We started RatifyNow to support the efforts of disability rights advocates to persuade their national governments to ratify the CRPD and its Optional Protocol without reservations. Our goal is to use the Internet to offer a forum where people with disabilities, government officials, and journalists can learn about the treaty, and support grassroots efforts to promote ratification.

Visitors to our website will find a variety of ratification advocacy tools, from a rich variety of helpful sources, presented in a user-friendly fashion. We will include not just the advocacy product, but also contact information for its creators and a step-by-step blueprint that traces its development. Our hope is to highlight strategies that can be broadly adapted for local use by providing detailed roadmaps and facilitating dialogue so that advocates can obtain advice and support directly from those who have developed effective ratification tools.

By pooling our efforts, each of us can become more effective and maintain high morale by sharing and learning from the success of our counterparts. We hope you’ll take a few minutes to explore our website, and that you’ll return frequently for updates. RatifyNow is intended to reflect the CRPD principle that everyone should be provided with opportunities in life; your individual comments and contributions are desired and valued. To stay informed about the latest CRPD ratification efforts, consider joining our free list serve by clicking here.

RatifyNow is an organization that was started by, for, and about people with disabilities, and we welcome individual and organizational allies without disabilities to join us.