Community Forum on US Foreign Policy and Funding Cuts: Understanding the Impact on the Global Disability Community
MEETING REPORT AND ACTION STEPS NOW AVAILABLE (click read more below)
DRI and USICD hosted an international gathering bringing together disability, human rights, and international development leaders to discuss the impact on people with disabilities of Trump Administration foreign policy changes and funding cuts.
Charles Bronfman Prize Anniversary Spotlights Human Rights of Children with Disabilities
DRI's Priscila Rodríguez speaks at UN Side Event on Strategic Litigation to Protect People with Disabilities
DRI Pushes for House Passage of International Children with Disabilities Protection Act
The International Children with Disabilities Protection Act protects children with disabilities to live and grow up in a family and avoid being placed in an institution or orphanage. It is everything we've fought for over 30 years.
International Children with Disabilities Protection Act: Senate Briefing & Reception December 6th 2022
Video for DRI PSA Senate Bill for the International Children with Disabilities Protection Act
Support of the International Children with Disabilities Protection Act
This bill represents everything we’ve been working on for over two decades. All children — especially children with disabilities — need our support to live and grow up in a loving family. And they need protection against being placed in orphanages or other institutions.
— Laurie Ahern, President, Disability Rights International
Senate Briefing & Reception
Celebrating International Day of Disability and the International Children with Disabilities Protection Act