Chapter 5: Collaborating with the Disability Community - Building Partnerships and Networks
D.R.P.I. continues its collaboration with disability, human rights and other organizations identified in Phase One20 in order to build on existing expertise and develop the international and multi-disciplinary networks needed to support an international disability rights monitoring system. To date, D.R.P.I. is formally collaborating with more than forty organizations of people with disabilities, human rights N.G.O.s, university research institutes, human rights institutions and government agencies.
For a comprehensive list of D.R.P.I.'s collaborators, see Appendix B. The list includes:
- National and Regional Organizations of People with Disabilities
- International Disability Alliance Members
- National and Regional Human Rights Organizations and Institutions
- Universities and Research Institutes
- Government Agencies and Departments
- D.R.P.I. Advisory Committee, Co-Directors, Research Associates Consultants and Students
D.R.P.I. has built a significant network of people and organizations involved in disability rights monitoring. It is hoped that by developing capacity within disability organizations and interest in disability rights on the part of academics and other human rights actors, a strong foundation will be laid for future disability rights monitoring led by disability organizations. Maintaining momentum and interest in disability rights monitoring among all of these groups is an ongoing challenge and one that is addressed in part, through the initiatives discussed in the next chapter.