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Icelandic minister Sæland: "Proud. Disabled. And endlessly grateful"

Summary by United Nations Regional Information Centre
Inga Sæland, the Icelandic Minister of Social Affairs, explained in a speech to the 18th Conference of State Parties to the UN Convention on the rights of Persons with Disabilities, how, as a disabled person, she fought poverty to finish a law degree at 56, launch her own political party and become a government minister. “My name is Inga Sæland. I’m legally blind. I have less than 10% vision, I’ve never driven a car, or seen the colors of autumn…
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United Nations Regional Information Centre broke the news in on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.
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