Putting Physical Access Legislation into Practice

Planning accessible meetings, conferences and workshops is very important for including all members of the community, including people with different types of disabilities. These two resources can assist with planning accessible events. 1. The Marae Accessibility Toolkit is targeted at the development of maraes (meeting grounds of the indigenous Māori people of New Zealand) but is relevant for any government and civil… Continue reading Putting Physical Access Legislation into Practice

Promoting Inclusive Teacher Education

This publication set is a series of five guides for anyone who wants to advocate for improvements in pre-service teacher training towards more disability inclusive education. The guides discuss challenges and barriers to inclusive education in different areas of teacher education. They outline ideas for advocates to consider and adapt for effective advocacy towards more… Continue reading Promoting Inclusive Teacher Education

Understanding Legal Capacity

Legal capacity refers to a person’s ability to exercise their legal rights and obligations. For example, a person who has full legal capacity is able to sign contracts to buy or lease property, manage their money, or get a license to marry. Many countries will also connect legal capacity to other rights, such as the… Continue reading Understanding Legal Capacity

Guide on CRPD Article 24: Education

Various human rights instruments uphold the right of all people to access an education–including primary school, secondary school, and lifelong learning opportunities. But people with disabilities often confront physical, information, communication, and attitudinal barriers to accessing their right to an education. This two-page guide reviews these issues and explains how the Convention on the Rights… Continue reading Guide on CRPD Article 24: Education

Action Planning Tools

As people with disabilities and disability rights advocates, many of us have goals and dreams about the changes that need to occur in the world before accessibility and true equality can be achieved for people with disabilities. At a more basic level, we may recognize a particular problem or barrier that stands in the way… Continue reading Action Planning Tools

Maintaining Relationships with Donors

Disabled people’s organizations (DPOs) and civil society organizations (CSOs) often receive grants to support programmatic and other expenses. Maintaining a good relationship with a donor is important for several reasons. This tool includes a few examples of how to build and maintain that relationship such as including the donor’s logo on promotional materials and scheduling… Continue reading Maintaining Relationships with Donors