UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITIES
Building a Global Community of Persons with Disabilities
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
USICD envisions a world where the rights of persons with disabilities are universally recognized and respected, where persons with disabilities are afforded full and equal participation in their communities, and where persons with disabilities are self-sufficient and live independent and self-determined lives.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Advocating for Inclusive Education in Mozambique
The Advocating for Inclusive Education in Mozambique project focuses on the provision of training to disabled peoples’ organizations and other stakeholders on advocating for disability inclusion in primary and secondary schools and to provide a Global Disability Rights Libraries (GDRL) to one school or one disabled persons organization.
Where we work
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
The United States International Council on Disabilities has four key priorities for 2019-2023:\n\nPriority 1: Advocacy\nPriority 2: Training & Education\nPriority 3: Convening\nPriority 4: Representation
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Advocacy:\nStrategy 1: Drive USAID policy on disability inclusion.\nStrategy2: Influence the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development.\nStrategy 3: Build capacity to maintain a strong presence on Capitol Hill.\n\nTraining & Education:\nStrategy 1: Expand USICD resources for its members and other disability rights organizations to include online training in the areas of disability rights, inclusion and advocacy.\nStrategy2: Update the Global Disability Rights Library (GDRL) content.\nStrategy 3: Revitalize the internship program\n\nConvening:\nStrategy 1: Host a signature event (conference or summit) bringing together a broad assembly of major entities who can have a influence on disability rights issues.\nStrategy2: Reach out in the U.S. and include in its efforts those organizations engaged in international work, disability, non-disability, academic, and faith-based work.\nStrategy 3: Reach out to the international disability community and enlist their aid and involvement in numerous areas of common interest and effort.\n\nRepresentation:\nStrategy 1: Identify opportunities where USICD might want to be a representative or where there is a need for coordinated representation.\nStrategy 2: Identify and develop plans to interact with those disability rights organizations with whom USICD may want to work.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Pulling upon its vast membership of individuals and US organizations, USICD utilizes expert consultants to support the work of its programs overseas. With direct experience supporting disabled persons organization (DPOs) in over 16 countries in Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe and Latin America, USICD, as a U.S.-based DPO itself, has a distinct advantage in fostering and establishing relationships with other similar organizations around the world. \n\nUSICD works to find new and innovative ways to expand its collaboration with local DPOs, such as hosting fellows with disability technical expertise from around the world. For example, USICD has hosted fellows from Uzbekistan, S. Korea, Hungary, Uganda, Mozambique, Macedonia and elsewhere for tenures lasting as short as a single semester or as long as 18 months, under funding from the U.S. State Department and partners. USICD also coordinates an internship program, which brings American citizen students and recent graduates with disabilities from across the United States to Washington, DC, each summer to be placed at various international organizations.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Advocacy - On June 19 2019, a Bill was introduced in the House of Representatives that will, if passed, establish the Office of International Disability Rights at the US Department of State and the appointment of a Special Advisor. \n\n\nTraining & Education - In 2019, we received a grant to conduct inclusive education training in Maputo, Mozambique.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We act on the feedback we receive
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback
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Operations
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UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITIES
Board of directorsas of 03/07/2023
Candace Cable
United States International Council on Disabilities
Term: 2025 - 2023
Candace Cable
Independent Consultant
Jerry McCloskey
Independence First
W. Kirt Toombs
Eastern Oregon Center for Independent Living
William Abrams
Independent Consultant
Michael Brogioli
TASH
Janet Lord
Independent Consultant
Stephanie Ortoleva
Independent Consultant
Susan Parker
Independent Consultant
Abigail Akande
Pennsylvania State University
Carolyn Osolinink
Independent Consultant
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Equity strategies
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- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.