DISABLED PEOPLES' INTERNATIONAL

E-news for Week ending 22 January 2010

Welcome to Disabled Peoples International’s (DPI’s) E-news. Please continue to send your activities, conference information, and publications news to Dr. Cassandra Phillips at info@dpi.org.

DPI staff, volunteers and regions send our thoughts and prayers to anyone with family, friends and work colleagues in Haiti during this time of crisis and devastating loss. At time of going to press, the disability-related organizations which have contacted us for information or help have been unable to reach their own teams on the ground in Haiti. They are in the process of trying to get flights into the country. We will keep readers informed as we know more.

If you are in a position to help, DPI endorses support to St Vincent’s School, Port au Prince, Haiti. St Vincent’s is home to 170 children with cross disabilities and its outpatient services reach hundreds more children who need surgery, braces and rehabilitation. Please donate. Instructions at  

http://www.eworldwire.com/pressreleases/211440

You can also direct funding to Haiti and the school via CBM. CBM is an international development organization working with and on behalf of people with disabilities in the poorest regions of the world. Follow links at  

https://cbm.ie/support-cbm/donate

Call for Participation

DPI, academics and disability organizations around the world continue to debate the definition of disability. VSA Arts wants you to create your visual interpretation of disability and copy it on to a postcard.

To read more information in English, go to

http://www.vsarts.org/PreBuilt/showcase/gallery/exhibits/calls/PostCardProject/

To read more in Spanish go to

http://www.vsarts.org/PreBuilt/showcase/gallery/exhibits/calls/PostCardProject/Spanish/ArtProject.html

To read more in Russian, go to

http://www.vsarts.org/PreBuilt/showcase/gallery/exhibits/calls/PostCardProject/Russian/ArtProject.html

To download your postcard template go to

http://www.vsarts.org/PreBuilt/showcase/gallery/exhibits/calls/PostCardProject/PostCardTemplate.pdf

To read more about VSA Arts, Ohio, USA go to http://www.vsao.org/about.html

Deaf Studies Journal

The Deaf Studies Digital Journal (DSDJ) is the first peer-reviewed academic and creative arts journal to feature work in a signed and a written language. DSDJ features academic articles, commentary, visual arts, film & video, sign language literature, archival film, interviews, and reviews. The primary languages of the journal are ASL and English, but other signed and written languages are welcome. For those non-signers, articles and other signed texts may be downloaded in PDF. To view the Journal, go to http://dsdj.gallaudet.edu/

First ENUSP Newsletter

The first newsletter issued by the European Network of (ex) Users and Survivors of Psychiatry (ENUSP) is now available on line. The group welcomes feedback on this first issue, along with any contributions of written materials, photos and images. To read newsletter go to

http://www.enusp.org/newsletter/2010/1.pdf

Send responses and materials by email to enusp@newsletter.org

Documentary Video on Brain Injury

Brain Injury Dialogues is an “accurate, sympathetic, and empowering depiction of 5 survivors of brain injury.” The video features interviews and commentary by survivors, disability advocate Zona Roberts, and Cognitive Therapist Becky Stone, College of Alameda, and others. To view an excerpt, go to http://www.braininjurydialogues.org/clips.html

For more information, go to http://www.braininjurydialogues.org/

Vermont Studio Centre (VSC) Fellowship

VSC is offering fellowships for “artists and writers who live with spinal cord Injury (SCI), spinal cord disease (SCD) or who use a wheelchair and/or have a spinal cord injury.” The Vermont Studio Center has been dedicated to supporting a multidisciplinary community of contemporary painters, printmakers, sculptors and writers for 25 years. Deadline is 15 February 2010. For more information, go to http://www.vermontstudiocenter.org/fellowships/

Job Opening

Action on Disability and Development (ADD) is seeking to recruit a Country Director to lead the Tanzania programme based in Dar es Salaam. Persons with and without disabilities who are only nationals of Tanzania are invited to apply. Closing date for applications is 28 January 2010. For more information, go to http://www.add.org.uk/jobs.asp

Job Opening

The Disability Rights Fund is looking for a Russian and Ukrainian Speaking Grants Consultant. The position offers a unique opportunity to collaborate with a groundbreaking grant-making initiative supporting the rights of persons with disabilities. Application deadline is 1 February 2010. For more information, go to http://wecando.wordpress.com/2010/01/15/drf-russian-grant-consultant/

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