The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today held a day of general discussion on the right to education of persons with disabilities. Experts from the United Nations as well as self-advocates, representatives of States and non-governmental organizations, and members of academia made statements and engaged in dialogues on the challenges in implementing […]
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Nigeria: Women With Disabilities Urge Jonathan to Sign Disability Bill
By Ojoma Akor Women with disabilities have called on President Goodluck Jonathan to sign the Disability Rights Bill recently passed by the National Assembly without delay. They made the call yesterday in Abuja during an interactive session with the press to commemorate this year’s International Women’s Day. Speaking on behalf of about 10 other disability […]
DRPI contributes to Zero Project CRPD implementation map
DRPI has contributed to World Map of on the implementation of UNCRPD 2015 prepared by Zero Project – check out our findings gathered through DRPI projects and findings of other DPOs worldwide. Access the indicators and map. Additional information: Social Indicators are one of the three areas of research conducted by the Zero Project, together […]
Not about charity – Nepali Times interviews Marcia Rioux
Marcia H Rioux is Research Professor at York University in Toronto, where she is affiliated with Disability Rights Promotion International (DRPI). She was recently in Kathmandu to meet with private sector employers, and to discuss how to promote access to opportunities in the labour force for people with disabilities. Excerpts from her conversation with Ashutosh […]
Does a zero-deficit fiscal policy breed social equality?
(Montreal) February 5, 2015 The DisAbled Women’s Network / Le Réseau d’action des femmes handicapées (DAWN-RAFH) Canada, along with other disability rights groups are outraged to learn via “Le Devoir” that the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) was floating the idea of using funds normally dedicated to providing services for disabled students to pay […]
DRPI Co-Director Marcia Rioux awarded OCUFA Status of Women Award of Distinction
On February 3, 2015 OCUFA announced the winners of the 2014 Status of Women Award of Distinction and the Lorimer Award. Among the five winners is DRPI Co-Director Marcia Rioux, Distinguished Research Professor, School of Health Policy and Management, York University, for her foundational and globally recognized work on advancing the rights of women in […]
Bengt Lindqvist speaks at DPI World Summit “Diversity Within”
The speech below was delivered by Bengt Lindqvist, Co-Director of D.R.P.I. and former U.N. Special Rapporteur on Disability, at the 2004 Disabled Peoples’ International World Summit: Diversity Within, held September 8 to 10 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The text of this speech follows: A new human rights paradigm has emerged in the disability field over […]
Call for Expressions of Interest – Unfinished Business
We would like to invite First Nation/Aboriginal/Indigenous artists with disability to submit an Expression of Interest in an exhibition, which is proposed to be displayed at the United Nations in New York from December 2015. The works of First Nation/Aboriginal/Indigenous artists with disability will appear alongside and compliment the exhibition ‘Unfinished Business’. Below is a […]
DRPI is hiring a Bangladesh Work Placement Coordinator – DEADLINE EXTENDED
There is an immediate opening for a part-time position for Bangladesh Work Placement Coordinator for Disability Rights Promotion International’s Asian Workplace Approach that Respects Equality (AWARE) project. DRPI is a collaborative project working to establish a holistic and sustainable global system to monitor the human rights of people with disabilities. DRPI has begun a five-year […]
DRPI is hiring a Nepal Work Placement Coordinator
There is an immediate opening for a part-time position for Nepal Work Placement Coordinator for Disability Rights Promotion International’s Asian Workplace Approach that Respects Equality (AWARE) project. DRPI is a collaborative project working to establish a holistic and sustainable global system to monitor the human rights of people with disabilities. DRPI has begun a five-year […]