{"id":637,"date":"2020-03-25T17:21:52","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T17:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/didepas.org\/?page_id=637"},"modified":"2021-02-18T17:13:27","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T17:13:27","slug":"advocacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/didepas.org\/index.php\/advocacy\/","title":{"rendered":"ADVOCACY"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_section full_width=\"stretch_row\" css=\".vc_custom_1585059567178{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 15px !important;background-color: #f6f9f8 !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}\" el_class=\"page_banner\"][vc_row full_width=\"stretch_row\" css=\".vc_custom_1584720497554{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;background-position: 0 0 !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"3\/5\" css=\".vc_custom_1584720579935{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}\"][vc_custom_heading text=\"Fighting for equal rights and opportunities to improve the rights of people with disabilities\" font_container=\"tag:h1|font_size:28px|text_align:center|color:%23000000|line_height:36px\" use_theme_fonts=\"yes\" el_class=\"pb_title\"][vc_column_text]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The rights of people with disabilities are often overlooked. At DIDEPAS our team is fighting the prejudice each day to change the narrative used to describe the differently-abled with our disability advocate services. We advocate for equal rights for all people regardless of their physical or intellectual limitations while providing various legal services for the disabled people in the community. Advocating for and implementing services that will help improve the lives of the differently-abled is at the core of the DIDEPAS mission statement!<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=\"JOIN US\" shape=\"square\" size=\"lg\" align=\"center\" el_class=\"cs_std_button\" link=\"url:mailto%3Adisabilitydevelopment%40didepas.org|||\"][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"2\/5\"][vc_single_image image=\"638\" img_size=\"350x282\" alignment=\"center\" style=\"vc_box_shadow\"][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section el_class=\"inner_content\"][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1584728177667{padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"3\/5\"][vc_custom_heading text=\"DISABILITY AWARENESS\" font_container=\"tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23000000\" use_theme_fonts=\"yes\"][vc_column_text]The lack of awareness regarding the difficulties and barriers faced by the disabled community is at the root of why they are excluded from society. DIDEPAS is working to create an understanding of the lives and needs of the differently-abled to affect real change within society![\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=\"LEARN MORE\" shape=\"square\" size=\"lg\" align=\"left\" el_class=\"cs_std_button\"][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\"2\/5\"][vc_single_image image=\"639\" img_size=\"350x282\" alignment=\"center\" style=\"vc_box_shadow\"][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=\".vc_custom_1584728177667{padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;}\"][vc_column width=\"3\/5\"][vc_custom_heading text=\"ADVOCACY\" font_container=\"tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23000000\" use_theme_fonts=\"yes\"][vc_column_text]As one of the leading non-profits fighting for the rights of persons with disabilities, we are dedicated to the development of projects, events, products, and services that will help improve the lives of those with mild to severe disabilities all over the world! 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