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DPI e-update
9 May 2008
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Frank Hall Bentick,
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E-news for Week ending 9 May 2008
Welcome to Disabled Peoples International's (DPI) E-news. Please continue to
send your activities, conference information, and publications news to Dr.
Cassandra Phillips at [log in to unmask] The themes for this week's E-news are
networking, and increasing opportunities for employment of persons with
disabilities.
Commemorative Event for the Entry into Force of the Convention on the Rights
of Persons with Disabilities
A commemorative event for the entry into force of the Convention on the
Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol will be held
12 May 2008 from 1:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. in the General Assembly Hall at
United Nations Headquarters. For those outside of New York, USA, the event
will be available via webcast on the UN webcast site
http://www.un.org/webcast
*International Networking Opportunities*
The World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Economic and Social
Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and the Royal Thai Government
welcome you to the 1st Asia-Pacific Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR)
Congress, 9-11 December 2008, at the United Nations Conference Center in
Bangkok.
This will be the first opportunity for CBR implementers, policy-makers and
representatives of Disabled People's Organizations (DPOs) from all over the
Asia-Pacific region, to share their experiences, to form a network, and to
be updated with the latest trends in CBR in the content of the Asia-Pacific
Decade of Disabled Persons (2003-2012) and the Convention on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Fir information, go to
http://www.cbr-asiapacific.org/
*Free Employment Manual*
The employment of persons with disabilities in the private sector can be
described as a rare phenomenon, since persons with disabilities are
perceived as needing accommodations that are either too expensive or too
time consuming to put into place. In order to dispel some of the myths
associated with employing persons with disabilities, AccessAbility has
produced a manual titled "Employing the Disabled," which covers everything
from where to place job advertisements so that they can be read by persons
with disabilities to how to conduct accessibility audits of office premises.
Free download is available at
http://www.accessability.co.in/files/Employing-the-Disabled.pdf
*Job Posting in Northern Ireland*
The Centre for Disability Law and Policy at the National University of
Ireland (Galway) is currently advertising for two Researcher positions
(Baseline Study on Disability in Ireland and Modernisation of Disability
Service Delivery in Ireland).
The Centre was recently formed and builds on the work of several legal
academics in the University over the years. With these and other
appointments it is now set to become much more inter-disciplinary in its
orientation. The closing date for applications is 5pm Friday 30 May 2008.
For full job description, please go to
http://www.nuigalway.ie/news/vacancies.php
*Office of Disability Issues, HM Govt., UK releases Independent Living
Report 2008*
A new report on Independent Living was launched last week in the UK. It
outlines a five-year strategy toward inclusion and equalization of
opportunities for persons with disabilities. To read the report, please go
to
http://www.officefordisability.gov.uk/docs/ilr-executive-report.pdf
*Launching of World Blind Union's Right to Read Campaign*
On 23rd April 2008 the World Blind Union's International Right to Read
Campaign was launched in Amsterdam. The campaign, which advocates globally
for accessible books, was organised in close collaboration with the
Secretariat of the Amsterdam 2008 World Book Capital (WBC) which celebrates
this year's theme under "open book."
Mrs Judith Belinfante, Chair of the Amsterdam 2008 WBC Foundation and Mr
Mauro Rosi, UNESCO's Chief Delegate to the Amsterdam WBC Launch, attended
the WBU Right to Read Press Conference and heard Dr William Rowland,
President of the World Blind Union, explain, that for "far too long the book
has been closed for blind people. The International Right to Read Campaign
aims to open it."
Bente Dahl Rathje, Chair of the International Federation of Library
Associations (IFLA) Libraries for the Blind Section, pointed out that
"libraries exist to serve all members of the public. However, we need more
books to be published in Braille, audio and large print in order to achieve
our mission." For more information on the campaign, email Christopher
Friend, Chair WBU Copyright and Right to Read Working Group at
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*Taking Disability "Out from Under" at Ryerson University, Ontario, Canada*
Ryerson University's School of Disability Studies and the Royal Ontario
Museum (ROM) are holding a series of free public lectures as part of the
groundbreaking exhibit: "Out from Under: Disability History and Things to
Remember" that will be on display at the ROM from April 17 to July 13,
2008.
"Out from Under" is a powerful exhibit that explores Canadian disability
history. A display of 13 diverse objects reveals a rich and nuanced history
that chronicles the struggles, alliances and setbacks that disabled peoples
have faced and pays tribute to the resilience, creativity, and the civic and
cultural contributions of Canadians with disabilities. The first of its kind
in Canada, Out from Under was produced in collaboration with students,
scholars and alumni from Ryerson University. For information, please go to
http://www.rom.on.ca/exhibitions/current.php
*New Masters Program in International Organizations*
The University of Zurich in collaboration with the University of Geneva
offers new Programmes for Advanced Studies in International Organisations
starting in September 2008. Scholarships are available. For information,
please go to http://www.masio.uzh.ch/index.html
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