DPI North America/Caribbean - National Assemblies

Disabled Peoples' International

North America and the Caribbean

Regional Organizations of and for Persons with Disabilities
National Assemblies
Country	National Assembly
Antigua and Barbuda	Antigua & Barbuda Association of Persons with Disabilities
Bahamas	Disabled Persons' Organization
Barbados	Barbados National Organization of the Disabled Inc.
Belize	Belizean Assembly of Persons with Disabilities
Canada	Council of Canadians with Disabilities
Dominica	Dominican Association of Disabled People
Grenada	Grenada National Council of the Disabled
Guyana	Guyana Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities
Jamaica	Combined Disabilities Association
St. Kitts and Nevis	St. Kitts/Nevis Association of Persons with Disabilities
St. Lucia	National Council of and for Persons with Disabilities Inc.
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	National Society of Persons with disAbilities
Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago Chapter of Disabled Peoples' International
United States	United States International Council on Disabilities

Associate Members
Country	Organization of and/or for Persons with Disabilities
Barbados	Barbados Council for the Disabled

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Convention Entered into Force!!

The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) received its 20^th instrument of ratification by Ecuador on April 3, 2008!! The Convention and its Optional Protocol will enter into force on May 3, 2008. Click the button below for more detailed information.

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HIGHLIGHT - International Day of Disabled Personhims (IDDP) 2007

Click on the button below to read the IDDP 2007 statement from the UN.

Click here to read how IDDP 2007 can be observed.