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DRF-DRAF Press Release on COVID-19 Disability Rights Monitor (DRM) statement

July 20, 2020March 26, 2021 by Kerry Thompson

July 20, 2020 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Melanie Kawano-Chiu, Evaluation & Learning Manager Disability Rights Fund & Disability Rights Advocacy FundEmail: mkawanochiu@disabilityrightsfund.org COVID-19 Disability Rights Monitor (DRM) calls for an emergency response to the catastrophic abuse of human rights of persons with disabilities in institutions  Over the last four months, the COVID-19 Disability Rights Monitor (DRM) has been gathering data to … Read more…

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Justice Demands We Live a Different Set of Values

June 18, 2020July 23, 2020 by The DRF/DRAF Team

While the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and other Black Americans have made police brutality and the systemic racism that perpetuates it to mainstream consciousness, we at the Disability Rights Fund and Disability Rights Advocacy Fund know this is not new. Some of our staff, our family members, our friends, and our … Read more…

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2020 Round 2 Letter of Interest for Haiti and Uganda

June 11, 2020March 26, 2021 by Kerry Thompson

Download the Press Release (Word): English French Haitian Creole Disability Rights Fund Opens Letter of Interest (LoI) Process for Haiti and Uganda June 10, 2020FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Faith Lemon, Program Director Email: flemon@disabilityrightsfund.org BOSTON, MA – Today, the Disability Rights Fund (DRF) and Disability Rights Advocacy Fund (DRAF) open a Round 2 Letter … Read more…

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Launch of the COVID-19 Disability Rights Monitor Dashboard

June 2, 2020March 26, 2021 by Kerry Thompson

June 2, 2020Contact: Melanie Kawano-ChiuEmail: mkawanochiu@disabilityrightsfund.org Since 20 April 2020, through a global survey, the COVID-19 Disability Rights Monitor (DRM) has been gathering data to conduct rapid independent monitoring of state measures concerning persons with disabilities in the context of the pandemic. Today, the initiative reaches a new milestone with the launch of the COVID-19 … Read more…

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COVID-19: Malawi Union of the Blind

May 19, 2020June 25, 2020 by Jody Santos

Through press releases and public service announcements that have aired on more than 60 radio stations across the country, the MUB Executive Director is spreading the word that no one can be left behind during this pandemic. Among Kumwenda’s recommendations – public health information about COVID-19 must be released in a diversity of accessible formats, … Read more…