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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Diana Samarasan [mailto:dsamarasan@disabilityrightsfund.org]
<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, 26 July 2019 6:21 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Diana Samarasan <dsamarasan@disabilityrightsfund.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> PRESS RELEASE: Disability Rights Fund Opens Request for Proposals for PICs, Rwanda, and Uganda<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Dear Colleagues -<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Today, the Disability Rights Fund opens
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">our <span style="color:black">
2019 Round 2 </span>Request for Proposals<span style="color:black"> for Disabled Persons Organizations in
</span>the Pacific Islands, Rwanda, and successful LOI applicants from Uganda.<span style="color:black"> Please see details below and attached in WORD in English</span> and French<span style="color:black">, and share this news widely. </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Best, </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Diana Samarasan</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Diana Samarasan, Founding Executive Director</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Disability Rights Fund, Inc.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Disability Rights Advocacy Fund, Inc.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">89 South Street, Suite 203</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Boston, MA 02111</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">t. 1.617.261.4593</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">f. 1.617.261.1977</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">e. <a href="mailto:dsamarasan@disabilityrightsfund.org">dsamarasan@disabilityrightsfund.org</a></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">w: <a href="http://www.disabilityrightsfund.org/">http://www.disabilityrightsfund.org</a></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">w: <a href="http://drafund.org/">http://drafund.org</a></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Visit DRF on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Disability-Rights-Fund/182413241850729">Facebook</a>.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="http://disabilityrightsfund.org/donate/">DONATE NOW</a></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Follow us on Twitter! <a href="https://twitter.com/DSamarasan">@DSamarasan</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DisabRightsFund">@DisabRightsFund</a></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Learn more about how we are building a strong and inclusive disability movement in our
<i><a href="http://disabilityrightsfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2017-DRF-DRAF-Annual-Report-1.pdf">2017 Annual Report</a> and our
<a href="http://disabilityrightsfund.org/wp-content/uploads/DRF-DRAF-Progress-Report-at-10.pdf">
10<sup>th</sup> Year Progress Report</a></i></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">PRESS RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Disability Rights Fund Releases 2019 Round 2 Request for Proposals<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">July 24, 2019<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Contact: Diana Samarasan, Founding Executive Director
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Telephone: +1-617-261-4593<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Email:
</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:dsamarasan@disabilityrightsfund.org"><b>dsamarasan@disabilityrightsfund.org</b></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">BOSTON, MA</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> – The Disability Rights Fund (DRF)
– a grantmaking collaboration between donors and the global disability community which supports the human rights and inclusion in development of persons with disabilities – announces its second 2019 grants round for Disabled Persons’ Organizations (DPOs)</span><a style="mso-footnote-id:ftn1" href="#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">[1]</span></span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
in the Pacific Island Countries, Rwanda, and<b><i> </i></b>Uganda. Applicant organizations from Rwanda and 14 Pacific Island Countries (Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Marshall
Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu) may apply for grants through the open Request for Proposals process. Organizations from Uganda may apply
<u>by invitation only</u>. The deadline is <b>August 15, 2019</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Interested organizations are urged to review the full eligibility criteria and RFP details posted on the Fund’s website<span class="MsoHyperlink">,
at <b><a href="http://www.disabilityrightsfund.org/for-grantseekers/">http://www.disabilityrightsfund.org/for-grantseekers/</a>.
</b></span>Any questions about the request for proposals process should be directed to
<u><a href="mailto:info@disabilityrightsfund.org">info@disabilityrightsfund.org</a>.</u>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The mission of the Fund is to support persons with disabilities around the world to build diverse movements, ensure
inclusive development agendas, and achieve equal rights and opportunity for all. Through grantmaking, advocacy, and technical assistance, DRF supports DPOs to use global rights and development frameworks, such as the Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities (CRPD) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">–</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ensuring no one is left behind.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Applicant organizations may apply as:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:14.4pt;text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">a) Single organizations or partnerships for one-year
<b>Small Grants</b>, ranging from USD 5,000 – 20,000;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:14.4pt;text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">b) Sub-national DPO-led coalitions for two-year
<b>Mid-Level Coalition grants</b> ranging from USD 30,000 – 40,000 per year (USD 60,000 – 80,000 over two years); and/or
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:14.4pt;text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">c) National DPO-led coalitions for two-year
<b>National Coalition grants</b>, ranging from USD 30,000 to 50,000 per year (USD 60,000 – 100,000 over two years).
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">With its sister fund, the Disability Rights Advocacy Fund - which supports advocacy for treaty ratification and legislative
change in target countries – DRF has granted more than $32 million to nearly 350 different organizations in 36 countries since 2008.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:#151B26;background:white"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">DRF donors include: The Ansara Family Fund of the Boston Foundation, the Ford Foundation, The Estelle Friedman Gervis Family Foundation,
the Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation, the Foundation to Promote Open Society, part of the Open Society Foundations, and U.K. aid from the U.K. government (DFID). DRAF is supported by the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
and U.K. aid from the U.K. government (DFID). <span style="color:black;background:white">
The views expressed in this communication do not necessarily reflect the official policies of any of our donors, or the governments they represent. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Le Fonds pour les droits des personnes handicapées lance son deuxième Appel à propositions pour 2019
</span></i></b><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">24 juillet 2019</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">POUR DIFFUSION IMMÉDIATE</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Contact: Diana Samarasan, Directrice-Fondatrice
</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Téléphone:
</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">+1-617-261-4593<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Courriel:
</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:dsamarasan@disabilityrightsfund.org"><b>dsamarasan@disabilityrightsfund.org</b></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">BOSTON, MA
</span></b><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">- Le Fonds pour les droits des personnes handicapées (DRF), partenariat de subventionnement entre les bailleurs de fonds et la communauté mondiale du handicap qui soutient les
droits humains et l’inclusion des personnes handicapées, annonce aujourd’hui son deuxième processus de l’année de Lettres d’intention qui concerne les organisations de personnes handicapées (OPH)</span><a style="mso-footnote-id:ftn2" href="#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">[2]</span></span></a><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
dans les Pays insulaires du Pacifique, au Rwanda et en Ouganda.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dans ce second cycle 2019 de subventions, les organisations candidates du Rwanda et de 14 Pays insulaires du Pacifique (îles Cook, États fédérés de Micronésie, Fidji, Kiribati, Nauru,
Palau, Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée, République des îles Marshall, Samoa, îles Salomon, Tonga, Tuvalu et Vanuatu) peuvent solliciter une subvention par le biais de l’Appel ouvert à propositions. Les organisations de l’Ouganda ne peuvent présenter leur candidature
<u>que sur invitation</u>. La date limite de soumission est le 15 août 2019.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Les organisations intéressées sont invitées à réviser au plus tôt les critères d'admissibilité et les détails de l’appel à proposition affichés
sur le site Web du Fonds, <span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><a href="http://www.disabilityrightsfund.org/for-grantseekers/">http://www.disabilityrightsfund.org/for-grantseekers/</a>.
</b></span>Toute question sur le processus de demande doit être adressée directement à l’adresse
<u><a href="mailto:info@disabilityrightsfund.org">info@disabilityrightsfund.org</a>.</u>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Le Fonds pour les droits des personnes handicapées a pour mission d’aider les personnes handicapées å travers le monde
à mettre sur pied des mouvements divers, à garantir l’élaboration de programmes de développement fondés sur l’inclusion et à promouvoir l’égalité des droits et des chances pour tous. Par le biais de subventions, du plaidoyer et de l'assistance technique, le
DRF soutient les OPH dans l'utilisation des cadres mondiaux des droits et du développement, tels que la Convention relative aux droits des personnes handicapées (CRPD) et les Objectifs de développement durable (ODD), en veillant à ce que personne ne soit laissé
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:14.4pt;text-align:justify"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">a) Organisations individuelles ou partenariats pour le volet
<b>Petites Subventions</b> annuelles allant de 5 000 à 20 000 dollars américains;</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:14.4pt;text-align:justify"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">b) Coalitions à l’échelle infranationale dirigées par une OPH, pour le volet
<b>Subventions pour coalitions de niveau intermédiaire</b> d’une durée de deux ans, pour un montant allant de 30 000 à 40 000 dollars américains par année (60 000 à 80 000 dollars américains sur deux ans); et/ou
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<b>Subventions pour Coalitions nationales</b> d’une durée de deux ans, pour un montant allant de 30 000 à 50 000 dollars américains par année (60 000 à 100 000 dollars américains sur deux ans);
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-autospace:none"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Avec son organisation sœur, le Fonds pour la défense des intérêts des droits des personnes handicapées (DRAF) qui soutient
le plaidoyer en faveur de la ratification et d'amendements législatifs dans les pays ciblés, le DRF a accordé plus de 32 millions de dollars américains à 350 organisations de 36 pays depuis 2008.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Le DRF est financé, entre autres, par les donateurs suivants: L'Ansara Family Fund de la Boston Foundation, la Ford Foundation, la Estelle
Friedman Gervis Family Foundation, la Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation, la Foundation to Promote Open Society, qui fait partie de l'Open Society Foundations, et UK Aid du gouvernement du Royaume Uni (DFID) . Le Département des affaires étrangères et du commerce
(DFAT) du gouvernement australien et U.K. Aid du gouvernement du Royaume-Uni (DFID) soutiennent également le DRAF.
<span style="color:black;background:white">Les opinions exprimées dans cette communication ne reflètent pas nécessairement les politiques officielles de nos donateurs ou des gouvernements qu'ils représentent.</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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In DRF’s understanding of the term, “DPO,” DPOs are representative organizations or groups of PWDs, where PWDs constitute a majority of the overall staff, board and volunteers, and are well represented in all levels of the organization. It includes organizations
of relatives of PWDs (only those representing children with disabilities, people with intellectual disabilities, or the Deafblind) where a primary aim of these organizations is empowerment and the growth of self-advocacy of persons with disabilities. In addition,
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</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Le DRF considère que le terme « OPH » s’applique aux organisations représentatives ou groupes de personnes handicapées dont la majorité des membres du personnel, du conseil d’administration
et des bénévoles sont des personnes handicapées et où les personnes handicapées sont suffisamment représentées à tous les niveaux de l’organisation.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans",sans-serif">
</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Il peut s’agir d’organisations de proches de personnes handicapées (uniquement les organisations représentant les enfants handicapés, les personnes ayant une déficience intellectuelle
ou les personnes sourdes et aveugles) dont la mission est d’encourager l’autonomie personnelle et sociale des personnes handicapées.</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans",sans-serif">
</span><span lang="FR" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">En outre, les OPH ont une vision du handicap sous l’angle du modèle social.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Sans",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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