Final report by the Disability Action Northern Ireland [DANI] for grant 14181 in 2008

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Context

Disability Action are a Northern Ireland [DANI] charity who work with people with physical disabilities, learning disabilities, sensory disabilities, hidden disabilities and mental health disabilities. The organisation’s vision is a society which is inclusive, adapts to meet the needs of people with disabilities, rather than one that expects them to fit in. Their work is dedicated to improve the rights of disabled people. Disability Action Northern Ireland is a registered charity that originated in the 1950s.

In 2005, The Atlantic Philanthropies awarded £1,540,000 to Disability Action Northern Ireland. The grant titled Strategy for Achieving Human Rights was to enhance the capacity of Disability Action Northern Ireland to influence policy in order to promote the rights of disabled people in Northern Ireland.

Description:

The fifty eight page long document was produced by DANI to report on grant 14181 titled Strategy for Achieving Human Rights. Heading include: Introduction, the context, the issue, making the link—disability, healthcare and human rights, the toolkit—“We Have Rights Too!”, developing a disability and human rights approach to health and social care, “My Life, My Rights, My Choice”—the campaign message, campaign activities, the launch event, distribution of campaign materials, other activities related to the campaign, evaluation of campaign outcomes, centre on human rights for disabled people, long and short term outcomes.

Type:

text and reports

Creator:

Disability Action Northern Ireland, 1986-

Subject:

Curated collection--Grant documentation, Atlantic Philanthropies (Organization), Disability Action Northern Ireland, Curated collection--Human rights, Curated collection--Disability, Grant 14181, Disability awareness, http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2006006221, Nonprofit organizations, and Curated collection--Monica Wilson

Grant:

Grant 14181

Grantee:

Disability Action Northern Ireland

Year of Grant:

2005

Location of Grantee:

Belfast

Rights:

The material is copyright of either Cornell University, The Atlantic Philanthropies, or where listed, the original authors or commissioning bodies. This collection is being made available under CC BY-NC-ND license, which allows users to access the material as long as the original copyright holder is credited; the material cannot be changed in any way or used commercially.

Attribution:

Cornell University Library, Digital Repository of Ireland, and The Atlantic Philanthropies

Doi:

https://doi.org/10.7486/DRI.th840m174