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Tag Archives: United Nations
World Autism Awareness Day
April 2, 2013 marked the sixth annual World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD). WAAD was adopted on December 18, 2007 by the United Nations General Assembly marking it as only one of four official health-specific United Nations Days. Autism, which affects … Continue reading
World We Want 2015
The United Nations Partnership on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNPRPD), the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), and UNICEF are inviting people to join an online discussion forum to develop an inclusive agenda for the … Continue reading
Senate Rejects the United Nations Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
Just one day after the International Day of Persons with Disabilities the United States Senate rejected the United Nations Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) with sixty-one Senators voting in favor approximately six votes short of the … Continue reading
Commemorating the International Day of Persons with Disabilities
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities falls on December 3rd, 2012 and promotes the inclusion of people with disabilities through a focus on improving accessibility and removing all types of barriers in society. This particular day launches the run-up … Continue reading
UN Enable announces inclusion in the Rio+20 Outcome Document
The UN Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities announced that disability has been included in the Rio+20 Outcome Document “The Future We Want.” The Rio+20 conference is going on right now in Brazil. Rio+20 is … Continue reading
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The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Promoting, protecting, and ensuring human rights for ALL people with disabilities
Entered into force in 2008, the UN Convention of Persons with Disabilities (CPRD) is a treaty designed to promote, protect, and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities as … Continue reading
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7th Annual World Down Syndrome Day
Down syndrome is a genetic condition that causes delays in physical and intellectual development. According to the National Association for Down Syndrome the condition occurs in one in every 691 live births and individuals with Down syndrome have 47 chromosomes … Continue reading
Annual International Day of Persons with Disabilities
December 3rd, 2011 marks the 19th International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD). This annual observance established in 1992 by the United Nations General Assembly resolution 47/3 aims to promote greater understanding of disability issues with a focus on the … Continue reading
