The DRPI project has received financial support from the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) Canada, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), the Department of Canadian Heritage, York University, State University of New York at Buffalo, L’Institut de réadaptation en déficience physique de Québec (IRDPQ), le Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche en réadaptation et intégration sociale (CIRRIS) and the Swedish Association of the Visually Impaired (SRF), Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Austrian Development Agency, the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR), Handicap International, Disability Rights Fund, Light for the World, Liliane Fonds, Department of Foreign Affairs Trade and Development Canada (DFATD), Ministry of Social Development, Government of New Zealand, and the Stars of Hope Society. We thank all of these organizations for their generous support.