As you know, one of the objectives outlined within the WBU Strategic Plan was the development of a CRPD toolkit to provide members with information and resources that could help with your work regarding the CRPD. This has taken two years to develop, but I am very pleased to inform you that it is now … Read more
Conventions and treaties
Here you can browse through information we have collected on some of the international conventions, treaties and strategies that are most significant to people with disabilities throughout our region and the world. We have links to the full texts of some of these, as well as articles that provide background information.
Guide For Monitoring Progress on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
The Community for All guide and checklist offers a detailed look at the rights identified in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), especially Article 19 of the CRPD which provides for the right to live independently and be included in the community. The guide and checklist are intended to help … Read more
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol was adopted on 13 December 2006 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, and was opened for signature on 30 March 2007. The Convention follows decades of work by the United Nations to change attitudes and approaches to persons … Read more