The European Community has just ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Unprecedented step forward for the first human rights treaty ratified in the history of Europe and a great signal sent to all EU Members States. It is the first major Human Rights treaty of the 21st century and the fastest to have been ratified…
At least one in five of the world’s poorest people are disabled but there is as yet no widespread acceptance or push to ensure that 20% of the poorest recipients of aid programmes are disabled. Disabled people are so severely excluded from all areas of society…
A TV commercial featuring the late Professor Fred Hollows, first run as a clip on YouTube, has been named the world’s best not-for-profit TV advertisement for 2009.
International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) was established in 1992 by the United Nations General Assembly and is celebrated on 3 December each year.The day aims to promote awareness of disability issues and the talents and achievements of people with disability.
Friday, November 27, 2009
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