Autism Day News
The UNITED NATIONS observance of World Autism Awareness Day provided a truly global overview of the state of the AWARENESS, ACCEPTANCE and APPRECIATION of autistic people and their contributions to society, from the perspective of autistic people themselves. The three-part event is available to stream on demand…
Commonwealth Day 2024
We are promoting CDPF with these interviews and posters. We are highlighting the need to gain support from Commonwealth Governments for the Disability Inclusion Action Plan at the meeting of Heads of Government in Samoa in October 2024. Download and display and…
Podcast with General Secretary
Richard Rieser on the JD Dragon Disability Rights podcast. Richard Rieser OBE (Order of the British Empire) is the General Secretary of the Commonwealth Disabled People’s Forum, an umbrella organisation consisting of leading and national disability rights organisations from the…
Soovan speak from COP 28
Soovan Sharma Dookoo is at COP 28 representing the Commonwealth Disabled People’s Forum.
CDPF greetings and way forward on International Disabled People’s Day 2023.
Messages from the executive committee to mark International Disabled People’s Day 2023
Commonwealth Deliberations on the Way Forward
Newsletter #11
August 2023
Kihembo’s Presentation to the 10th Commonwealth Youth Ministers’ Meeting
Submission to Commonwealth Secretariat outlining the positions and recommendations of CDPF to 10th CYMM, London September 11th to 15th 2023 Since relaunching in New York in June 2019 the CDPF has grown, with currently 95 member organisations in 50 Commonwealth…
Commonwealth Scholarships 2024
The Commonwealth Disabled People’s Forum is a partner of the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission. Those who are disabled applying to the CSC for 2024 may also apply to CDPF for selection for a recommendation. Each year CDPF select and put forward…