[PDFlist] FW: Invitation to Join the Global OPD Map – Survey by GDI Hub

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Subject: Invitation to Join the Global OPD Map – Survey by GDI Hub

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Dear Members,
World Blind Union is pleased to share an opportunity from the Global Disability Innovation Hub (GDI Hub) at University College London (UCL). We recognize the value of their initiative to create a global map and directory of Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs). This resource aims to support networking, visibility, and potential collaboration for OPDs worldwide.
Below, you’ll find a message from Anna Landre, a researcher at GDI Hub, inviting OPDs to contribute to this effort by filling out a short survey. If your organization would like to be included in the Global OPD Map, we encourage you to participate.
Best Regards,
World Blind Union Team
Greetings,
I hope this note finds you well. My name is Anna Landre and I am a researcher at the Global Disability Innovation Hub<https://worldblindunion.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c3d30465cab01af49cfca7e8d&id=c6c9d6c0ba&e=f610da12c7> (GDI Hub) at University College London (UCL). As part of my PhD research, GDI Hub is supporting the creation of a global map and directory of Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) through the AT2030 program<https://worldblindunion.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c3d30465cab01af49cfca7e8d&id=432198dc69&e=f610da12c7>. I’m excited to invite you to fill out this form<https://worldblindunion.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c3d30465cab01af49cfca7e8d&id=8421f997fa&e=f610da12c7> so we can add your OPD to the map with accurate and updated information.
Follow this link to the Form:
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Why is GDI Hub creating a Global OPD map?
OPDs play a critical role in disability movements worldwide, but often face barriers to networking and being able to showcase their work. Our aim for the Global OPD Map is to make it easier for OPDs to find one another and be found by potential partners, members, and funders. We know that many OPDs are too busy advocating and providing services to maintain an updated website or prioritise showcasing their activities externally. The need for such a resource has emerged from research with OPDs themselves.
For this to work, we need to ensure accurate and updated information on the Global OPD Map. That's why we invite you to fill out this form so we can add your organization to the map with accurate and updated information. We may ask you to update your information on occasion. In the future, we hope to expand the scope of the project to include capacity-building, networking, and other opportunities for OPDs.
What will happen to the information you give GDI Hub?
We will use the information gathered in the survey to add your OPD to the online map, which will be free and publicly available. We are not asking for information about individuals – only organizations who wish to be visible on the map. We are looking to understand the focus of each OPD’s work and some key details about your organisation.
What else should you know about this project?
This is a large undertaking several years in the making, with over 3,000 OPDs on the map so far. We expect to have the website up and running the coming year. Until then, those with any questions about this project can reach out to us at opd.map at ucl.ac.uk<mailto:opd.map at ucl.ac.uk>.
Information about data and ethics:
Data collection for this project has ethical approval under UCL CS application 16149/001. For complaints, you may contact the Principal Researcher Prof. Catherine Holloway: c.holloway at ucl.ac.uk<mailto:c.holloway at ucl.ac.uk>. For concerns regarding data protection: data-protection at ucl.ac.uk<mailto:data-protection at ucl.ac.uk>. If you feel your complaints haven’t been met to your satisfaction you may contact the Chair of the UCL Research Ethics Committee: ethics at ucl.ac.uk<mailto:ethics at ucl.ac.uk>.
Thank you for your time and consideration. Again, the form is available at this link.<https://worldblindunion.us20.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c3d30465cab01af49cfca7e8d&id=fe67e18d80&e=f610da12c7> We look forward to having your OPD on the map!

All the best,
Anna Landre
Researcher & PhD Candidate | Global Disability Innovation Hub
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