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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR">Good afternoon Team,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR">The International Disability Alliance (IDA) is happy to share with you its
<i>« Second Global Survey on OPD Participation in Programmes and Policies. »</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="FR">Your opinion matters<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR">This IDA Global Survey is an accountability tool to monitor that “<b>nothing is done about us without us”.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR">This is a chance to voice your opinion about your engagement with governments and international partners:
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<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span lang="FR">Is the participation of OPDs meaningful?
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span lang="FR">What are the remaining barriers to our participation?
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span lang="FR">What are your recommendations?<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><span lang="FR">The survey can be completed
<b>by all members, volunteers and staff members of OPDs</b>. The survey is individual, and it can be filled by more than one person per OPD.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt">Experience an accessible online survey tool</span></u></b><b><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><span lang="FR">This Survey is hosted on a
<b>new accessible online survey platform, iData, tested by persons with disabilities.</b> It includes accessible features such as read-aloud, activating videos in International Sign, changing contrast or font size, getting word definitions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR">Please take the survey here in the language of your choice: English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, or International Sign.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="color:blue"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="FR"><a href="https://idata.tools/survey/idaglobalsurvey?utm_campaign=&utm_source=newletter&utm_medium=none&forcelatest=true"><b><span style="color:#1155CC">LINK TO THE SURVEY</span></b></a>
(you will have to press ctrl +click on link.)<span style="color:#1155CC"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="FR" style="color:blue"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%">It will take approximately 20 minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="FR">Please help us disseminate!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR">The voices from OPDs at all levels matter (from local to national, to regional and global):
<b>the more responses we get, the stronger the evidence, and the stronger our advocacy</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR">Please <b>help disseminate the IDA Global Survey</b> sharing it with your network and through social media. Use the hashtag
<b>#IDAGlobalSurvey.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR"><a href="http://bit.ly/IDASurveySMToolkit"><span style="color:#1155CC">You can also use the social media kit and videos available here.</span></a> (you will have to press ctrl +click on link.)<span style="color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR">Thank you in advance for your support.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR">IDA Team</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>PS. Attached is a Pdf which contains the link to the survey. It is also in the body of this email.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Paradise Tabucala<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Communications Officer<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Pacific Disability Forum<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Ground Floor, Kadavu House, Victoria Parade | GPO Box 18458 | Suva, Fiji
<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Phone: (+679) 3312008 | (+679) 3307530
<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Mobile: (+679) 7720138 (Digicel)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Fax: (+679) 3310469
<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Email: <a href="mailto:paradise.tabucala@pacificdisability.org">
paradise.tabucala@pacificdisability.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Website: <a href="http://www.pacificdisability.org">
www.pacificdisability.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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