last2=August 2006|first2=16|website=www.scoop.co.nz|access-date=2020-03-14|last3=Nations|first3=10:56 am Press Release: United}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.awdhk.org/link.php|title=香港女障協進會 Association of Women with Disabilities Hong Kong|website=www.awdhk.org|access-date=2020-03-14|archive-date=2020-09-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919093254/http://www.awdhk.org/link.php|dead-url=yes}}</ref>

kerja sama ini mempunyai tujuan untuk mempromosikan keterlibatan penyandang cacat ke dalam kebijakan dan praktik melalui lembaga pembangunan.<ref name="syr">{{Cite web|url=https://news.syr.edu/blog/2008/01/29/global-disability-and-poverty-efforts-get-key-boost-from-agreement-between-sus-burton-blatt-institute-and-world-bank/|title=[Syracuse University News] Global disability and poverty efforts get key boost from agreement between SU’s Burton Blatt Institute and World Bank|date=29 January 2008|publisher=Syracuse University|language=|access-date=10 March 2020}}</ref>

Dia sangat aktif di Komite PBB untuk Konvensi Disabilitas. <ref name="wcd" />