General News
Call for Applications to Receive Global Disability Rights Library
The Global Disability Rights Library project announces a second call for organizations to apply to receive a free digital Global Disability Rights Library (GDRL). Applications are open to disabled peopleโs organizations, universities, and agencies in developing countries.Sixty organizations will receive the digital library so they can disseminate valuable disability rights knowledge and toolkits to their communities.
The goal of the GDRL project is to improve the lives of persons with disabilities in developing countries. The project uses an innovative โinternet in a boxโ technology to deliver digital resources to people beyond the reach of the internet.Users will include disabled peopleโs organizations (DPOs), decision makers, individual advocates, and others who cannot easily download information from the web. Read more about the GDRL project at: http://www.usicd.org/index.cfm/global-disability-rights-library
The GDRL is a collaborative effort between the U.S. International Council on Disabilities and the University of Iowaโs WiderNet Project with support from USAID to bring the best materials on disability rights and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to developing countries.
Ideal deployment site candidates will have a demonstrated commitment to promoting and facilitating disability rights.Successful applicants will have the organizational capacity to become a hub for disseminating disability rights information and will be inclusive of a diverse disability community. Interested organizations are urged to review the application and full eligibility criteria posted on WiderNetโs website at: http://www.widernet.org/digitallibrary/GDRLSiteSelection
Before applying, candidates may also find it helpful to review some additional information about the application and deployment process at: http://www.usicd.org/index.cfm/deployment-faq
The application process is expected to be very competitive.Hundreds of applicants competed for the first set of deployment sites that we will be disseminating later this year.We anticipate a similarly strong response to our second and final call for applications. Please apply early to allow time for questions regarding your application prior to the deadline.
Apply by September 1, 2011, to be considered for deployment by December 31, 2011
Questions about the application process or eligibility criteria should be directed to gdrl@usicd.org.Applicants who cannot use email also may reach us by post mail at
Andrea Shettle, MSW, MA Program Manager, Global Disability Rights Library United States International Council on Disabilities (USICD)
1012-14th Street, NW, Suite 105 Washington, DC 20005 United States of America
Telephone: (877) 535-0506
Email: gdrl@usicd.org
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Source: Gabriele Weigt
When: 22/4/2011
