Documents on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
June 19, 2008 – 5:46 pmFirstly, congratulations on forming your group!
I have two general resources which may be useful to you:
1) An easy to read version of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. This document has been written for adults with learning disabilities and also for children but I think it will also be useful for people who do not use English as their first language. It gives a very general idea of what rights are in the convention.
http://www.officefordisability.gov.uk/docs/international-agreement-rights-disabled-people.pdf
2) A handbook for campaigners who are interested in getting their governments to make the rights in the convention a reality in their countries. It gives ideas on how to start a campaign, how to involve the media and how to work with other groups.
http://www.landminesurvivors.org/what_rights_ratification.php
Good luck, I wish you lots of success in your work.
Joanna
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