Stevie Wonder Speaks Up For Children With Disabilities At the United Nations General Assembly high level meeting on disabilities, global music icon and UN Messenger of Peace, Stevie Wonder, met with Vietnamese advocate and performer Nguyen Phoung Anh, ‘Crystal’, to push jointly for greater inclusion for children with disabilities. Crystal shot to fame thanks to her audition for Viet Nam’s Got Talent that inspired millions with her singing. This year’s historic high level meeting on disabilities at the General Assembly is demanding international action to invest in children with disabilities and to include people with disabilities in the global development agenda. The UN meeting attracted diverse participants with including those with and without disabilities. Stevie Wonder made a plea for technology to be made available to all people with disabilities. In the meeting with Phoung Anh, – or ‘Crystal’ as she calls herself due her brittle bone disease or Osteogenesis Imperfecta – he spoke about their common spirit and commitment to break down barriers for those with disabilities. Read more: looktothestars.org/news/10829-stevie-wonder-speaks-up-for-children-with-disabilities#ixzz2fwbzOgTP Follow us: @looktothestars on Twitter | looktothestarsorg on Facebook
Posted on: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 22:00:44 +0000
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