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June 3rd Briefing on Capitol Hill
By Pam VanderVeer | May 22, 2008
RatifyNow has organized a CRPD Congressional press briefing. Please join us, and please encourage your Senators and Representative to attend.
Date: June 3rd, 2008
Time: 11:30am - 1:00pm EST
Location: The U.S. Capitol, room HC7
Program:
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Professor Michael Stein, Ex. Dir.,
Harvard Project on Disability
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What is the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities? How does it Compare to U.S. law?
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Hon. Richard Thornburgh, Of Counsel, K & L Gates; former Attorney General of the United States; former U.N. Under-Secretary- General
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Should the U.S. Ratify the Convention?
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Wade Henderson, President and CEO,
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
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Why the Convention Matters to All Americans.
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Eric Rosenthal, Vice-President, US International Council on Disability (USICD) & Executive Director, MDRI
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The Convention, Human Rights, and U.S. Foreign Policy.
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Judy Heumann, Director of the Department on Disability Services, District of Columbia; Director, USICD; Former Advisor on Disability and Development, The World Bank
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Disability Rights in The US: Where do we stand, and how would U.S. Ratification Help?
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Scott Quilty, U.S. Program Manager, Survivor Corps; Disabled U.S. Veteran
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Why U.S. Ratification Matters to American Troops and Returning Veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Maria Veronica Reina, Ex. Dir., Global Partnership on Disability Development and the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse U.; Moderator, IDC Listserve
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The Genesis of the Convention and the role People with Disabilities Played to Create It.
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Anne Sommers, Policy Counsel, American Association of Persons with Disabilities
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Looking Ahead: Positions of Leading Presidential Candidates on U.S. Ratification
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