Independent Living/Disability Rights briefly
Compiled and edited by Jennifer Geagan, World Institute on Disability
New Training Manual for Disability, Development and Humanitarian Organizations
Oxfam in association with Action on Disability and Development has published a new training manual, "Disability, Equality, and Human Rights: A Training manual for Development and Humanitarian Organisations," by Alison Harris and Sue Enfield. The manual is designed to be used by disabled people's organizations, local or national, seeking to raise awareness and put disability equality into action among membership and in the broader community as well as by the humanitarian and development community, seeking to promote disability equality, both internally within their own organizations and externally with partners and beneficiaries. The
material included aims to be practical and suitable for trainers working in remote locations with limited resources. Most of the exercises can be adapted for use in groups of people having a wide range of disabilities and educational backgrounds. For more information, visit www.oxfam.org.uk/publications.
International Conference: Mainstreaming Disability in Development
An international conference, "Mainstreaming Disability in Development," is being planned for November 11-12, 2003 in London, UK. Organized by Disability Awareness in Action, International Service and Action on Disability and Development, the event aims to encourage governments, NGOs, funders and decision-making bodies to include disabled people in their development agendas. For more information, visit the International Service website at http://www.internationalservice.org.uk/ and click on the conference information icon.
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