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Disabled Peoples' International (DPI) is a cross disability, consumer controlled [1] international non-governmental organization (INGO) headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and with regional offices in Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Latin America, and North America and the Caribbean.
2011: "Together for a better world for all: Including persons with disabilities in development" [5] 2012: "Removing barriers to create an inclusive and accessible society for all" [6] [7] 2013: "Break Barriers, Open Doors: for an inclusive society and development for all" [8] 2014: "Sustainable development: The promise of technology" [9]
The disability rights movement is a global [1] [2] [3] social movement that seeks to secure equal opportunities and equal rights for all disabled people. [4]It is made up of organizations of disability activists, also known as disability advocates, around the world working together with similar goals and demands, such as: accessibility and safety in architecture, transportation, and the ...
The idea behind Linclusion, founded by Stephen and Jamie Marks, is to match certified, personal aids with children with disabilities at summer camp. Improving accessibility for kids with ...
How a homemade Halloween costume inspired a growing movement for more inclusion across the country
The Ambassadors for Respect is a program that brings violence prevention skills, especially against people with disabilities, into Minnesota and Wisconsin classrooms. Twin cities program helps ...
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006) requires ‘appropriate measures’ to ensure people with disabilities are able to ‘access, on an equal basis with others','the physical environment’, ‘transportation’ and ‘other facilities and services open or provided to the public’’. This requirement also ...
Disability Rights International (DRI), formerly Mental Disability Rights International, is a Washington, DC–based human rights advocacy organization dedicated to promoting the human rights and full participation in society of persons with disabilities worldwide. DRI documents conditions, publishes reports, and promotes international oversight ...