Disabled Peoples' International
About DPI
Disabled Peoples' International (DPI) is a cross-disability, consumer-controlled international organization of people with disabilities in over 130 countries around the world. USICD is the national assembly of the United States in DPI. The goals of DPI are to:
- Promote the human rights of people with disabilities
- Promote economic and social integration of people with disabilities
- Develop and support organizations of people with disabilities
For more information about DPI please visit: http://www.dpi.org
Latest DPI E-News
DPI Update -- Week of July 9, 2010
July 13, 2010
This week's issue: DPI Newsletter takes a break for the summer; Forced Migration Review focuses on disability and displacement; information on the CRPD Committee.
DPI Update -- Week of June 25, 2010
June 24, 2010
This week's issue: information about the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and the right to work; a report on disability and poverty in the UK; an upcoming conference on disability management programs in the US; an upcoming Ability Expo 2010 in Canada; a photo exhibition on women with disabilities in Thailand; a call for nominations for the Jodi Awards; and a human rights course in Finland.
DPI Update -- Week of June 18
June 23, 2010
This week's issue covers: Spain submits initial report to Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; abuses against people with mental illness in Indonesia is reported; Human Rights Watch has accused Croatia of failing to deinstitutionalize people with disabilities; a report on children with disabilities is released; article about women with disabilities in post-colonial South Asia is released.
DPI Update -- Week of June 11, 2010
June 9, 2010
This special issue celebrates Disabled Peoples International Executive Director Mary Ennis and her commitments to people with disabilities worldwide. Mary Ennis left DPI in May 2010 for health reasons.
DPI Update -- Week of May 21, 2010
May 21, 2010
This week's issue includes news on the CRPD; inclusive education; the Asia Pacific region; and a funding competition for human rights activities in developing countries.
DPI Update -- Week of May 14, 2010
May 13, 2010
This week's issue: CRPD updates and information on Article 8 in the CRPD; Croatia is criticized for placing people with disabilities in institutions instead of the community; a court case in Hungary is criticized for undermining human rights for people with disabilities; a complaint has been lodged alleging the torture of children and adults with disabilities at the Judge Rotenberg Center in the United States; DPI praises the work of organizations promoting the rights of women and other marginalized groups with disabilities. Amnesty International has several job openings available in the UK and also elsewhere.
DPI Update -- Week of May 7, 2010
May 7, 2010
This week's issue: link to fact sheets on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; information about a new report on government policies affecting aboriginal peoples in Australia and in Canada; a call for applications for the Leahy War Victims Fund; a link to the RTC media website.
DPI Update - Week of April 30, 2010
April 30, 2010
Serbia Mental Disability Rights Initiatie challenges the European Union's decision to fund segregated day-care centers for children with disabilities; a new report on people with disabilities in Sierra Leone is released; experts critize a contraception campaign in Rwanda for excluding people with disabilities; the United Nations is seeking human rights officers.
DPI Update -- Week of April 23, 2010
April 23, 2010
This week's issue of the Disabled Peoples International (DPI) newsletter announces an Inclusive Hurricane Preparedness Conference in the US; the launch of a new website from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs; information about how organizations can make submissions to the July sessions of the UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review; and news from a recent court ruling in India.
DPI Update -- Week of April 16, 2010
April 15, 2010
This week's edition has updates on events related to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), news about the Mental Disability Advocacy Center, an update on Haiti, and information about this year's International Very Special Arts Festival.
Bangladesh Disability Organization Mourns Passing of George Daniels, Deputy Chair for DPI
April 14, 2010
DPI Update - Week of April 9, 2010
April 8, 2010
Items covered in this week's newsletter include: World Autism Day; the upcoming June Global Sexuality Gender and Rights Institute in Turkey; a video on decent work with audio description; and a call for papers on inclusive education.
George Daniel, Chairman of the Trinidad & Tobago Chapter of DPI, Passes Away
April 8, 2010
DPI Update - Week of April 2, 2010
April 1, 2010
This week's issue focuses on the right to live for people with disabilities
DPI Update -- March 26, 2010
March 26, 2010
DPI Update - Week of March 19, 2010
March 19, 2010
DPI Update -- March 11, 2010
March 11, 2010
DPI Update -- 3 March 2010
March 3, 2010
DPI E-News
February 23, 2010
DPI Resources
Disabled Peoples International (DPI) Ratification and Implementation Toolkits
Advocates can use the DPI Ratification Toolkit as a guide to the process of working with their national government to sign and ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). The accompanying Implementation Toolkit offers guidance to advocates on how to ensure that their country fully implements the CRPD.
DPI CRPD primers
DPI has produced a series of two page primers about the CRPD, providing information about the issues and obligations addressed in the CRPD. Versions in French and Spanish can also be accessed through the main DPI portal.