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Disability Advocates, Parents, Seek Ammendment to India Law
By Andrea Shettle, MSW | August 24, 2008
Disability advocates and parents in India met recently to discuss how to push for ammendments to the National Trust Act to better meet the needs of people with disabilities, The Times in India has reported ("Redefine ‘disability’ in the national trust act: NGOs") Their goal is to make Indian law more consistent with the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
The CRPD is the first international, legally-binding treaty to protect the human rights of people with disabilities. It covers a wide range of human rights such as the right to personal mobility (for example, the right to mobility aids or training); the right to participation in political and public life; access to justice; access to education, health care services; and many more. Countries that ratify the CRPD are legally obligated to create new laws as needed to make them more consistent with the CRPD. Ratifying countries also are required to abolish laws that violate the CRPD. India is one of 34 countries to have ratified the CRPD.
Learn more about the meeting at which advocates discussed India law at:
Learn more about the CRPD and the Optional Protocol by skimming the RatifyNow FAQ.
Find out if your country has signed or ratified the CRPD at http://www.un.org/disabilities/countries.asp?navid=12&pid=166
Learn how you can become involved with the global campaign to promote the ratification and implementation of the CRPD and Optional Protocol in your country and elsewhere.
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