Useful Sites

Finding and Publicizing Disability Rights Organizations

Sunday, December 21st, 2008

People now have one more way that they can look for organizations run by and for people with disabilities around the world.  And Disabled Peoples’ Organizations have one more way they can make sure that people around the world are able to learn about their organization and the work they do.

The United Nations Enable website, […]

Siyanda Database for Articles, Publications on Gender, Disability Rights

Sunday, December 7th, 2008

Researchers, international development professionals, and disability rights advocates who have an interest in gender issues may wish to explore the many gender-related publications.

The Siyanda database offers a wide range of articles and other publications related to gender and international development.  Many are in English, but some materials are also available in other languages.  […]

Time line of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

Another blog has posted a summary of the history of the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).  This history focuses on the role of the various United Nations agencies in disability rights generally and provides a time line of events that led up to the creation of the CRPD.  […]

On-line Resource Fights Poverty Among People with Disabilities

Sunday, September 14th, 2008

The following press release about a helpful resource for people who fight poverty among people with disabilities in developing countries is being circulated by Handicap International, Christian Blind Mission, and GTZ.  Efforts to include people with disabilities in the fight on poverty and efforts to implement the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of […]