Congratulations Ashrafun Nahar for winning the Her Abilities Award, 2018. Ashrafun “Misti” Nahar is the founder of the Women with Disabilities Development Foundation (WDDF) in Bangladesh, as well as a member of international organizations Asia Pacific Women with Disabilities United (APWWDU) and the Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID).Ashrafun has developed and been part […]
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Press Release
PRESS RELEASE ABOUT THE NATIONAL COALITION’S FIRST CONSULTATION Several Disabled Persons’ Organizations and Persons with Disabilities have come together as a national coalition towards highlighting the Government response towards the rights of persons with disabilities in India. The coalition will hold its first deliberation at Hotel Lemon Tree on Thursday and Friday (13th and 14th […]
DRPI Training at Yukon Human Rights Commission
On November 21st, the Yukon Human Rights Commission (YHRC) will offer a free DRPI training followed by a free disability rights symposium. Speakers include Susan Hardie, executive director of the Canadian Centre on Disability Studies (CCDS) and Marcia Rioux, director of Disability Rights Promotion International (DRPI). YHRC is committed to raising awareness on inclusion and […]
New DRPI Report: Rights of people with intellectual disabilities in Serbia
We are happy to announce the publication of the new new monitoring report on rights of people with intellectual disabilities in the Republic of Serbia. The report was produced within the framework of the project “Self-advocacy for fundamental rights of persons with disabilities in Serbia”. This two-year project was run by the Association for Promotion […]
DRPI is hiring a full-time (limited term) Work Placement Coordinator in Nepal
There is an immediate opening for a full-time (limited term) position as a Work Placement Coordinator for Disability Rights Promotion International’s Asian Workplace Approach that Respects Equality (AWARE) project in Nepal. Please click on the link below to read the detailed job description and learn more information about […] DRPI AWARE Work Placement Coordinators Nepal […]
A Model of Successful Corporate Culture Change
Chapter 5 Model of Successful Corporate Culture Change Integrating Employees with Disabilities by Douglas Waxman has been published in the Book Series: Research in Social Science and Disability Please click below to access: Model of Successful Corporate Culture Change
Join us in Toronto, Ontario for a Summit on Indigeneity and Disability
Please click the invitation below for event details: SUMMIT ON INDIGENEITY & DISABILITY_Invitation Summit on Indigeneity and Disability
DRPI AWARE Once Again Featured on Handi-Link Radio Show
We are happy to share with you set of interviews featured on Handi-Link. Sreedhar Ganta discusses the AWARE project with radio host Cam Wells. Handi-Link is a program on CJAM Radio that explores disability issues. Click on the play button below to play the interview. Click Here to download the Sreedhar Ganta Interview file Click […]
AWARE Project Featured on Handi-Link Radio Show
We are happy to share with you an interview featured on Handi-Link about the AWARE project. Monica Ackermann and Sreehar Ganta discuss the AWARE project and the recent Employer Awards event held in India with the show’s host, Cam Wells. Handi-Link is a radio program on CJAM Radio that explores disability issues. Click on the play button […]
Book Review: Disability, Rights Monitoring and Social Change: Building Power out of Evidence
We’re excited to share a review of the recently released book edited by Marcia Rioux, Paula C Pinto, and Gillian Parekh entitled Disability, Rights Monitoring and Social Change: Building Power out of Evidence in the journal Disability and the Global South. The review can be found in the journal, Disability and the Global South (Click here to […]