VP of the Senate in Barbados and Research Project Officer for the Barbados Council for Disabled, Sen. Kerryann Iffill made an impassioned appeal to the Caribbean Terrorism Organization (CTO) for facilities to become accessible to tourists with disabilities visiting the Caribbean.  Click here to read the presentation. 

Introducing the Yes We Can Initiative for your information and perusal use from the Disabled Persons' Organization of The Bahamas.  Click the following link to get there!  http://www.yeswecanbahamas.webs.com  

Click here to read tributes to Mr. George Daniel from friends and colleagues around the world! 

Two newspapers in Trinidad and Tobago paid tribute to our fallen hero, Mr. George Daniel.  Click on the following links to read the articles.  http://www.trinidadexpress.com/index.pl/nart?id=161624170; http://guardian.co.tt/news/general/2010/04/08/george-daniel-passes; 

The community of persons with disabilities in DPI NAC and around the world has lost one of its most vibrant and proactive campaigners for the rights of persons with disabilities.  Disabled Peoples' International (DPI) 1^st Deputy Chairperson with responsibility for Humid Rights, Chairperson of DPI North America and the Caribbean (DPI NAC) and President of the Trinidad and Tobago Chapter of DPI (TTDPI) passed away on April 7, 2010.  Learn more 

The Dominica Association of Persons with Disabilities Incorporated (DAPD Inc.) partnered with the House of Hope to organize a three-day training programme for their Carers from March 22-24, 2010.  Read more 

Nathalie Murphy, Executive Director of the DPI NAC National Assembly (NA), the Dominica Association of Persons with Disabilities (DAPD) participates in the International Women's Day activities there.  Read more.

Congratulations to the Government of Canada for ratifying the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) on March 11, 2010!!  Let us hope they ratify the Optional Protocol to the CRPD soon.

Visit the newly revamped website of the DPI NAC National Assembly in the USA where you will find a statement concerning the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), as well as its new array of news, member profiles and other features.  Pay particular attention to the new Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) Resources section.  Go to the National Assemblies page to visit the website.

Disabled Peoples' International North America and the Caribbean Regional Women's Network Coordinating Committee (DPI NAC RWN CC) Coordinator, Nathalie Murphy attended a regional meeting on the United Nations Secretary-General's campaign: "UNiTE to End Violence against Women" from October 19-20, 2009 Bay Garden Beach Resort in Castries, St. Lucia, W.I.  Visit the Women's Network page for more.

The Americans with Disabilities Act celebrated its 19^th year of enactment on July 24, 2009 and to mark the occasion, the Government of the United States  of America committed to signing the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Click here to read the US President's proclamation and for more on the anniversary celebration.

The St. Kitts and Nevis Association of Persons with Disabilities in collaboration with the St. Kitts Society for the Blind has dubbed the month of May 2009 as Disability Awareness Month.  More soon

Anthony Mills, President of the St. Kitts-Nevis Association of Persons living with Disabilities (SNAPD), has firmly stated that it is time for wider society to recognise the equal rights of the estimated 4,500 persons with disabilities in the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis....  Read

Disabled Peoples' International North America and the Caribbean (DPI NAC) launched its Governance and Democracy capacity building project from June 18-20, 2009 in Barbados, W.I. more soon

The Disabled Peoples' International North America and the Caribbean (DPI NAC) member national assembly in North America, the Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) is calling on its Federal government to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).  Click here to read their press release.

DPI 1^st Deputy Chair and DPI NAC Chair addresses Consultation on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on Dec 10, 08, the 60^th Anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights.  The two-day event was put on by the DPI NAC National Assembly in Antigua and Barbuda.

DPI 1^st Deputy Chair and DPI NAC Chair addresses Consultative Meeting on Respect and Understanding put on by the Commonwealth Youth Programme Caribbean Centre from November 18-21, 2008. More information soon

DPI NAC Regional Women's Network (RWN) Coordinator attended 11^th Association for Women's rights In Development (AWID) international forum on the " Power of Movements" in Cape Town, South Africa from November 14-17, 2008.  Click here to read more about the AWID Forum.  Click here to read her presentation at the Forum. 

DPI 1^st Deputy Chair and DPI NAC Chair accompanies DPI World Chair to International Disability Alliance International Disability Caucus Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (IDA IDC CRPD) Forum Meeting from October 30-November 4, 2008. More soon

DPI NAC Regional Development Officer (RDO) conducts Sensitization Workshop on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on October 20, 2008. Details soon

DPI NAC Regional Office coordinates Disability Awareness Fair 2008 in Antigua.  More 

Canada held general elections on October 14, 2008.  Click here to read how the Council of Canadians with Disabilities worked to have issues facing persons with disabilities addressed.

Dominica Association of Disabled People (DADP) unveils its 25^th Anniversary list of activities.  Programme

Disabled Peoples' International North America and the Caribbean (DPI NAC) Regional Office donates books to the Antigua Public Library on Friday, June 27, 2008.  News release

A group of hecklers was able to drive a person with disabilities from the Caribbean Cinemas on Saturday, May 31, 2008 at 7:20 pm as the main feature began.  Story

We are pleased to release our latest addition to the DPI NAC website: a guide for educating the public about disability etiquette and the disability rights movement.  This booklet is entitled “Equal Opportunities for All: Respecting the Rights of Persons with Disabilities”.  Click here for a free download in PDF format or visit the regional publications page. 

Disabled Peoples' International (DPI) 1^st Deputy Chair for Human Rights and DPI North America and the Caribbean Regional Chair, George Daniel, DPI Human Rights Officer, Steven B. Estey and the DPI North America and the Caribbean Regional Development Officer (RDO), Leslie A. Emanuel joined DPI World Chair, Wilfredo Guzman Jara and DPI Latin America RDO, Maria Isabel Farias and other persons with disabilities from around the world at the Entry into Force Celebration for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol on May 12, 2008 at the UN Headquarters.

Paying electricity bills in Trinidad and Tobago will become more affordable for low-income earners thanks in part to the efforts of the Trinidad and Tobago Chapter of Disabled Peoples' International.  Press release

Disabled Peoples' International (DPI) 1^st Deputy Chair for Human Rights and DPI North America and the Caribbean Regional Chair, George Daniel attended a Civil Society Hemispheric Forum entitled "Securing Our Citizens' Future by Promoting Human Prosperity, Energy Security and Environmental Sustainability" on May 1-2, 2008 in Miami, Florida hosted by the Organization of American States (OAS) as a precursor to the V Summit of the Americas to be held in Trinidad and Tobago from April 17-19, 2009.  Communiqué

Disabled Peoples' International (DPI) 1^st Deputy Chair for Human Rights and DPI North America and the Caribbean Regional Chair, George Daniel, Tiffany Ward, Secretary of the DPI North America and the Caribbean (DPI NAC) Regional Women's Network (RWM) Coordinating Committee, Jason Clarke and DPI NAC RDO, Leslie A. Emanuel attended the meeting to form and launch the Commonwealth Disabled Peoples' Forum (CDPF) in London, United Kingdom from March 15-17, 2008.  More

In line with Strategic Direction 5 of the 2004-2006 DPI NAC Strategic Plan addressing issues facing women and youth, DPI NAC launched the first chapter of what is to become the Regional Youth Network!  Click here to join the Antigua Barbuda Youth Network. 

Persons with disabilities in Trinidad and Tobago achieved a landmark victory against the state for denying them access to the Halls of Justice!  Details