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People/Disabilities    >   Rights of persons with disabilities   Mainstreaming disability in the development agenda Disability experts from around the world with backgrounds in government, international organizations, and civil society stressed the need to mainstream disability in all development activities in order to achieve equality for persons with disabilities. [see more]   Accessibility   Accessibility on the Convention On the fundamental issue of accessibility the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities requires countries to identify and eliminate obstacles and barriers and ensure that persons with disabilities can access their environment, transportation, public facilities and services, and information and communications technologies. [see more]     Subscribe to receive what’s new on Choike.  Syndicate this site. International and Regional Organizations International NGOs and Networks Information Resources   Selected news Disabilities - Tue May 13 2008 Major milestone to promote Human Rights of desabled people The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities received its 20th ratification on 3 April 2008, triggering the entry into force of the Convention and its Optional Protocol 30 days late. Source: U.N. Enable Disabilities - Tue Apr 08 2008 Ratification of the Convention on the Rights of persons with disabilities The Republic of Ecuador deposited its instrument of ratification for the Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. This in turn triggered the entry into force of the Convention which will occur in 30 days on May 3, 2008. Source: DPI See more ... Towards visibility of disabled women in the UN Convention

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