INSTITUTE ON INDEPENDENT LIVING NEWSLETTER 3/99
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Seven Tools for Going Global
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After research, business and government, the new information technology
has now reached the field of Human Rights. Never before has the
disability community had such tools for communication and joint action
on the national and international level. Never before have we had such
means of rapid dissemination of facts and figures, arguments and
examples of good practice. Never before have we had such fast and
inexpensive ways of consulting with each other, pooling our resources
and winning allies for our cause across the globe.
Are you and your organization prepared for globalization? The Institute
on Independent Living can assist you with its wide international
exposure. Presently our website receives over 90,000 hits or 12,000 user
sessions a month, with each user staying in our site on an average of 15
min.
We offer you the following seven tools:
[note: long URLs may have to be copied and pasted into your browser's
address (location) bar.]
Tool 1
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Disability Organizations Network
http://www.independentliving.org/donet/index.html
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DisOrgNet is an on-line database designed to give your organization
world-wide exposure. Presently, some 150 organizations from all over the
world are registered with information about mission, philosophy,
activities, fields of specialization, resources in terms of experts and
published materials, capacity for accommodating study visits,
internships and traineeships, interest in participating in joint
projects with groups or organizations in other parts of the world.
Tool 2
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Independent Living Virtual Library
http://www.independentliving.org/Library/Library_Contents.html
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We publish texts about your organization, its mission and activities,
achievements, needs and plans in our full-text virtual Library. To have
something published on our site, free of charge, contact
http://www.independentliving.org/Publishframe.html
Throughout the Library, you will find directories to other disability
organizations, and resource kits for networking with them. We also have
a growing section called, Organizations & Networking at:
http://www.independentliving.org/Library/Library_Contents14.html
Particularly interesting for networking and coalition building are the
following resources:
Centers for Independent Living and National Associations of Independent
Living
Possibly the most current and comprehensive listing on the Internet
today of CILs/ILCs from around the world. Where available, the list
includes e-mail, web and postal addresses.
http://www.independentliving.org/LibArt/CILs.html
DAA Resource Kit: Organisation Building
Disability Awareness in Action's (DAA) Organisation Building Resource
Kit assists organisations of disabled people to improve their structures
and the way they work.
http://www.independentliving.org/DAA/DAAKit41.html
DAA Resource Kit: Media Information
Disability Awareness in Action's (DAA) Media Information Resource Kit
offers concrete methods to change the structures of society and
attitudes, and to support your cause through traditional media.
http://www.independentliving.org/DAA/DAAKit1.html
Inter-American Institute on Disability
The Inter-American Institute on Disability (IID) is a private,
non-profit entity whose purpose is to interface between public and
private organizations and associations of and for people with all types
of disabilities.
http://www.independentliving.org/LibArt/iid.html
Tool 3
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Have your e-mail address posted for colleagues to contact you and your
organization. Review our current list at:
http://www.independentliving.org/LibArt/mailaddress.html
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Tool 4
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Expose your articles, reports, training manuals or other resources to
disabled people, researchers, service providers, government officials
and policymakers all over the world by contacting:
http://www.independentliving.org/Publishframe.html
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Tool 5
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Discussion Forums
http://www.independentliving.org/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/indliv/forum/bbs_entrance.cgi
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Have a question about housing?
Want to comment on disability legislation?
Need to advertise a service or product?
Looking for somebody with experience in direct payments?
Regardless of what you have on your mind, you'll find an appropriate
discussion forum that allows you direct contact with the thousands of
visitors to our site each month. Among the variety of themes such as
human rights; personal assistance; relationships, sexuality & family,
there is also one for Networking/Joint Projects.
Tool 6
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New "Events" section
http://www.independentliving.org/newsframe.html
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Send us information about your meeting, conference, protest action or
whatever. We'll keep it posted until the date of the event, and, if
appropriate, follow it up with a text in our Library. Contact Kris
Walmsley at mailto:[log in to unmask]
Tool 7
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Books on networking from a disability perspective
http://barnesandnoble.bfast.com/booklink/click?sourceid=256763&is_search=Y&keyword=disability+networking&match=exact&options=and
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The Institute's Bookstore offers a selection of books directly related
to networking and disability.
If you've recently read a book you think is relevant to the Institute
and would like to offer a short review, please contact our webmaster.
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The previous newsletter
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Our previous newsletter on Human Rights was well received as evidenced
by the resulting surge in our visitor statistics. We have an extensive
library with legal texts of national and international documents easily
searchable by topic, country and author at:
http://www.independentliving.org/Library/Library_Contents27.html
Most popular were the United Nations Standard Rules and the national
reports about their compliance. The Institute on Independent Living is
the only website where you can read the official country report about a
country's compliance with the Standards and compare it to the reports
written by NGO's about the same country's compliance or lack of it with
the Standards. Fascinating reading at:
http://www.independentliving.org/STANDARDRULES/index.html
Coming issues of the newsletter
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In upcoming newsletters we take up themes such as Universal Design,
Personal Assistance and Assistive Technology. These issues determine to
a large degree the quality of our every day life. In order to improve
our situation, individually and as a group, nationally and
internationally, we need better information about legislation,
financing, design solutions and user support. Send your articles,
references to useful source of information, reviews, etc. to
mailto:[log in to unmask]
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Don't forget to visit our other on-line services
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Accessible Vacation Home Exchange
http://www.independentliving.org/VacationHomeSwap.html
Swap your home during your next vacation with somebody in such
destinations as France, Egypt the UK or Canada. We've got close to 100
attractive offers waiting for you! Our base of participants list the
accessible features of their homes and dates they wish to travel.
Assistant Referral
http://www.independentliving.org/assex/index.html
People with extensive disabilities can find personal assistants in their
hometown or other parts of the world which they plan to visit. And
personal assistants can advertise their need for work.
Personal Assistance Network
http://www.independentliving.org/PANetwork/index.html
Provides discussion forums and full-text library with information,
examples of good practice, advice and support for personal assistance
users.
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© 1999 Institute on Independent Living
http://www.independentliving.org
Dr. Adolf Ratzka, Director
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Terry Skehan, Administrator
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Kris Walmsley, Webmaster
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