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Collaborations

This page lists the organizational partners and representatives involved in DRPI work during Phase Two.

1. Monitoring Individual Experiences

Australia

  • Maryanne Diamond, Australian Federation of Disability Organizations (AFDO)
  • Jan Ashford, Communication Rights Australia (CAUS)

Bolivia

  • Jaime Estivariz, Bolivian Confederation of Persons with Disabilities (COBOPDI)
  • Teclo Gonzalez, Departmental Federation of Persons with Disabilities (La Paz) (FEDEPDI)
  • Carlos Cortez, Crucena Federation of Persons with Disabilities (FECRUPDI)
  • Maria-Andrea Echazu, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

Cameroon

  • Elly Macha, African Union of the Blind (AFUB)
  • Paul Tezanou, Cameroon National Association of the Blind (ANAC)
  • Mana Boungani, Cameroon National Association of Disabled Women
  • Alphonse Ntep, Cameroon National Association of the Deaf
  • Georgette Nlang, Cameroon National Association of Lepers
  • Simone Tezon, Cameroon National Association of the Physically Disabled
  • Eva Etongue, Cameroon National Commission on Human Rights and Freedoms (NCHRF)
  • Erik Staaf, Swedish Association of the Visually Impaired (SRF)

Canada

  • John Rae, Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians (AEBC)
  • Alex Neve, Amnesty International Canada
  • Tracy Walters, Canadian Association of Independent Living Centres (CAILC)
  • Sandra Carpenter, Centre for Independent Living – Toronto (CILT)
  • Normand Boucher, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation & Social Integration (CIRRIS), University of Laval
  • Laurie Beachell, Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD)
  • Steven Estey, Disabled Peoples International (DPI)
  • Barbara Anello, DisAbled Women's Network – Ontario (DAWN)
  • Ian Hamilton, Equitas
  • Jason Mitschele, National Educational Association of Disabled Students (NEADS)
  • Isabel Killoran, York University

Croatia

  • Danko Buturac, Croatian Association of the Blind (CAB) Croatian
  • Branko Bizjak, Associations of Persons with Disabilities (SOIH)
  • Mirjana Dobranovic, Croatian Union of Physically Disabled Persons Association (CUPDA)
  • Ljiljana Igric, University of Zagreb
  • Lelia Kiš-Glavaš, University of Zagreb

India (Andhra Pradesh)

  • Bilal Nazki, Andhra Pradesh State Legal Services Authority
  • N. Beena, Asmita Resource Centre for Women
  • Ranbir Singh, Centre for Culture, Law and Society (C-CLS), NALSAR University of Law
  • Kalpana Kannabiran, Centre for Culture, Law and Society (C-CLS), NALSAR University of Law
  • Manisha Agarwal, Communication Resource Centre (Hyderabad)
  • M. Rajendra, Leonard Cheshire International – South Asia Programme
  • T.C. Sivakumar, National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped (NIMH)
  • Govinda Rao, Swadhikaar Centre for Disabilities Information, Research & Resource Development
  • M. Pavan Kumar, Swadhikaar Centre for Disabilities Information, Research & Resource Development

Kenya

  • Elly Macha, African Union of the Blind (AFUB)
  • Monica Mbaru, Kenya Union of the Blind (KUB)
  • Michael Ngunyi, Kenyan Centre for Disability Rights Education and Advocacy (CREAD)
  • Kithure Kindiki, University of Nairobi, Faculty of Law
  • George Otieno Ochich, Moi University, Faculty of Law
  • Erik Staaf, Swedish Association of the Visually Impaired (SRF)

Philippines

  • Pete Manio, Katipunan Ng Maykapansanan sa Pilipinas, Inc (KAMPI)
  • Ihna Figueroa, Katipunan Ng Maykapansanan sa Pilipinas, Inc (KAMPI)
  • Venus Ilagan, Katipunan Ng Maykapansanan sa Pilipinas, Inc (KAMPI)
  • Dennis Ilagan, Cerebral Palsied Association of the Philippines
  • Emmanuel Galang, Philippine Federation of the Deaf
  • Pedro Caong, Philippines Blind Union
  • Flory Valdez, World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry (members of soon-to-be-established Filipino affiliate)

Sweden

  • Maryanne Rönnersten, Swedish Disability Federation (HSO)
  • Annika Åkerberg, Swedish Disability Federation (HSO)

2. Monitoring Systems (Laws, Policies, Programs)

Dataset Monitoring

  • Cameron Crawford, Canadian Association for Community Living (CALC)
  • Patrick Fougeyrollas, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration (CIRRIS)
  • John Rietschlin, Office for Disability Issues - Government of Canada
  • Susan Stobert, Statistics Canada – Government of Canada

Legal Education and Research

  • LeeAnn Basser, LaTrobe University
  • Kalpana Kannibiran, NALSAR University of Law (Hyderabad, India)
  • Arlene Kanter, Syracuse University (Syracuse, USA)
  • S. Weir, University of Essex (Colchester, UK)
  • Angela Laycock, University of Greenwich (London, England)
  • Selina Goulbourne, University of Greenwich (London, England)
  • Anna Lawson, University of Leeds (Leeds, England)
  • Kithure Kindiki, University of Nairobi (Nairobi, Kenya)
  • Oleksandra Baglay, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University (Toronto, Canada)
  • Joan Gilmore, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University (Toronto, Canada)
  • Roxanne Mykitiuk, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University (Toronto, Canada)
  • Lora Patton, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University (Toronto, Canada)

National Human Rights Institutions

  • Kieren Fitzpatrick, Asia-Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions (Sydney, Australia)
  • Christian Courtis, International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) (Geneva)

Strategic Litigation

  • Andrea Coomber, Interights (London, England)
  • Fiona Given, Interights (London, England)
  • Christian Courtis, International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)

Systemic Monitoring Template

  • Ivana Petricone, ARCH – Legal Resource Centre for People with Disabilities (Toronto, Canada)
  • Ian Fine, Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC)
  • Normand Boucher, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration (CIRRIS)
  • LeeAnn Basser, LaTrobe University (Bundoora, Australia)
  • Kalpana Kannibiran, NALSAR University of Law (Hyderabad, India)
  • Eric Meunier, Office des personnes handicapées du Québec - Government of Quebec, Canada
  • Vangelis Nikias, Office for Disability Issues - Government of Canada
  • Anna Bruce, Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, University of Lund (Lund, Sweden)
  • R. Watts, RMIT University (Melbourne, Australia)
  • Michael Salvaris, RMIT University (Melbourne, Australia)
  • Simon Walker, United Nations, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) (Geneva, Switzerland)
  • Adrianna Zarralaqui, United Nations, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) (Geneva, Switzerland)
  • Kithure Kindiki, University of Nairobi (Nairobi, Kenya)
  • Michael Prince, University of Victoria (Victoria, Canada)
  • Roxanne Mykitiuk, York University (Toronto, Canada)

3. Monitoring Societal Attitudes

Canada

Panel of Experts

  • Sheyfali Saujani, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Toronto, Canada)
  • Ing Wong Ward, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (Toronto, Canada)
  • Steve Trumper, Ryerson University (Toronto, Canada)
  • Daniel Drache, York University (Toronto, Canada)
  • Geoffrey Reaume, York University (Toronto, Canada)

Researchers

  • Raymond Cohen, Canadian Abilities Foundation (CAF)
  • Andrew Laing, Cormex Research

International

Panel of Experts

  • Ezra Zubrow, State University of New York at Buffalo (Buffalo, USA)
  • Joseph Woelfel, State University of New York at Buffalo (Buffalo, USA)
  • Karin Ljuslinder, Umeå University (Umeå, Sweden)
  • Marcia Rioux, York University (Toronto, Canada)

Researchers

  • Catalina Devandez, Disability Rights Activist
  • Anna Bergholtz, Journalist and Disability Rights Activist (Sweden)
  • Patrick Watson, Journalist (Toronto, Canada)
  • Michael Ngunyi, Kenyan Centre for Disability Rights Education and Advocacy (CREAD) (Nairobi, Kenya)
  • Beth Haller, Towson University (Baltimore, USA)
  • Vinod Pavarala, University of Hyderabad (Hyderabad, India)