Young people and six sign languages
The Disability Rights Fund and Pacific Disability Forum organised the meeting. Young people made up 30 per cent of participants, and six sign languages were used. Pacific Disability Forum chief executive Setareki S. Macanawai described the work as “a homegrown disability rights movement”, rooted in the region’s own organisations.
Eve Naqio brings several perspectives
Eve Naqio, a trans woman and deaf advocate, represented Disability Pride Hub as its project officer. The organisation brought disability rights and LGBTQI participation into the same discussion. A Disability Rights Fund profile also presents Naqio’s advocacy as part of efforts to strengthen emerging, marginalised disability organisations. [2]
A place in community sport
Australia’s Team Up programme lists a separate AUD 15,000 grant for Disability Pride Hub through its Play for Equity Fund. The supported proposal involved sports camps and events for LGBTQI people with disabilities. It sought to challenge discriminatory attitudes and create opportunities to participate in community sport.