Many thanks once again Frank, and of course DRPI:

 

This is another very fine resource to send forward along with the others so nicely provided previously by organizations, this one special to the important topic of Monitoring. Will be read thoroughly, but even glancing through was happy to see a/the glossary was included.

 

Will be back after thorough readying, but wanted to express appreciation upon reception.

 

Very best wishes, and *Respectfully Interfacing,*

L D M F.

Dr. Linda D. Misek-Falkoff.

Affiliations on Request.

 

On 7/20/07, Frank Mulcahy <fmulcahy@...> wrote:

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See www.dpiwa.net for details of DPI's 7th World Assembly, September 5-8,
2007, in Seoul, the Republic of Korea

Visite www.dpiwa.net para leer sobre los detalles de la próxima VII Asamblea
Mundial de la OMPD Del 5 al 8 de Septiembre de 2007 en Seúl, Corea del Sur

Pour plus d'information sur la 7ième Assemblée mondiale de l'OMPH qui se
tiendra du 5 au 8 septembre 2007 à Séoul, en Corée du Sud, veuillez
consulter le site www.dpiwa.net .

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

As you might know, the Disability Rights Promotion International (DRPI)
project was launched four years ago with the aim and purpose to contribute
to the
development of methodology and skills to monitor the human rights situation
of people with disabilities globally. Thanks to the Swedish International
Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) we received core funding for the
project which has enabled us to engage in activities in a number of areas.

Since DRPI was launched, another very important event has occurred ­ the
adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of the Convention on the
Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It is now even more important to
develop effective and relevant monitoring methods and skills in the field of
disability and it is
our conviction that organisations of people with disabilities should play a
key role in this endeavour.

As so often happens with pioneering international initiatives, things have
sometimes taken longer than expected to develop. In our work, we have taken
great care to ensure that major national and local disability organisations
are actively involved in our activities at every stage. We have taken the
time to
build the contacts and sustainable relationships needed to enable the work
to be ongoing. We believe this has been a cornerstone of our work. We have
also taken seriously the importance of engaging many people and
organizations that have been involved in human rights and monitoring
activities generally but have forgotten to include the issues of people with
disabilities on their agenda.

This has resulted in a very large number of people and organizations around
the world working with DRPI. You will see from the attached report that we
have a
vast number of ongoing initiatives at the present time. We are pleased and
overwhelmed by this show of support of and for people with disabilities and
for
finding expansive and innovative ways of conducting disability rights
monitoring.

We are now proud to circulate our progress report, entitled Moving Forward:
Progress in Global Disability Rights Monitoring. The report focuses on the
work
undertaken in Phase II of the DRPI project, including efforts to develop and
test monitoring methods, tools and training programmes.

Through this progress report, we are providing you with an overview of what
has been achieved and with whom we have been cooperating. Naturally, we
welcome any comments and will be delighted to answer any questions you may
have.

Please note that the report is available in PDF format as an attachment to
this email. Alternatively, it may be accessed in HTML format on the DRPI
website at
> http://www.yorku.ca/drpi. Paper and compact disc copies are also available,
>upon request.

Sincerely,

Marcia Rioux, Canada and Bengt Lindqvist, Sweden
Project Directors

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