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  • January 28, 2014:

    There is an immediate opening for a full-time position for Bangladesh Country Coordinator for Disability Rights Promotion International’s Asian Workplace Approach that Respects Equality (AWARE) project.

  • January 14, 2014:

    There is an immediate opening for a full-time position for Nepal Country Coordinator for Disability Rights Promotion International’s Asian Workplace Approach that Respects Equality (AWARE) project.

  • January 13, 2014:

    Bengt Lindqvist was awarded an honorary doctorate at York University in Toronto on June 7, 2013.

  • January 1, 2014:

    Dear colleagues and friends,
    We would like to warmly thank you for your contributions to the disability field this past year. It has been a very productive year.
    We take this moment to celebrate our collective successes.

  • December 23, 2013:

    Bengt Lindqvist and Marcia Rioux and the whole DRPI staff would like to wish you a very happy holiday season and all the best in 2014.

    It is a time to reflect on social justice and the achievements we have made in advancing disability rights.

    We will continue to struggle for dignity and equality and inclusion for all in a peaceful world.

  • December 3, 2013:

    National Federation of the Disabled - Nepal is pleased to inform you all that, during the commemoration of International Day of Persons with Disabilities (2013) we are going to release the DRPI Country Monitoring Holistic Report.

  • November 30, 2013:

    A new report by the Health Council of Canada says that governments must make a greater effort to collaborate to improve health care for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis seniors. The report - Canada's most vulnerable: Improving health care for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis seniors, shows they often do not receive the same level of health care as non-Aboriginal Canadians because of poor communication, collaboration, and disputes between governments about who is responsible for the care of Aboriginal people.

  • November 18, 2013:

    November 22 and 23, San Salvador, El Salvador - Balcher Building. More than 50 persons with different types of disabilities will participate in a workshop - Learning about our Rights. People from across the country will 2 day workshop that will focus on human rights, social participation and monitoring issues. Participants will leave with extensive knowledge of human rights principles.

  • November 18, 2013:

    The efforts of a Winnipeg woman to help Aboriginal people with disabilities access training, education and employment were officially recognized at an awards ceremony held Oct. 13.
    Frances Sinclair was one of seven recipients of Manitoba Access Achievement Awards, sponsored by the Province of Manitoba and the Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities.

  • November 13, 2013:

    YIHR is looking for a 2nd part time Graduate Student Research Assistant.

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