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Meet the Three Winners of the 2022 Diana Samarasan Disability Rights Advocacy Award
Blog by Rucha Chitnis The Disability Rights Fund (DRF) team is thrilled to award the 2022 Diana Samarasan Disability Rights Advocacy Award t...
Meet Two Disability Justice Project Fellows Modeling Inclusive Storytelling in Indonesia
Storytelling is essential in the world. Stories are an invaluable vessel of knowledge and learning, deepening human connection and have the ...
Intersectionality is a Practice: Funders Must Resource Indigenous and Disability Rights
In recent years, Indigenous-led philanthropy has made a powerful case for decolonizing wealth. As Melissa Nelson (Anishinaabe/Métis and a m...
Uganda’s Diverse Disability Movement Offers Lessons for Ableist Global Philanthropy
In February 2020, Uganda’s National Disability Act went into effect. Organizations of Persons with Disabilities celebrated, recognizing th...
Grassroots Disability Movement Propels Malawi to Make Bold Commitments for GDS
Blog by Rucha Chitnis In February 2022, the Malawi Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare made ambitious commitments at...
Putting the Spotlight on Sign Language and Virtual Spaces
Blog by Kerry Thompson, DRF’s Inclusion & Accessibility Development Manager “The most important thing in communications is to he...
Solidarity in Action: The power of moving money through collective strategies
As the crisis in Ukraine has unfolded, the Disability Rights Fund (DRF) and Purposeful came together quickly to move resources to organisati...
It’s Time to Recognize the Leadership of Persons with Disabilities for Inclusive Humanitarian Response
Blog by Jo-Ann Garnier, DRF/DRAF’s Program Officer for Haiti In Haiti, persons with disabilities face enormous challenges during human...
Welcome Catalina Devandas, Our New Executive Director!
Welcome Catalina Devandas, Our New Executive Director! The Disability Rights Fund warmly welcomes Catalina Devandas as our new executive dir...