; (2) increasing the participation of people with disabilities in political processes through national awareness campaigns, use of accessible polling stations and voter materials, and open exchange between disability communities and politicians to update election laws to be more inclusive and compliant with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; (3) strengthening organizations run by and for people with disabilities to advocate on their own behalf, design, and implement international development programs and access direct funding; (4) supporting the economic independence of women with disabilities through microcredit programs that provide seed grants to women to invest in their families and start new businesses; (5) integrating youth and adults with disabilities into the competitive workforce by facilitating job training, internship opportunities, and educating employers on best practices for hiring people with disabilities; and (6) ensuring community health care providers and disaster response experts include people with disabilities in their programs by employing the principles of universal design; and Whereas the inclusion of people with disabilities is a fundamental part of democracy and essential to the full realization of human rights: Now, therefore, be it