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    Congress Urged to Ratify Disability Rights Treaty

    Monday, June 2nd, 2008

    Disability rights leaders will gather in the Capitol on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 to launch their campaign to persuade Congress to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
    “The Convention is the first treaty to offer the promise of equality and self-determination to people with disabilities,” said Michele Magar, Executive Director of RatifyNow, […]

    Advocates Celebrate International Disabled Persons Day by Launching Treaty Ratification Campaign

    Sunday, December 2nd, 2007

    Disability rights advocates are marking December 3, 2007 – International Disabled Persons Day – by launching RatifyNow, a global campaign based in the U.S. to maximize the number of nations that ratify the new Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.  RatifyNow (www.RatifyNow.org) is a unique blend of grassroots activists, disability civil rights organizations, […]