Events and Conferences
« Previous EntriesCall for Papers, Disabilities Studies Conference, Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008CALL FOR PAPERS
Towards A National Disability Studies Agenda
Disability Studies Conference, UNSW Sydney
June 26-27 2009
The Disability Studies and Research Centre (DSRC) invite offers of papers for presentation at a Disability Studies Conference to be held at the University of New South Wales, from 26-27th June 2009.
Established in 2008, the DSRC is a national inter-disciplinary research […]
Forum for Inclusion 2008: Transforming Rights into Action, Nov 17-26, 2008
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008The following open letter of invitation comes from Diane Richler, President of Inclusion International. Of particular interest to people involved with human rights for people with intellectual disabilities and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
GLOBAL FORUM FOR INCLUSION 2008: Transforming Rights into Action. 17-26 Nov 2008.
The Forum for Inclusion 2008: Transforming […]
Human Rights Training for People with Intellectual Disabilities
Monday, July 21st, 2008Date
September 16 2008 / 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Location
Church Center for the United Nations
777 United Nations Plaza
United Nations, New York, USA
Contact
For further information, please email info@hpod.org
Learn about your human rights and a new international law that protects you. Get a copy of “We Have Human Rights”. Take part in human rights training exercises […]
2008 Annual Seminar of the European Coalition for Community Living: Understanding and Implementing the UN CRPD
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008Living Independently and Being Included: Understanding and Implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
12 – 13 September 2008, Oslo (Drammen), Norway
The objective of ECCL’s Annual Seminars is to promote good practices in the development and provision of quality community-based services for people with disabilities. Representatives of disability organisations, service providers, policy […]
UN Launches Blog-Based Discussion on Inclusion and Development
Monday, June 9th, 2008Version française; Versión español
Dear Colleagues and Partners,
The adoption of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities marks a renewed commitment of the United Nations to improving the situation of people with disabilities, wherever they are. A man, a woman, or a child suffering from any kind of disability is much more likely to […]
June 3rd Event Webcast Instructions: Free Training Required
Thursday, May 29th, 2008In preparation for the RatifyNow CRPD Congressional/Press Briefing on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 webcast, we kindly encourage all participants to take this opportunity to become familiar with the web conference software that will be used for this event: Elluminate Live V. 8.
Please follow the instructions below to access the Elluminate First Time User’s orientation […]
June 3rd Briefing on Capitol Hill
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008RatifyNow 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:
Professor Michael Stein, Ex. Dir.,
Harvard Project on Disability
What is the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities? How does it Compare to U.S. law?
Hon. […]
Forum on CRPD and ICT Standards
Monday, April 14th, 2008Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies
An Advocacy Initiative of the United Nations Global Alliance for ICT and Development
In conjunction with the
INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION
INVITATION
Joint ITU and G3ict Forum 2008
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Challenges and Opportunities for ICT Standards
Monday, April 21, 2008
ITU Headquarters, Geneva
Please find a detailed agenda for the […]
Entry into force celebration: Information for civil society participants
Thursday, April 10th, 2008On-line Registration
A commemorative event for the entry into force of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol will be organized by the Division for Social Policy and Development/Department of Economic and Social Affairs on 12 May 2008 from 1:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. in the General Assembly Hall at […]
Transcript - American University CRPD stategy session
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008Disability Rights Convention Strategy Session
March 31, 2008
CART Reporter: Natalie C. Ennis, CSR CA, RPR / CI and CT
HADAR HARRIS: Good afternoon, everyone. My name is Hadar Harris, and I am the Executive Director of the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law here at American University, Washington College of Law. My brief remarks are going […]