From Mark Mark Johnson: 45 years after the passage of the Architectural Barriers Act, 40 years after the passage of Section 504 and 23 years after the passage of ADA, the struggle continues. 4 years after the US signed the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) , the US Senate has yet to ratify it. On November 5th, 2:30PM, the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations will hold a hearing about CRPD, foreign.senate.gov/hearings/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities . Attend or tune into the LIVE webcast. Will the Senate ratify the Treaty by December 5th? Related article at tinyurl/ide10301304 Please call the Committee members, disabilitytreaty.org/app/make-a-call?0&engagementId=22995 before the hearing and ask them to support ratification. Also call your Senators if not a member and ask them to do the same. Background & Updates on CRPD: disabilitytreaty.org/
Posted on: Sat, 02 Nov 2013 05:05:32 +0000
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