Events and Conferences

Call for Papers, Disabilities Studies Conference, Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

CALL FOR PAPERS

June 26-27 2009

The Disability Studies and Research Centre (DSRC) invite offers of papers for presentation at a Disability Studies Conference to be held at the University of New South Wales, from 26-27th June 2009.

Established in 2008, the DSRC is a national inter-disciplinary research […]

Forum for Inclusion 2008: Transforming Rights into Action, Nov 17-26, 2008

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

The following open letter of invitation comes from Diane Richler, President of Inclusion International.  Of particular interest to people involved with human rights for people with intellectual disabilities and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).

GLOBAL FORUM FOR INCLUSION 2008: Transforming Rights into Action. 17-26 Nov 2008.

The Forum for Inclusion 2008: Transforming […]

Human Rights Training for People with Intellectual Disabilities

Monday, July 21st, 2008

Date

September 16 2008 / 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Location

Contact

For further information, please email.

Learn about your human rights and a new international law that protects you.  Get a copy of “We Have Human Rights”.  Take part in human rights training exercises […]

2008 Annual Seminar of the European Coalition for Community Living: Understanding and Implementing the UN CRPD

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

Living Independently and Being Included: Understanding and Implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

12 – 13 September 2008, Oslo (Drammen), Norway

The objective of ECCL’s Annual Seminars is to promote good practices in the development and provision of quality community-based services for people with disabilities. Representatives of disability organisations, service providers, policy […]

UN Launches Blog-Based Discussion on Inclusion and Development

Monday, June 9th, 2008

Version française; Versión español

Dear Colleagues and Partners,

The adoption of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities marks a renewed commitment of the United Nations to improving the situation of people with disabilities, wherever they are. A man, a woman, or a child suffering from any kind of disability is much more likely to […]

June 3rd Event Webcast Instructions: Free Training Required

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

In preparation for the RatifyNow CRPD Congressional/Press Briefing on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 webcast, we kindly encourage all participants to take this opportunity to become familiar with the web conference software that will be used for this event:  Elluminate Live V. 8.

Please follow the instructions below to access the Elluminate First Time User’s orientation […]

June 3rd Briefing on Capitol Hill

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

RatifyNow has organized a CRPD Congressional press briefing.  Please join us, and please encourage your Senators and Representative to attend.

Date:     June 3rd, 2008

Time:      11:30am - 1:00pm EST

Location:  The U.S. Capitol, room HC7

Program:

Professor Ex. Dir.,

Harvard Project on Disability

What is the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities?  How does it Compare to U.S. law?

  Hon. […]

Forum on CRPD and ICT Standards

Monday, April 14th, 2008

Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies

An Advocacy Initiative of the United Nations Global Alliance for ICT and Development

In conjunction with the

INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION

INVITATION

Joint ITU and G3ict Forum 2008

The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Challenges and Opportunities for ICT Standards

Monday, April 21, 2008

ITU Headquarters, Geneva

Please find a detailed agenda for the […]

Entry into force celebration: Information for civil society participants

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

On-line Registration

A commemorative event for the entry into force of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol will be organized by the Division for Social Policy and Development/Department of Economic and Social Affairs on 12 May 2008 from 1:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. in the General Assembly Hall at […]