ukdpc

1. www.ukdpc.net

2. Our History • Established in the UK in 1981. • The voice for disabled people’s organisations regionally and nationally. • Formerly known as the British Council of Disabled People (BCODP). • Part of Disabled People International (DPI).

3. Our Achievements • Creating and funding the National Centre for Independent Living (NCIL). • From 1981 campaigned to bring down the levels of poverty faced by disabled people. • Positively affected national legislation, including the Community Care (Direct Payments) Act (1996).

4. Current Projects • Our values and passion for equal rights for all disabled people remains the same. • We work closely with partners in the fight for equal justice and improved human rights. • We work both within the UK and throughout the rest of the world.

5. UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities • UKDPC has its own International Committee that promotes our goals in this area. • Our priorities are to: • Promote the human rights of disabled people internationally. • Provide a strong voice for DPOs in the UK. • Represent Civil Society under Article 33.3

6. Capacity Building • Providing skills training. • Running networking events (to enable sharing of best practice). • Building a resource section for Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs). • Providing news and information of relevance to DPOs.

7. Our Future Goals • Working with strategic partners, including Disability LIB (Listen, Include, Build). • Promoting key issues such as independent living and engaging less represented groups. • Monitoring the implementation of CRPD at grass-roots level

8. Disability Rights Watch UK

9. Disability Rights Watch UK