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…
2nd Round Application for Young Disabled People’s Leadership Training.
We have received a wide range of applicants but the countries below are not represented or under represented: Only for applicants from Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Cyprus, Fiji, Gabon, Grenada, Jamaica, Eswatini, Kiribati, Lesotho,…
COSP16 Side Meetings
The 16th session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD (COSP16) took place at the United Nations Headquarters, New York, from 13 to 15 June 2023. CDPF held three side meetings during proceedings. Please fine documentation of the…
Application for Young Disabled People’s Leadership Training
The CDPF represents Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs) / Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) from across the 56 countries of the Commonwealth. At present CDPF have 95 member organisations in 50 Commonwealth countries. While 60% of the population of the…
CDPF Newsletter #10
The World Mourns the Passing of Judy Heumann, Disability Rights Activist
Judith “Judy” Heumann—widely regarded as “the mother” of the disability rights movement—passed away in Washington, D.C. on the afternoon of March 4, 2023. Judy was at the forefront of major disability rights demonstrations, helped spearhead the passage of disability rights…
Manifesto for Commonwealth Year of Youth
GREETINGS FROM THE COMMONWEALTH DISABLED PEOPLE’S FORUM CDPF representing more than 450 million disabled people in the 56 countries of the Commonwealth. [CDPF Members are in 49 Commonwealth Countries with 95 member organisation Disabled People’s Organisations DPOs,…