| Purpose of the organization: |
GLADNET began as an initiative of the Disability and Work Programme of the International Labour Organization (ILO), a specialized agency of the United Nations. The GLADNET Association was established in 1997. GLADNET continues to work in close collaboration with the ILO Skills and Employability Department. GLADNET provides resources such as checklists, brochures, tools and information sheets (in English) as well as good practices and contacts pertaining to the following articles of the U.N Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities that relate to disability, training, and work/employment. GLADNET is registered in Switzerland as an international not-for-profit organization and its administrative offices are in Ithaca, New York, USA. |
| A list of members of the governing body of the organization, and their countries of nationality: |
Michael Kamp, Chairperson (Netherlands) Fabrizio Fea, Vice-Chair (Italy) Thomas Golden, Secretary-Treasurer (USA) Mary Barros-Bailey, board member (USA) Susanne Bruyere, extraordinary board member (USA) Nicholas Buys, extraordinary board member (Australia) Wendy Coduti, board member (USA) Edwin de Vos, extraordinary board member (Netherlands) Borja Jordan de Urries Vega, board member (Spain) Lynda Matthews, board member (Australia) Donal McAnaney, past chair (Ireland) Barbara Murray, board member (Ireland) Aldred Neufeldt, extraordinary board member (Canada) Trevor Parmenter, board member (Australia) Stefan Tromel, ex officio board member (Switzerland) Jun Yaeda, board member (Japan) Ilene Zeitzer, extraordinary board member (Brazil) |
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