In 2016, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimated that there were 22.5 million refugees and 65.6 million forcibly displaced persons. This is the highest population of global refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) on record, and it is likely that the number will increase due to conflict and natural disasters. Women’s Refugee… Continue reading Ensuring Access of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) with Disabilities to Political Life
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USICD: White Paper on Stakeholders’ Understanding and Monitoring of CRPD Article 32
A recently published White Paper by the U.S. International Council on Disabilities (USICD) on Stakeholders’ Understanding and Monitoring of the Implementation of CRPD Article 32, provides important recommendations to better hold international agencies and States accountable to making international cooperation initiatives and programs both inclusive and accessible to persons with disabilities. Article 32 of the… Continue reading USICD: White Paper on Stakeholders’ Understanding and Monitoring of CRPD Article 32
Individuals with Mental Health, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and the Criminal Justice System
A number of organizations and institutions in the United States have recognized that people with “invisible disabilities,” such as developmental or mental health disabilities, often face particular barriers when they encounter the criminal justice system. For example, a position statement published by The Arc of the United States says, “People with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities… Continue reading Individuals with Mental Health, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and the Criminal Justice System
Building Disability Rights through Inclusive Constitutions
An Inclusive Process A variety of processes can be used to draft a constitution. Drafts may be put together by an elected group or proposed by a group selected by the government. While drafting a constitution, a government or other drafting body may convene meetings with civil society. These meetings or workshops are participatory processes which include… Continue reading Building Disability Rights through Inclusive Constitutions
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Homes, Not Institutions for Children with Disabilities
Institutions are no substitute for living at home and being in the community. This is true for adults with disabilities. As you might imagine, institutions are even worse for children. For people of any age, even in the best possible circumstances, institutions significantly increase the risk for abuse and neglect. UNICEF has noted that children… Continue reading Homes, Not Institutions for Children with Disabilities
Women Enabled International accountABILITY Toolkit
Women Enabled International’s accountABILITY Toolkit can guide women with disabilities and organizations working on their behalf in using available UN human rights mechanisms to protect their human rights. Bringing the voices and experiences of women and girls with disabilities to the UN human rights system is essential in holding States accountable for their human rights obligations and… Continue reading Women Enabled International accountABILITY Toolkit
Universal Design as Access to Justice
Universal Design Universal Design is the design of products, environments, and communication to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without adaptation or specialized design. Ron Mace, an architect who had polio as a child and used a wheelchair, said Universal Design is “not a new science, a style, or unique in… Continue reading Universal Design as Access to Justice
Setting up a Legal Clinic for People with Disabilities
Most people with disabilities and most families with children with disabilities around the world, including in the United States, do not have access to legal advice from trained lawyers about disability-related matters. This is for several reasons: For example, people with disabilities and their families generally do not have a lot of money, and there… Continue reading Setting up a Legal Clinic for People with Disabilities