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Wednesday, 19 January 2011 14:52
This is a position paper about Disabled Peoples Organisations (DPOs) and mainstream capacity building. It came out of a roundtable event held on 22/09/10 involving a range of DPOs and mainstream capacity builders. The event explored challenges and opportunities for DPOs and mainstream capacity building organisations alike when working together, and the benefits for them to do so. Using information presented at the event, the paper first outlines the purpose of capacity building and some of the characteristics of Disabled Peoples Organisations, including income, activities, added value and position within the Disability sector.
The priorities and actions for DPOs and mainstream capacity building organisations to work together identified by participants at the roundtable event are then presented. These included examining the impact of spending review for DPOs; Increasing the profile, understanding and research data of DPOs as emerging subsector; Developing the profile, and use of mainstream capacity building programmes by DPOs. If undertaken these actions will not only help forge useful relationship between DPOs and mainstream capacity builders, but also how the wider third sector can become more inclusive of disabled people in all of its activities, services, and as progressive employers and ethical organisations. Avaliable in pdf, text and audio versions.
Less_courses_more_conversations_2010_doc_3.pdf
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Less_courses_more_conversations_Oct_2010.doc
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