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--- On Mon, 5/18/09, DPI/AP Information Support <infosupport@dpiap.org> wrote: From: DPI/AP Information Support <infosupport@dpiap.org> Subject: News DPI/AP  Date: Monday, May 18, 2009, 9:44 PM Dear all,   this news has been forwarded to you by DPI/AP. Next week my stay in Thailand will end and another volunteer will be responsible for the DPI/AP Information Support. I wish you all the best for the future, success with every project and activity you are planning and hope that together you can develop the situation of PWD's in the Asia-Pacific region!   Best regards,   Hannah Laubenthal (Information Support)         Contents:   1. DPI e-update - 15 May 2009 2. Feedback on the 60th anniversary campaign of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 3. TRANSED 2010 First Announcement & Call for Abstracts 4. BBC OUCH! NEWSLETTER 5. 18 Nations Elected to UN Human Rights Council 6. National Council on Disability Notice of Funding Opportunity (The Accessibility of Overseas Facilities and Programs)         From: info@dpi.org [mailto:info@dpi.org] Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 10:39 AM To: Saowalak RDO AP Subject: DPI e-update - 15 May 2009     DISABLED PEOPLES' INTERNATIONAL  DPI e-update - 15 May 2009  Saowalak RDO AP, To see the html version and past e-news archives, please go to http://v1.dpi.org/lang-en/resources/newsletters E-news for Week ending 15 May 2009 Welcome to Disabled Peoples International's (DPI's) E-news. Please continue to send your activities, conference information, and publications news to Dr. Cassandra Phillips at info@dpi.org. Update on Expert Group Meeting on Millennium Development Goals The Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) organized the "Expert Group Meeting on Mainstreaming Disability in Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Policies, Processes and Mechanisms: Development for All" in Geneva, Switzerland, 14-16 April 2009. Eleven experts with experience in MDG policies, programmes, monitoring and evaluation and disability, in their individual capacity, were invited by the Division for Social Policy and Development in close collaboration with the World Health Organization. Selected United Nations agencies and organizations, and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations participated as observers. The meeting reviewed existing policy frameworks, resources and tools, and mechanisms for mainstreaming disability in MDG processes. Key findings include: ·         The Millennium Development Goals cannot be achieved without the full and effective inclusion of persons with disabilities and their participation in all stages of the MDGs processes. ·         The existing MDGs framework, tools and mechanisms provide several opportunities to mainstream disability in the MDGs. ·         The existing data gap on the situation of persons with disabilities in the context of the MDGs continues to be a major challenge and limitation. Some data are available, and this could be used to effectively support the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the MDGs processes. ·         Action to ensure the inclusion of persons with disabilities can be taken at different levels—global, regional, national—with a view of short-term, medium-term and long term results—three to six months with a view to impact on the 2010 review session of the MDGs; through 2015; and beyond 2015. ·         For immediate high impact results, priority is to be given to targeting actions at the global level, in the context of monitoring. ·         At the global level, two main areas of strategic action for short-term results include the report of the Secretary-General on the work of the organization to be presented to the sixty-fourth session of the General Assembly (2009) and the Millennium Development Goals report 2009. ·         Strategic action with a view of medium-term results would be including disability in the MDGs reporting guidelines, and the need of disaggregated data on disability in the Handbook on MDGs indicators. Working within regional process would also be effective to mainstream disability in the MDGs. ·         Actions with a view of long-term impact would include mainstreaming disability in the preparatory processes looking at the next steps after 2015. To read more on background and related handbooks, go to http://www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?id=1470 Congratulations to Mental Disability Rights International (MDRI) MDRI's groundbreaking work in Paraguay is featured in the newly-released United Nations' Department of Public Information television special "21st Century: UN in Action." The special highlights the benefits of living in a family environment for persons with disabilities by following the parallel stories of Julio and Jorge, two teenage boys diagnosed with autism that MDRI found naked, locked in tiny, dark, filthy isolation cells in Paraguay's psychiatric hospital in 2003. The boys were locked away in the institution because there were no community-based treatment alternatives. In 2003, MDRI documented their plight and took its findings to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) of the Organization of American States. As a result, the IACHR requested that Paraguay take immediate measures to address the life-threatening abuses in the institution. To view, please go to http://www.mdri.org/video-paraguay.html Call for Grant Applications This is a Request for Applications (RFA) from World Learning for projects to support activities and services for people with disabilities in post conflict and conflict-affected countries. It is anticipated that six to eight sub-grants will be awarded for up to $2,000,000 for a three year project. Applications should address one of the following three areas of intervention which aim to introduce and/or strengthen: 1) Assistive Technologies; 2 Economic Self-sufficiency; 3) Small Grants Initiatives, as described in Section A – Program Description. Closing date is 4 June 2009. More information at http://www.worldlearning.org/spans.htm Conference Reminder The 10th Asia Pacific Congress on Deafness (APCD) 2009 will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, 4-7 August, 2009. Gain more information about innovative programming, latest technologies, medicine, surgery, rehabilitation and education for the hearing impaired and the deaf. Deadline for reduced registration is 31 May 2009. For more information, go to http://www.apcd2009.org/ Request for Participants for Research Project Canadian women with disabilities are needed to respond to a questionnaire related to a research project looking at disabled women's access to sexual/reproductive health care services and the potential of the Convention for enhancing this access.. For more information and to participate, contact Myroslava at myroslavatataryn@aids-freeworld.org Donate to the DPI Development Campaign! DPI Convention Ratification /Implementation Toolkit   VISIT OUR REGIONS Africa | Asia/Pacific | Europe | Latin America North American & the Caribbean You are receiving this e-mail because you subscribed to the mailing list of Disabled Peoples' International (DPI).  If you want to change your account settings please visit http://v1.dpi.org/lang-en/newsletter/ and log in using your email address: saowalak@dpiap.org. If you no longer wish to receive emails simply follow the link below and you will be removed. http://v1.dpi.org/lang-en/newsletter/selfunsubscribe.php?id_sbd=3259&email_sbd=saowalak@dpiap.org Copyright Disabled Peoples' International - 2008 - All rights reserved                   ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: 60anniversary OHCHR <60anniversary@ohchr.org> Date: Mon, May 11, 2009 at 12:39 PM Subject: Feedback on the 60th anniversary campaign of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights To: 60anniversary OHCHR <60anniversary@ohchr.org> Dear colleague, The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights is currently undertaking a review of the 60th anniversary public information campaign of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that ran from December 2007 to December 2008. Since we believe your office may have actively participated in the campaign, we would like to ask you to complete a short questionnaire. This exercise will help us to understand better the impact of this type of campaign, and tailor the information products and activities according to our partners' and rights holders' needs. This survey will take you about 10 minutes to complete.  Complete the questionnaire in www.benchpoint.com/hrpartner.htm  The questionnaire is also available in French and Spanish (see links below).  We would appreciate it if you could complete the survey before 29 May 2009.  All feedback provided is anonymous. We will share a summary of the overall review findings with all interested organizations. Le questionnaire est également disponible en FRANÇAIS. El cuestionario está también disponible en ESPAÑOL Thank you in advance for your collaboration. Víctor Fernández Editorial and Publications Unit - Communication Section Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) + 41 22 9179625                                     From: secretariat [mailto:secretariat@transed2010.hk] Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 3:42 PM Subject: TRANSED 2010 First Announcement & Call for Abstracts   Dear Friends,  Hong Kong is proud to present the "12th International Conference on Mobility and Transport for Elderly and Disabled Persons (TRANSED 2010)", 2 to 4 June 2010. This event is hosted by The Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation and co-sponsored by the U.S. Transportation Research Board.  Please find the attached TRANSED 2010 First Announcement and Call for Abstracts for your information.  It will be much appreciated if you could kindly forward this message and disseminate the First Announcement and Call for Abstracts to your friends and colleagues, as well as to those people who may be interested to attend and/or make submission of an abstract to the captioned Conference.  Meanwhile, should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our Conference Organizer:  Ms Veronica Cheng or Ms Rachel Lee PC Tours and Travel 302 Tower A, New Mandarin Plaza 14 Science Museum Road, Tsimshatsui East Kowloon, Hong Kong Tel: (852) 2734 3315 or (852) 2734 3317 Email: transed2010@rehabsociety.org.hk  For further update on TRANSED 2010, please visit our conference website: http://www.transed2010.hk/.  Look forward to seeing all in Hong Kong in June 2010.  Yours sincerely, Benny Cheung Chairman International Steering Committee TRANSED 2010                                       Ms. Saowalak Thongkuay Regional Development Officer ******************************************************************** Disabled Peoples' International Asia-Pacific Region (DPI/AP) 29/486 Moo 9, Soi 12, Muang Thong Thani, Bangpood Sub-district, Pakkred District Nonthaburi Province 11120 THAILAND Tel: 66-2503-4268 Fax: 66-2503-4269 Mobile: 66-8-4079-3744 Email: saowalak@dpiap.org or thongkuay@yahoo.com Website: http://www.dpiap.org/ ********************************************************************Frank Mulcahy Franmar 2 Castle Village Court Celbridge Co Kildare Ireland Tel: +353 1627 1314 Mobile/Cell Phone: +353 8723 44934 E-mail 1: fmulcahy@iol.ie E-mail 2: frank.mulcahy@hotmail.com No trees were harmed in the transmission of this email, although a few electrons were mildly inconvenienced. Le do thoil, cuimhnigh ar an imshaol roimh priontáil an ríomhphost seo. Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. BBC OUCH! NEWSLETTER Thursday 14 May, 2009 Ouch! It's a disability thing. BBC Ouch! is updated throughout the week, so be sure to bookmark us at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/ If you received a copy of this newsletter from someone else and would like to subscribe to it yourself, visit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/newsletter/ Hello Ouchers, and welcome to this very unsummery mid-May Thursday.  As sunbathing is not an option, why not settle in with the PC and have a read of this week's Ouch offerings?  DB gives us her take on the MP expenses row, there's another addition to the Motley Zoo, first time Ouch writer Kaliya Franklin discusses Facebook frustrations, and Tom Shakespeare digs deeper into why disabled people receive more injuries. ________________________________ ** Facebook frustrations In her first article for Ouch, Kaliya Franklin discusses the delicate process of fielding questions about her disability from online friends. http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/opinion/face_to_facebook.shtml ** Disability: an accident waiting to happen? Disabled people are much more likely to sustain injuries than non-disabled people, according to Dr. Tom Shakespeare.  Read the facts in his latest article. http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/opinion/disability_an_accident_waiting_to_happen.s html * All Tom's articles are here.         http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/writers/tomshakespeare.shtml ** Disability B1tch hates MPs. With all the dodgy MP expense claims making the news, DB couldn't be happier. Find out why in her latest column. http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/opinion/b1tch/db_hates_mps.shtml * DB, every Thursday. All her columns here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/opinion/b1tch/ ** Andre Jordan: Motley Zoo #10 Can a lonely tortoise find love at the Motley Zoo?  Find out with this week's doodle by Andre Jordan. http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/play/motley_zoo/andre_jordan_motley_zoo_9.shtml * All of Andre's Motley Zoo doodles: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/play/motley_zoo/ Vote This week, we're asking whether you tell people about your disability on social networking sites.  You can find our vote in the right-hand column of every page on the main Ouch! site. ** Ouch Podcast #39 Top mental health blogger Seaneen Molloy talks to hosts Mat Fraser and Kiruna Stamell about the Radio 4 play based on her site, Peter White reviews the news, plus there's chat about those 'staring moments'. http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/podcast/ouch_podcast_39.shtml * Find all our previous Podcasts at this URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/podcast/ * View our Podcast pics on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ouchwebsite/ * View our YouTube videos: http://www.youtube.com/user/ouchwebsite ________________________________ THE OUCH! BLOG Ouch's blog is where we bring you frequent entries about all things disability - from news snippets, gossip and trivia through to interesting links from all over the web. http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/blogs.shtml This week's posts: * Visually impaired people and electric cars http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/ouch/2009/05/visually_impaired_people_and_e.html * Disabled people 'pay more for public transport' http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/ouch/2009/05/disabled_people_pay_more_for_p.html * Want to act? Check out BBC Talent Alert http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/ouch/2009/05/want_to_act_check_out_bbc_tale..html See *all* our blog entries here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/ouch/ __________________________________ MESSAGE BOARD Open 24 hours, 7 days a week, 365 days a year! 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Visit the news page for all the headlines: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/news/ __________________________________ INTERACT WITH OUCH Email us: ouch@bbc.co.uk Read and comment on our blog: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/blogs.shtml Chat on our messageboard (open 24 hours): http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/mbouch Become our 'friend' on Facebook: Ouch Bbc - http://www.facebook.com/people/Ouch-Bbc/694536314 Disability Bit ch - http://en-gb.facebook.com/people/Disability-Bit-ch/772429833 That's all for this week. Back at you next Thursday ... Cheers, The Ouch! Team __________________________________                                       From: Frank Mulcahy [mailto:fmulcahy@iol.ie] Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 6:55 PM Subject: 18 Nations Elected to UN Human Rights Council   Hi folks,   For those with an interest in the UN I enclose a report on the elections last week to the Human Rights Council.  It is interesting the new countries to get a seat.   See below for Press Release   Best wishes,   Frank   Frank Mulcahy Franmar 2 Castle Village Court Celbridge Co Kildare Ireland   Tel: +353 1627 1314 Mobile/Cell Phone: +353 8723 44934   E-mail 1: fmulcahy@iol.ie E-mail 2: frank.mulcahy@hotmail.com   No trees were harmed in the transmission of this email, although a few electrons were mildly inconvenienced.   Le do thoil, cuimhnigh ar an imshaol roimh priontáil an ríomhphost seo. Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.   UN News Centre http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=30773&Cr=human+rights+council&Cr1= 18 Nations Elected to UN Human Rights Council 12 May 2009 – The General Assembly today elected 18 countries to serve on the Geneva-based United Nations Human Rights Council for three-year terms starting next month, including – for the first time – Belgium , Hungary , Kyrgyzstan , Norway and the United States . The 47-member Council replaced the Human Rights Commission – which faced increasing criticism over the years as being ineffective and not accountable – in 2006. The Assembly also re-elected Bangladesh , Cameroon , China , Cuba , Djibouti , Jordan , Mauritius , Mexico , Nigeria , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Senegal and Uruguay . All 18 members elected today will begin their terms on 19 June. In March, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had welcomed the announcement by the US that it would seek a seat on the Council, saying it embodies the country's commitment to a "new era of engagement."                                               From: dpimary@gmail.com [mailto:dpimary@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Mary Ennis Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 7:15 PM To: Tambo Camara; rita barbuto; maria isabel ferias; Leslie A. Emanuel; Saowalak Thongkuay Subject: Fwd: National Council on Disability Notice of Funding Opportunity (The Accessibility of Overseas Facilities and Programs)   FYI.   NCD Announces Funding (Research) Opportunity On May 13, NCD announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NCD-09-02) for a cooperative agreement to study "The Accessibility of U..S.-funded Overseas Facilities and Programs."   NCD is interested in examining and understanding the responsibilities of U.S.-funded overseas facilities and programs, both public and private. NCD is seeking applicants to research and develop an NCD report with the following three components: 1) An analysis/examination of international law, to determine how U.S.-funded international development organizations will be required to comply with Article 32 of the Convention in those countries which have ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and 2) an empirical follow-up to NCD's 2003 report on how USAID is implementing its own disability policy overseas and its impact thus far, along with its compliance with Sections 501, 503, and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act in its overseas operations. The report should review whether these protections against discrimination are being implemented by government employees and contractors working abroad, and will examine whether U.S.-funded programs are being operated in a manner that is accessible to and inclusive of people with disabilities; and 3) evaluate progress on NCD's recommendations regarding the accessibility of U.S. embassies and missions, as well as Department of Defense (DoD)-funded programs and facilities. The deadline for received full proposals is 5:00 p.m. EDT on July 1, 2009.   For additional information, please contact Joan Durocher at 202-272-2117 or jdurocher@ncd.gov.