UDPK Newsletter August Issue
I am both honoured and excited to introduce to you the first edition of our newsletter which covers the activities and wins we have had since the beginning of the…
KDF Recruitment
Exclusion of persons with disabilities, specifically people with stammer/stutter inthe KDF recruitment exercise.Nairobi, Kenya, 19th August 2023:Our attention has been drawn to discriminatory practices revealed by the Vice Chief ofDefense…
Disability Inclusion : Conversation on Website Accessibility
First, tell us who you are and what you do.Hello there! I'm Nicodemus Nyakundi, an advocate for digital inclusion. My role as a Digital Accessibility Fellow at KICTANet (Kenya ICT…
Disability Inclusion : Strategies management can use to ensure workplace is Inclusive
In the 2022 presidential elections, Reuben Kigame, a visually impaired aspirant, had his presidential bid quashed even though he had met all the requirements. According to him, Wafula Chebukati, who…
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Project Officer - We Can Work(WCW) Programme KenyaThe United Disabled Persons of Kenya (UDPK) is the umbrella organisation of organisations of persons with disabilities in Kenya. Established in 1989, UDPK’s…
Memorandum to the persons with Disabilities Bill 2021
MEMORANDUM TO THE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES BILL 2021This memorandum is prepared by the Caucus on Disability Rights Advocacy (CDRA) and the United Disabled Persons of Kenya (UDPK). CDRA is a…
DISABILITY AWARENESS CREATION BOOKLET
This Disability Awareness Creation Booklet is developed to guide in creating awareness on disability with an aim of demystifying disability to reduce stigma and discrimination and thus enhance social inclusion…
Bridge CRPD-SDGs Kenya – Module 1
Bridge CRPD-SDGs Kenya - Module 1 (Image description: participants of Bridge Kenya raising their arms in an energizer event) The United Disabled People of Kenya (UDPK), African Disability Forum (ADF),…
Persons with disabilities and data inclusion
7th July 2021 by Dr. Elizabeth Lockwood, Dr. Mohammed Ali Loutfy, Sally Nduta This blog post is part of our LNOB Knowledge Exchange Programme (KEP). Elizabeth Lockwood, Mohammed Ali…
press statement
UDPK PRESS STATEMENT ON RELENTLESS ATTACKS ON HON SEN MWAURA BASED ON HIS DISABILITY. This statement is made on behalf of the United Disabled Persons of Kenya (UDPK). UDPK is…