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Disabled Peoples’ International (DPI), South Africa 2011

14 October 2011: Australians with disability participate in World Assembly

People with disability in Australia have been well represented at the Disabled Peoples’ International (DPI) 8th World Assembly in Durban, South Africa by a delegation of ten Australian people with disability from the Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO) and People with Disability Australia (PWD).
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10-13 October 2011: Disabled Peoples' International 8th World Assembly, Durban, South Africa

From 10–13 October, a delegation of Australian people with disability from People with Disability Australia (PWD) and the Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO) are representing Australia at the Disabled Peoples’ International (DPI) 8th World Assembly in Durban, South Africa.
The Assembly is a unique opportunity for the international network of Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs) to come together to build their capacity to understand, implement and monitor the rights of persons with disability.
Delegates will make presentations discussing how CRPD has been implemented and monitored in Australia, including discussions on the CRPD shadow reporting process, inclusion of people with intellectual disability in CRPD monitoring and cases of particular CRPD Articles and government non-compliance.
The Australian delegates to the Assembly are:

Photo of Matthew Bowden, Peter Cassar, Jan Daisley, Lesley Jarman and Samantha French at the Assembly October 2011

  • Jan Daisley, President, PWD;
  • Peter Cassar, Secretary, PWD;
  • Matthew Bowden, Executive Director, Leadership Team, PWD;
  • Samantha French, Advocacy Projects Manager, PWD;
  • Lesley Jarman, PWD member;
  • Lesley Hall - Chief Executive Officer, AFDO;
  • Dr David Webb – AFDO International Representative;
  • Janice Slattery – Self-Advocate, past AFDO Project Worker;
  • Brenda Lacey – AFDO Office Manager and Support Worker for Janice Slattery.

Observations from the Australian Delegation - Day 1 194kb Word
Observations from the Australian Delegation - Day 2 197kb Word
Observations from the Australian Delegation - Day 3 195kb Word
Observations from the Australian Delegation - Day 4 202kb Word
Durban Declaration 197kb Word
Official DPI World Assembly Website - www.dpi2011.co.za

Sam French, Peter Cassar and Jan Daisley presenting at the Disabled Peoples’ International (DPI) 8th World Assembly in Durban, South Africa

Matthew Bowden presenting at the Disabled Peoples’ International (DPI) 8th World Assembly in Durban, South Africa

Lesley Hall presenting at the Disabled Peoples’ International (DPI) 8th World Assembly in Durban, South Africa

 

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