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Organizational partners and representatives
Algeria
AWARE project
Kuhu Das – Subhi Association for Women with Disabilities
Normand Boucher – Laval University
Annie Bunting – York University
Rachel Gorman – York University
Cameron Graham – York University
Thomas Klassen – York University
Emile Tompa – Institute for work and health, Centre for Research on Work Disability Policy
Pavan Kumar – Swadhikaar Centre for Disabilities Inforamation, Research and Resource Development
Shudarson Subedi – National Federation of the Disabled Nepal
Abdus Sattar Dulal – Bangladesh Prodibandi Kallyan Somity (BPKS)
Bosnia
Nataša Maroš – MyRight, Project coordinator
Binasa Goralija – My Right
Lejla Somun-Krupalija – Rapporteur
Fikret Zuko – Blind Association of Sarajevo Canton
Suvad Zahirović – Information Centre for Persons with Disabilities “Lotos”
Zoran Dobraš – Coordinating Council of DPOs of the Republika Srpska
Adisa Pamuk – DPO Coalition of Sarajevo
Jasminko Bijelić – DPO Coalition of Tuzla
Jasna Rebac – DPO Coalition of Mostar
Jelena Mišić – DPO Coalition of Doboj
Milorad Jović – DPO Coalition of Bijeljina
Amira Krehić – BiH Ombudsman’s Office
Muhamed Braco Džemidžić – Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in BiH
Srđan Dizdarević – Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in BiH
Colombia
Salam Gomez – Fundamental Colombia
Natalia Angel Cabo – Andes University
Ana Fisher – Riadis
Ximena Serpa – Riadis
Alirio Hernández – National Lawyers Organization
Rodrigo Fredes – Latinamerican network of psychosocial disability
Expanding the Circle
Sandi Bell – Human Rights Commissioner
Yvonne Bohr – LaMarsh Centre for Child and Youth Research
Sandra Carpenter – Centre for Independent Living Toronto
Larry Frost – Native Canadian Centre of Toronto
Harvey Goldberg – Canadian Human Rights Commission
Rebecca Gowan – Canadian Human Rights Commission
Skip Gryschuk – Grand Council Treaty #3
Archie Indoe – Historic Saugeen Metis
Pat McArthur – Historic Saugeen Metis
Cindy Zarkycki – Historic Saugeen Metis
Patricia Lamotte – OPHQ
Don Shakel – Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre
Steve Teekens – Nameres–Native Men’s Residence
Sandra Carpenter – Centre for Independent Living Toronto
Douglas Durst – University of Regina
Cyndy Baskin – Ryerson University, School of Social Work
Celia Haig-Brown – York University
Nancy Davis Halifax – York University
Jon Johnson – York University
David McNab – York University
Debbie Lipscome – Grand Council Treaty #3
Honduras
Daisy Xiomara de la Cruz – Federación Nacional de Organismos de Personas con Discapacidad de Honduras (FENOPDIH)
Edil Bautista Funes Moradel – Federación Nacional de Organismos de Personas con Discapacidad de Honduras (FENOPDIH)
Enrique Norambuena – Riadis
Macedonia
Vladimir Lazovski – Open the Windows
Vesna Jovanova – Open the Windows
Daniela Stojanovska-Dzingovska – Association of Students and Youth with Disability (ASYD), Skopje, R. Macedonia
Biljana Manevska – Open the Windows, Veles
Ifraim Ljuta – Active Life, Tetovo, R. Macedonia
Zvonko Savrevski – Polio Plus, Skopje
Moldova
Igor Meriacre – Association Motivation
Elena Ratoi – Association Motivation
Ana Zincov – Association for support for children with physical disabilities
Valentina Pavlov – Association Motivation
Ecaterina Surdu – Association Motivation
Tatiana Seredenco – Associatino „AZI“
Nepal
Birendra Raj Pokharel – Federation of the Disabled-Nepal (NFDN)
Ashrafun Nahar Misti – Bangladesh Protibandhi kallyan Somity (BPKS)
Channtey Heng – The Cambodain Disabled Peoples’ Organization (CDPO)
New Zealand
Rachel Noble – Disabled Persons Assembly
Petra Butler – Victoria University of Wellington
Portugal
Serbia
Goran Lončar – Centre for Society Orientation (COD)
Sonja dr Vasić
Aleksandra Panović – South-Backa District Association of Muscular Dystrophy
Gorjana Gordić – Association Talos
Radovan Radulović – Association Will for Life
Iva Danilović – Belgrade Center for Human Rights
Ana Pavlović – National Association of Blind
Serbia – Accessible Elections
Iva Danilović – Belgrade Center for Human Rights
Desanka Žižić – Association of Serbian Sign Language Interpreters
Biljana Janjić – Mental Disability Rights Initiative – Serbia
Jelena Avramović – NDI
Vesna Nestorović – Association White Cane
Vidan Danković – Accessibility Audit Association
Radovan Radulović – Association Will for Life
Mihailo Gordić – Belgrade’s organization of Deaf
Ana Pavlović – National Blind Association
South Africa
The South African Disability Alliance (SADA): A Consortium of 12 DPOs
Mr. Jace Nair, Project Leader – South African National Council for the Blind
Bonglwe Malope – Country Coordinator (2010-2013)
Sipho Nkosi – Country Coordinator (2013-2014)
Helene Combrinck – Centre for Disability Law and Policy (CDLP), University of the Western Cape
Harry Swart – National Council for Persons with Physical Disabilities in South Africa (NCPPDDSA)
Jabu Dikgale – Downs Syndrome South Africa
Surprise Makgope – Department of Women, Children and PWDs
Vietnam
Dr. Xuan Thuy Nguyen – Mount Saint Vincent and York University, Canada; Dr. Claudia Mitchell – McGill University
Dr. Naydene de Lange – Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa,
Ms. Nguyen Thi Lan Anh – Action to Community Development Center, Viet Nam
Yukon
Organizational partners and representatives (Phase Two)
Monitoring Individual Experiences
Australia
- Maryanne Diamond, Australian Federation of Disability Organizations (AFDO)
- Jan Ashford, Communication Rights Australia (CAUS)
Bolivia
- Jaime Estivariz, Bolivian Confederation of Persons with Disabilities (COBOPDI)
- Teclo Gonzalez, Departmental Federation of Persons with Disabilities (La Paz) (FEDEPDI)
- Carlos Cortez, Crucena Federation of Persons with Disabilities (FECRUPDI)
- Maria-Andrea Echazu, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Cameroon
- Elly Macha, African Union of the Blind (AFUB)
- Paul Tezanou, Cameroon National Association of the Blind (ANAC)
- Mana Boungani, Cameroon National Association of Disabled Women
- Alphonse Ntep, Cameroon National Association of the Deaf
- Georgette Nlang, Cameroon National Association of Lepers
- Simone Tezon, Cameroon National Association of the Physically Disabled
- Eva Etongue, Cameroon National Commission on Human Rights and Freedoms (NCHRF)
- Erik Staaf, Swedish Association of the Visually Impaired (SRF)
Canada
- John Rae, Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians (AEBC)
- Alex Neve, Amnesty International Canada
- Tracy Walters, Canadian Association of Independent Living Centres (CAILC)
- Sandra Carpenter, Centre for Independent Living – Toronto (CILT)
- Normand Boucher, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation & Social Integration (CIRRIS), University of Laval
- Laurie Beachell, Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD)
- Steven Estey, Disabled Peoples International (DPI)
- Barbara Anello, DisAbled Women’s Network – Ontario (DAWN)
- Ian Hamilton, Equitas
- Jason Mitschele, National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS)
- Isabel Killoran, York University
Croatia
- Danko Buturac, Croatian Association of the Blind (CAB) Croatian
- Branko Bizjak, Associations of Persons with Disabilities (SOIH)
- Mirjana Dobranovic, Croatian Union of Physically Disabled Persons Association (CUPDA)
- Ljiljana Igric, University of Zagreb
- Lelia Kiš-Glavaš, University of Zagreb
India (Andhra Pradesh)
- Bilal Nazki, Andhra Pradesh State Legal Services Authority
- N. Beena, Asmita Resource Centre for Women
- Ranbir Singh, Centre for Culture, Law and Society (C-CLS), NALSAR University of Law
- Kalpana Kannabiran, Centre for Culture, Law and Society (C-CLS), NALSAR University of Law
- Manisha Agarwal, Communication Resource Centre (Hyderabad)
- M. Rajendra, Leonard Cheshire International – South Asia Programme
- T.C. Sivakumar, National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped (NIMH)
- Govinda Rao, Swadhikaar Centre for Disabilities Information, Research & Resource Development
- M. Pavan Kumar, Swadhikaar Centre for Disabilities Information, Research & Resource Development
Kenya
- Elly Macha, African Union of the Blind (AFUB)
- Monica Mbaru, Kenya Union of the Blind (KUB)
- Michael Ngunyi, Kenyan Centre for Disability Rights Education and Advocacy (CREAD)
- Kithure Kindiki, University of Nairobi, Faculty of Law
- George Otieno Ochich, Moi University, Faculty of Law
- Erik Staaf, Swedish Association of the Visually Impaired (SRF)
Philippines
- Pete Manio, Katipunan Ng Maykapansanan sa Pilipinas, Inc (KAMPI)
- Ihna Figueroa, Katipunan Ng Maykapansanan sa Pilipinas, Inc (KAMPI)
- Venus Ilagan, Katipunan Ng Maykapansanan sa Pilipinas, Inc (KAMPI)
- Dennis Ilagan, Cerebral Palsied Association of the Philippines
- Emmanuel Galang, Philippine Federation of the Deaf
- Pedro Caong, Philippines Blind Union
- Flory Valdez, World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry (members of soon-to-be-established Filipino affiliate)
Sweden
- Maryanne Rönnersten, Swedish Disability Federation (HSO)
- Annika Åkerberg, Swedish Disability Federation (HSO)
Monitoring Systems (Laws, Policies, Programs)
Dataset Monitoring
- Cameron Crawford, Canadian Association for Community Living (CALC)
- Patrick Fougeyrollas, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration (CIRRIS)
- John Rietschlin, Office for Disability Issues – Government of Canada
- Susan Stobert, Statistics Canada – Government of Canada
Legal Education and Research
- LeeAnn Basser, LaTrobe University
- Kalpana Kannibiran, NALSAR University of Law (Hyderabad, India)
- Arlene Kanter, Syracuse University (Syracuse, USA)
- S. Weir, University of Essex (Colchester, UK)
- Angela Laycock, University of Greenwich (London, England)
- Selina Goulbourne, University of Greenwich (London, England)
- Anna Lawson, University of Leeds (Leeds, England)
- Kithure Kindiki, University of Nairobi (Nairobi, Kenya)
- Oleksandra Baglay, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University (Toronto, Canada)
- Joan Gilmore, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University (Toronto, Canada)
- Roxanne Mykitiuk, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University (Toronto, Canada)
- Lora Patton, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University (Toronto, Canada)
National Human Rights Institutions
- Kieren Fitzpatrick, Asia-Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions (Sydney, Australia)
- Christian Courtis, International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) (Geneva)
Strategic Litigation
- Andrea Coomber, Interights (London, England)
- Fiona Given, Interights (London, England)
- Christian Courtis, International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)
Systemic Monitoring Template
- Ivana Petricone, ARCH – Legal Resource Centre for People with Disabilities (Toronto, Canada)
- Ian Fine, Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC)
- Normand Boucher, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration (CIRRIS)
- LeeAnn Basser, LaTrobe University (Bundoora, Australia)
- Kalpana Kannibiran, NALSAR University of Law (Hyderabad, India)
- Eric Meunier, Office des personnes handicapées du Québec – Government of Quebec, Canada
- Vangelis Nikias, Office for Disability Issues – Government of Canada
- Anna Bruce, Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, University of Lund (Lund, Sweden)
- R. Watts, RMIT University (Melbourne, Australia)
- Michael Salvaris, RMIT University (Melbourne, Australia)
- Simon Walker, United Nations, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) (Geneva, Switzerland)
- Adrianna Zarralaqui, United Nations, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) (Geneva, Switzerland)
- Kithure Kindiki, University of Nairobi (Nairobi, Kenya)
- Michael Prince, University of Victoria (Victoria, Canada)
- Roxanne Mykitiuk, York University (Toronto, Canada)
Monitoring Societal Attitudes
Canada
Panel of Experts
- Sheyfali Saujani, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Toronto, Canada)
- Ing Wong Ward, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Toronto, Canada)
- Steve Trumper, Ryerson University (Toronto, Canada)
- Daniel Drache, York University (Toronto, Canada)
- Geoffrey Reaume, York University (Toronto, Canada)
Researchers
- Raymond Cohen, Canadian Abilities Foundation (CAF)
- Andrew Laing, Cormex Research
International
Panel of Experts
- Ezra Zubrow, State University of New York at Buffalo (Buffalo, USA)
- Joseph Woelfel, State University of New York at Buffalo (Buffalo, USA)
- Karin Ljuslinder, Umeå University (Umeå, Sweden)
- Marcia Rioux, York University (Toronto, Canada)
Researchers
- Catalina Devandez, Disability Rights Activist
- Anna Bergholtz, Journalist and Disability Rights Activist (Sweden)
- Patrick Watson, Journalist (Toronto, Canada)
- Michael Ngunyi, Kenyan Centre for Disability Rights Education and Advocacy (CREAD) (Nairobi, Kenya)
- Beth Haller, Towson University (Baltimore, USA)
- Vinod Pavarala, University of Hyderabad (Hyderabad, India)