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Disabled Peoples Organisations (DPOs) & networks
Australia Pacific Islands Disability Support (APIDS)
Australia Pacific Islands Disability Support (APIDS) acts as a broker between organisations and individuals in Australia who wish to support people with disabilities and disabled peoples' organisations in the Pacific. (Pacific Disability Forum (Pacific partners) (APIDS)) More info >>
CBM International
CBM is an international Christian development organisation, committed to improving the quality of life of persons with disabilities in the poorest countries of the world. (CBM International) More info >>
China Disabled Persons' Federation
Established in 1988, the China Disabled Persons' Federation (CDPF) is a unified organization of/for the 83 million persons with various categories of disabilities in China. (China Disabled Persons' Federation) More info >>
Disabled Peoples' International Asia-Pacific (DPI/AP)
This organisation is a world cross-disability, self-help, human rights organisation of persons with disabilities established in 1981. (Disabled Peoples' International Asia-Pacific (DPI/AP)) More info >>
Disabled Peoples' International
Disabled Peoples' International is a network of national organizations or assemblies of disabled people, established to promote human rights of disabled people through full participation, equalization of opportunity and development. (Disabled Peoples' International) More info >>
Inclusion International
Inclusion International (II) is a global federation of family-based organizations advocating for the human rights of people with intellectual disabilities worldwide. (Inclusion International) More info >>
Pacific Disability Forum - Disability
The PDF promotes and facilitates Pacific regional cooperation on disability-related concerns for the benefit of people with disabilities. (Pacific Disability Forum) More info >>
People with Disability Australia (PWDA)
PWDA plays a key role in the development sector. As a Disabled People?s Organisation (DPO), PWDA uses its experience within the disability rights movement and its own organisational capacity building history to establish a DPO to DPO partnership approach to development practice, which is called Disability Rights Partnerships. (People with Disability Australia) More info >>
Rehabilitation International
This is a global network of experts, professionals and advocates working together to empower persons with disabilities and provide sustainable solutions for a more inclusive and accessible society. (Rehabilitation International) More info >>
World Blind Union
The World Blind Union brings together major organisations of blind persons and those providing services and programs to blind persons from around the world. (World Blind Union) More info >>
World Federation for the Deaf
This organisation is an international non-governmental organisation representing approximately 70 million Deaf people worldwide. It is estimated that more than 80 percent of these 70 million live in developing countries. (World Federation for the Deaf) More info >>
Women With Disabilities Australia
The Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) was formed in 1995 by a group of women with disabilities who believed that the needs and issues of women with disabilities in Australia were not being acknowledged or addressed. (Women With Disabilities Australia) More info >>