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The Fight to Ratify the U.N. Disability Rights Treaty: Can the U.S. Both Teach and Learn?

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

The Leadership Conference for Civil Rights, the USA’s largest coalition of civil rights organizations, carried this article about RatifyNow on their :

Feature Story from civil rights

Adina Appelbaum

June 12, 2008

A RatifyNow panel in Washington D.C. on June 3 addressed the need for the United States to ratify an international treaty on disability rights.

RatifyNow is an international nonprofit organization that […]

Congress Urged to Ratify Disability Rights Treaty

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

Disability rights leaders will gather in the Capitol on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 to launch their campaign to persuade Congress to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

“The Convention is the first treaty to offer the promise of equality and self-determination to people with disabilities,” said, Executive Director of RatifyNow, […]

RatifyNow Member Wins Presitigious U.S. Disability Rights Advocacy Award

Monday, January 21st, 2008

To Receive AAPD’s 2008 Award

Reprinted from AAPD’s site

Washington, DC - January 17, 2008 - The (AAPD)has bestowed the prestigious 2008 Award founder and Executive Director (MDRI). AAPD announced that Rosenthal is being recognized […]

Advocates Celebrate International Disabled Persons Day by Launching Treaty Ratification Campaign

Sunday, December 2nd, 2007

Disability rights advocates are marking December 3, 2007 – International Disabled Persons Day – by launching RatifyNow, a global campaign based in the U.S. to maximize the number of nations that ratify the new Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.  RatifyNow is a unique blend of grassroots activists, disability civil rights organizations, […]