News Release
NCD #02-363
May 31, 2002
Contact: Mark S. Quigley
202-272-2004
202-272-2074 TTY
mquigley@ncd.gov
National Council on Disability
to Conduct News Conference and Forum on Unconvention on Human Rights
of People with Disabilities
WASHINGTON--The National Council on Disability (NCD)
will release a white paper titled Understanding the Role of an International
Convention on the Human Rights of People with Disabilities at a
news conference at 9:00 a.m. on June 12, 2002, at the Wyndham Hotel,
1400 M Street, NW, Washington, DC.
In September 2001, NCD issued a resolution (http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/testimony/resolution_09-14-01.html)
declaring its support for the development of a convention. In November
2001, the UN voted officially to begin development of this historic
legal instrument, which would provide legally binding standards
for protecting the rights of people with disabilities in every country
that ratifies the treaty.
NCD's paper addresses a United Nations Convention
on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. NCD developed its document
to examine the need for such a convention and the role of the United
States, including the government and civil society, in its development.
The news conference will be immediately followed by
an educational forum for invited guests. The forum, which is sponsored
by NCD and the United States International Council on Disabilities,
will bring together representatives of national disability organizations
and other key civil and human rights groups to engage in a dialogue
about international human rights instruments and their relationship
to U.S. disability legislation, including the Americans with Disabilities
Act.
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