Today on International Women’s Day, we are celebrating disability pride and feminist leadership. Here’s our rallying cry: Intersectionality requires action. It’s not enough to recognize our leadership in tokenistic ways. It’s time to act, because inclusion is a feminist issue! Around the world, an estimated 1 in 6 people are living with a disability. … Read more…
We, at the Disability Rights Fund (DRF), are mourning the passing of our dear friend and mentor, Judy Heumann. This is an immense loss for the global disability community. During this difficult time, we celebrate Judy and her lifelong activism and contributions to the global disability struggle. Judy’s leadership was key in advancing equality and … Read more…
CSW67 Side Event: Feminist Accessibility Protocol: Committing to disability-accessible and inclusive technology and innovation for gender equality Date: March 9, 2023 Time: 11 am EDT Register here DRF, Women Enabled International (WEI), the Inclusive Generation Equality Collective, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland, and CREA invite you to a CSW67 parallel event on ‘Feminist Accessibility Protocol … Read more…
Blog by Chrissy Zimba, Program Officer for Malawi All photos by Eve Gadama, FEDOMA The Disability Rights Fund’s (DRF) team was thrilled to co-host its second grantee convening in Malawi in November 2022 with the Federation of Disability Organizations in Malawi (FEDOMA), the umbrella body of Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs). DRF typically hosts grantee convenings … Read more…
Blog by Jean-Pierre Sibomana, DRF Program Officer for Rwanda The Disability Rights Fund (DRF) and the Disability Rights Advocacy Fund (DRAF) began grantmaking in Rwanda in 2013. Over the years, we have awarded 105 grants, giving over $2 million to Rwandan organizations of persons with disabilities (OPDs), including 8 Special Opportunity Grants to advance the government’s Global … Read more…