Key World Disability Organizations: MIUSA
Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange (CIRRIE)
State University of New York at Buffalo
Center for Assistive Technology
515 Kimball Tower
Buffalo, NY 14214-3079
Tel: (716) 829-3141 ext. 149
Fax: (716) 829-3217
E-mail: ub-cirrie@buffalo.edu
Web: www.cirrie.buffalo.edu
CIRRIE maintains a database of international rehabilitation research and facilitates the inclusion of an international component in rehabilitation conferences. CIRRIE also offers exchange opportunities for professionals in the rehabilitation field.
Disabled Peoples' International (DPI)
748 Broadway
Winnipeg, MB R3G 0X3 CANADA
Tel: (204) 287-8010
Fax: (204) 783-6270
E-mail: dpi@dpi.org
Web: www.dpi.org
Disabled Peoples' International (DPI) is a worldwide organization of people with disabilities who advocate for the right to full participation and equality and control over services that affect their lives. DPI has national assemblies in many countries worldwide and regional representatives for Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and North America. To locate a DPI representative in your country, please see the website listed above.
Gallaudet University's Center for Global Education
800 Florida Avenue NE
Washington, DC 20002-3695 USA
Tel: (202) 651-6050
TTY: (202) 651-6050
Fax: (202) 651-6038
E-mail: global.education@gallaudet.edu
Web: www.gallaudet.edu
Gallaudet University is the world's only liberal arts based university created specifically for people who are Deaf. Gallaudet has an international listing of deaf sites within its website for the Center for Global Education. In 1991, the International Deaf Education and Advancement Fund (I-DEAF) and endowed scholarship fund, were established at Gallaudet University to help the Deaf communities of developing nations.
Global Deaf Connection
Contact: Kevin Long
2901- 38th Ave. So
Mpls, MN 55406
Tel/TTY: (612) 724-8565
Fax: (612) 729-3839
Email: DeafConnection@visi.com
Global Deaf Connection is increasing social, economic and educational opportunities for Deaf people in developing nations. Based on the premise that education leads to opportunity, Global Deaf Connection (GDC) was created to bridge the gap between the number of Deaf children enrolled in school at an elementary level and the number of Deaf adults in the professional world by improving Deaf Education in these countries.
Inclusion International
13D Chemin du Levant
01210 Ferney-Voltaire FRANCE
Tel: (33) (0) 4-50-40-01-97
Fax: (33) (0) 4-50-40-01-07
E-mail: info@inclusion-international.org
Web: www.inclusion-international.org
Inclusion International is a grassroots organization of families, self-advocates and committed citizens with a focus on advocacy. Founded in 1960, this organization protects the human rights of millions of people with intellectual disabilities.
Inter-American Institute on Disability (IID)
51 Monroe Street, Suite 805-A
Rockville, MD 20850 USA
Tel: (301) 309-9469
Fax: (301) 309-9486
E-mail: iid@iidisability.org
IIS is a nonprofit entity, founded and managed by disabled people and their allies, to empower people with all kinds of disabilities and their families in the Inter-American region, and also in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries of Europe and Africa. The purpose of IID is to interface between public and private organizations and service providers, stimulating international and multicultural cooperation and awareness for disability development in the region.
International Diabetes Federation
Avenue Emile De Mot 19
B-1000 Brussels BELGIUM
Tel: (32) 2-5371889
Fax: (32) 2-5371981
E-mail: info@idf.org
Web: www.idf.org
International Diabetes Federation (IDF) is a global advocate for people with diabetes and their healthcare providers. It is a non-governmental organization in official relations with the World Health Organization and the Pan American Health Organization. The mission of IDF is to work with its member associations to enhance the lives of people with diabetes.
Mental Disability Rights International (MDRI)
1156 15th Street NW, Suite 1001
Washington, DC 20005 USA
Tel: (202) 296-0800
Fax: (202) 728-3053
E-mail: mdri@mdri.org
Web: www.mdri.org
MDRI is an advocacy organization dedicated to the international recognition and enforcement of the rights of people with mental disabilities. MDRI also has a regional office in Budapest.
Mobility International USA (MIUSA)
PO Box 10767
Eugene, OR 97440 USA
Tel: (541) 343-1284
Fax: (541) 343-6812
E-mail: info@miusa.org
Web: www.miusa.org
MIUSA is a US-based national non-profit organization; the mission of Mobility International USA (MIUSA) is to empower people with disabilities around the world through international exchange, information, technical assistance and training, and to ensure the inclusion of people with disabilities in international development and exchange programs.
A few of MIUSA's key resources are Loud, Proud and Passionate: Including Women with Disabilities in International Development Programs. Excellent resource to educate international development and women's organizations about the importance of including women with disabilities in community projects. Available in English, Spanish and Russian. The other resource is Building an Inclusive Development Community: A Manual on Including People with Disabilities in International Development Programs (Spring 2003). The Manual is a toolkit for development agencies, workers and other stakeholders concerned with the inclusion of people with disabilities, especially women and girls with disabilities, at all levels of the international development process.
Rehabilitation International
25 East 21st Street
New York, NY 10010 USA
Tel: (212) 420-1500
Fax: (212) 505-0871
TTY: (212) 420-1752
E-mail: rehabintl@rehab-international.org
Rehabilitation International (RI) is an organization that works to promote the prevention of disability, the rehabilitation of disabled people and the equalization of opportunities for people with disabilities.
The United Nations Disability Program/ Disabled Person's Unit
Division for Social Policy & Development
Department of Policy Coordination & Sustainability
2 United Nations Plaza, Room DC2-1360
New York, NY 10017 USA
Tel: (212) 963-1996
This division provides policy guidance to governments on disability issues, and published three manuals for government references.
World Blind Union
c/o CBC ONCE
La Coruna, 18
Madrid, 28020 SPAIN
Tel: (34) 1-571-3685
Fax: (34) 1-571-5777
E-mail: umc@once.es
Web: http://umc.once.es
World Blind Union promotes equal opportunities for blind and visually impaired people worldwide, and has several specific working groups on youth, women, indigenous people, etc.
World Federation of the Deaf
PO Box 65
00401 Helsinki FINLAND
TTY: (358-9) 580 3573 Fax: (358-9) 580 3572
E-mail: info@wfdnews.org
World Federation of the Deaf is an international, non-governmental central organization of national associations of the Deaf. A list of over 100 member organizations worldwide is available on the website.
World Institute on Disability (WID)
510 16th Street, Suite 100
Oakland, CA 94612 USA
Tel: (510) 763-4100
TTY: (510) 208-9496
Fax: (510) 763-4109
E-mail: interwid@wid.org
Web: www.wid.org
WID is a center for the development of public policy that promotes the civil rights, health, well-being and independence of people with all kinds of disabilities. WID has provided training for people from around the world who are interested in the independent living movement, including through an internship program. WID focuses on the Western Hemisphere.
World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry
Klingenberg 15, 2.th
5000 Odense C DENMARK
Tel: (45) 6619-4511
E-mail: admin@wnusp.org
Web: www.wnusp.org
World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry provides a global forum and voice of users and survivors of psychiatry, to promote their rights and interests. The organization includes people with mental health-related disabilities and professionals interested in furthering human rights in psychiatry.
