Disabled People's International (DPI) is a network of national organizations or assemblies of disabled people, established to promote human rights of disabled people through full participation, equalization of opportunity and development. To know more about DPI, their events, conferences, conventions and much more, please visit their website at

The First World Assembly of Disabled Peoples' International ( D P I ) was held in Singapore in 1981, the purpose of DPI is to promote the Human Rights of People with Disabilities through full participation, equalization of opportunity and development. DPI is a grassroots, cross-disability network with member organizations in over 110 countries. The countries of the World are divided into five regions; Asia/Pacific, Africa, Europe, North America/Caribbean and Latin America. The Asia/Pacific Regional Council is divided into five Sub-Regions to ensure equal representation across the largest and most populated Region in the World. These Sub-Regions are Oceania, North Asia, South-East Asia, South Asia & West Asia. The Region stretches from the Middle East to Tahiti and from Australia to Mongolia. If you want to know more information with regard to Training workshops and information within the Asia Pacific Region you can visit their website at