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) launches its Governance and Democracy capacity building project from June 19-20, 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. More information soon 

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