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Our Priority AreasUN Disability Convention Some linked documents on this page are PDF documents, to view them you will need Acrobat Reader. If you don't have it already, click the link to go to Adobe's website where you can download it free. If you have difficulty installing Acrobat Reader please email us at info@inclusion-international.org for help. ............................................................................................................................................................................ Priorities for People with Intellectual Disabilities in Implementing the UNCRPD: The Road Ahead[Last updated Friday, December 5, 2008]
This booklet by Inclusion International is intended to raise awareness about key issues affecting the lives of people with intellectual disabilities and their families. Photos on cover and pages 7-29 copyright © Carlos Reyes-Manzo. Andes Press Agency. www.andespressagency.com Inclusion International joins in the celebration of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability entry into force. 12-13 May, 2008 in New York[Last updated Friday, May 9, 2008]
As the UN Convention comes into effect, members of the International Disability Alliance came together with State parties at UN General Assembly to celebrate the achievement of a pivotal moment in the history of human rights of persons with disabilities. Before addressing the representatives of the disability community and governments who have worked together over the past four years to negotiate the Convention, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met with a small delegation of community representatives. Robert Martin, (II Council Member from New Zealand) participated in the meeting with the Secretary General where representatives had an opportunity to raise several priority issues regarding the implementation of the Convention. Later during the celebrations which took place in the General Assembly Hall, UN officials; government representatives and representatives of the IDA marked the occasion by applauding State parties and the community for developing a Convention that sets a course for the future. To close the event, two representatives of the IDA, Robert Martin from Inclusion International and Martha Lucia Osorno Posada from the World Federation of the Deaf read the Call for Action: Breathing Life into the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on behalf of the disability community. To watch the video of the event visit: http://www.un.org/disabilities/documents/events/entryintoforce/englishceremony.rm For more information on the running order and the speakers visit the ENABLE website: http://www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?id=474
INCLUSION INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE CRPD[Last updated Friday, February 8, 2008]
The workshop on the Convention of the Rights of Persons with disability took place in London on November 2007. It was organised by Inclusion International for its Council members and facilitated by David Towell. The aim was to create a record of Inclusion International's role in the development and negotiation of the Convention, which is important both for Inclusion International strategies in implementing the Convention and for the future generations of leaders in Inclusion International. The information and analysis from the workshop will be used to develop materials and resources for distribution to the members as support for their efforts to ensure people with intellectual disabilities are not forgotten in the implementation of the UNCRPD. Download the notes from the workshop UN Convention Ratification and Implementation: II Member’s Report on Participation[Last updated Friday, February 8, 2008]
For many of Inclusion International’s member organizations, participation in the ratification and implementation of the Convention has been limited by their exclusion from the disability community’s network in their countries or by the lack of consultation by governments in the implementation process. HANDBOOK FOR PARLIAMENTARIANS ON THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES[Last updated Friday, January 25, 2008]
The Handbook explains in practical terms the rationale and objectives of a new Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol. It also delves into the ways in which parliaments can translate the rights and principles at the core of the Convention into tangible action on the home front. The Handbook, a joint publication of the IPU, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, was released in English at the 117th IPU Assembly in Geneva (8-10 October 2007). French, Spanish and Arabic translations will become available in the spring of 2008. RATIFYNOW- it's all about the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability![Last updated Monday, December 17, 2007]
Ratifiynow is an organisation comprised of individuals and organizations, Inclusion International being one of them, who are passionate about using the CRPD to protect and advance the rights of people with disabilities worldwide. Their goal is to use the Internet to offer a forum where people with disabilities, government officials, and journalists can learn about the treaty, and support grassroots efforts to promote ratification. Visitors to thewebsite will find a variety of ratification advocacy tools, from a rich variety of helpful sources, presented in a user-friendly fashion. They include not just the advocacy product, but also contact information for its creators and a step-by-step blueprint that traces its development. The aim is to highlight strategies that can be broadly adapted for local use by providing detailed roadmaps and facilitating dialogue so that advocates can obtain advice and support directly from those who have developed effective ratification tools. Visit the website now: http://ratifynow.org/ Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: SIGNATORIES AND RATIFICATIONS[Last updated Tuesday, October 9, 2007]
AS APPEARS ON THE UN ENABLE WEBSITE THIS IS OUR CONVENTION TOO!![Last updated Sunday, September 30, 2007]
People with intellectual disabilities & the right to make decisions DPI LAUNCHES CONVENTION IMPLEMENTATION TOOLKIT[Last updated Thursday, May 31, 2007]
Last year, DPI developed its Convention Ratification Toolkit, available online at http://www.icrpd.net/ratification/en/index.htm Now that the Convention has opened for signature, they have moved into the implementation phase, for which DPI has developed a new toolkit – the Convention Implementation Toolkit. The Implementation Toolkit was developed by DPI with the generous support of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. It is DPI’s hope that persons with disabilities and DPI National Assemblies will find within the toolkit the information needed to take part in the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Please visit the Implementation Toolkit online at http://www.icrpd.net/implementation/en/index.htm INCLUSION INTERNATIONAL CELEBRATES THE SIGNING OF THE UN CONVENTION[Last updated Monday, April 16, 2007]
March 30, 2007 (New York) the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was open for signature in an official signing ceremony. While the Convention was adopted by the General Assembly in December 2006, the signing ceremony marked the first steps in formalizing the Convention into law. A country must first sign and then ratify a Convention for it to become law. 82 States and the European Commission signed the Convention and 44 States signed the Optional Protocol. The Convention establishes an international framework for securing the rights of persons with disabilities as well as a responsibility to advance and promote the rights of persons with disabilities.
Self Advocacy Says Welcome to the Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disability[Last updated Monday, April 16, 2007]
Self Advocacy Says Welcome. By Robert Martin. Chairperson. Taskfore on Self-Advocacy -Self advocates from around the globe have had a say in our new Convention. Click here to read the whole article Watch the video-clips on the UN Convention[Last updated Friday, April 6, 2007]
To watch the clips you will need Macro Media Flash Player 8. If you don't have it already, click here to go to the website where you can download it free. Diane Richler on Education, Living in the Community and Legal Capacity Diane Richler on the Rights of Families Diane on The Convention as an Aspirational Document Charlie and Sue: a personal story Opening for Signature of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities[Last updated Thursday, January 25, 2007]
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities will be open for signature by all States and by regional integration organizations at United Nations Headquarters in New York as of 30 March 2007. This is our Convention too!! Inclusion International calls on all its members to urge their governments to participate in this ceremony and sign the Convention. The Convention will enter into force after it has been ratified by 20 countries. For more details on the ceremony read Don's MacKay letter by visiting: http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/dmopsig30mar.htm POSITION PAPERS adopted at the II GA in Acapulco, Mexico, Nov 11th[Last updated Thursday, January 18, 2007]
The Robert Martin Interview[Last updated Tuesday, February 7, 2006]
Desmond talks to Robert about his participation in the Ad Hoc Committee Meeting. Robert has attended all the Committee Meetings and therefore is well placed to judge our progress. |
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