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The specific section(s) or information that was particularly relevant to my current profession is the work which ACEI does with children with disabilities.  In my current profession, I work with children with disabilities and oftentimes, they are not given the same opportunities for quality education as many other children, especially globally.  ACEI seeks to provide those opportunities to all children regardless of their abilities. 

Their affiliation with organizations such as The Global Partnership on Children with Disabilities (GPcwd) which through UNICEF is a network of more than 100 organizations, including international NGOs, national/local NGOs, Disabled People’s Organizations (DPOs), governments, academia and the private sector, working to advance the rights of children with disabilities at the global, regional and country levels. They promote a rights-based approach that provides a platform for advocacy and collective action to ensure the rights of children with disabilities are included and prioritized by both the Disability and Child Rights Movement.

The inaugural Forum of the Partnership (more than 240 participants) was held from 14-15 September 2012 at UNICEF House in New York, where for the first time the Partners came together to discuss ways to advocate for an inclusive post-2015 agenda; establish four task forces with the aim to influence the mainstreaming of disability rights into global child-focused agendas namely in nutrition, education, humanitarian action and assistive technology; and discuss collaboration at the country level in Haiti, Rwanda, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Malawi, Mozambique, and Bangladesh.

Their statements and resources allowed me to look at the work which is being done with children with disabilities outside of the U.S. in different ways.  I have always been a strong advocate for the rights of people with disabling conditions, but this organization has given me a more worldwide view of the work which happens with children with disabilities.

ACEI through its radio broadcast, newsletters, conferences, events and research journals provides information, proven data and opportunities for advocacy, opportunities to make recommendation for teachers, policymakers and economist on what they can do to ensure that more students have the skills and motivation to succeed in higher education.

ACEI conducts conferences, symposiums and events around the world to give people from all cultural and diverse backgrounds a chance to present research, information and events that are all used to promote quality educational opportunities for children on a global as well as local scale.