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Dear members of Workability Europe,

We are writing to all members of Workability Europe to explain some decisions taken by the Workability Europe Board in discussion with the Workability International

Board.

In recent years each of the regions of Workability International has taken a different focus as to what they wish to provide to their members. This focus is generally supported by the available resources in any given region.

As an example, Workability Europe, Workability Americas and Workability Asia have each operated their own regional secretariat. While Workability Oceania members receive most of their local support initiatives from local peak, or umbrella, bodies such as NDS in Australia and NZDSN in New Zealand.

Similarly many of our Workability Americas Members receive significant local support from organisations such as NISH and GII.

During 2011 our members in Workability Americas took the decision to disband their regional Workability Structure and sought to simply become individual members of an international organisation, without regions.

Workability Oceania Members have always seen themselves as individual members of an international organisation and only joined through the region as that was the structure.

However in Europe and Asia, the regional organisations are providing varying levels of additional support and project work on behalf of members.

Having considered all of the differences between regions, Workability International conducted a survey of all members and from this survey decided to move to a new model for Workability International which would be based on all members of WI being individual members and all paying the same basic fee. At this stage that fee is set at the equivalent of £250 Sterling.

Following significant discussions with Workability Europe at the Board Meeting in Brussels and then at the AGM, it was mutually agreed that WI and WE Presidents would jointly write to WE Members explain the new structure and how it might affect Members of WE.

In the interests of simplicity we have below detailed the agreement reached following the Brussels Meetings.

As determined by the Workability Europe Board and AGM, WI President and WE President have agreed to write to all members of Workability Europe to explain the proposed new membership proposal for organisations to become international members of Workability International. This letter will include a strong recommendation from Workability Europe that all existing members of Workability Europe join Workability International as international members from January 2012.
From 1 January 2012 Workability Europe will become a member of Workability International at whichever level it chooses.
At the Workability International Board Meeting on 16/17 November 2011 (by teleconference) Workability International Board agree to grant a licence to Workability Europe for the use of the Workability Europe name and Branding Logo for a period of six months from 1 January 2012. During this time Workability International will develop a proper licencing agreement for the use of the name and the logo of all Workability International owned identification and branding by any member.

In coming days you will receive an invoice from Workability International for your membership of WI for 2012 in the sum of the equivalent of £250 Sterling, which you are asked to remit directly to WI as instructed on the invoice. You may also choose to pay an additional amount as per the table which will be attached. All Members are strongly encouraged to consider paying at least one or two levels up from the base so that WI can commence to establish its future fund. You will also receive an invoice from Workability Europe for your membership for 2012 which will be reduced by the equivalent of £250 Sterling which you will have paid directly to WI. The WE fee should be remitted directly to WE as per the instructions supplied with the invoice.

We both encourage you strongly to support both WI and WE as we move this unique International Organisation to a new level of providing employment opportunities for people with disability the world over.

Yours sincerely

Patrick Maher

PRESIDENT

WORKABILITY INTERNATIONAL

Hans Vrind

PRESIDENT

WORKABILITY EUROPE

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