Disabled People's International (DPI)

DPI Italia Onlus is an non-profit organization which is made up of 16 associations. Its structure is constituted by: A Chairperson and 4 Executive members of the Board. The staff is made up of 3 persons. The budgetary resources available in a year is of approximately €50.000. DPI Italia Onlus’s usual sources of funding are: - membership fees, - donations from members, private and public bodies, - contributions by public and private bodies – Universities and the FISH with whom it collaborates regularly. The modalities of actions are projects, seminars, conferences, internships, training and meetings. It belongs, other than to DPI, to national and European organizations such as:FISH (Federazione Italiana per il Superamento dell’Handicap) and the CND (Consiglio Nazionale della Disabilità), DPI Europe (a European network with 27 umbrella organizations members in different European countries). Moreover, through DPI Europe and the CND it is part of the EDF (European Disability Forum. It manages on behalf of DPI the Regional Development Office in Europe. The Ministry of Labour and Social Policies acknowledged that the activities realized by DPI Italia Onlus are "of evident social function" according to the law 9/11/1998 n.476. The Presidency of the Council of Ministers has acknowledged tthat DPI Italia Onlus has the necessary qualifications to be included in the list of associations and bodies legitimated to act for the judicial safeguarding of PwDs, victims of discrimination according to the decree of the 21st June 2007.