Durante más de ocho años fungí como coordinadora de área de una asociación civil dedicada a la promoción, difusión y defensa de derechos humanos en temas específicos, entre ellos, la igualdad y no discriminación de grupos en situaciones de alta vulnerabilidad en México, a través de estudios de investigación y acciones de incidencia en políticas… Continue reading ¿Encuentro entre dos mundos?
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Developing a Certification Process for Sign Language Interpreters
Interpreter legislation in the United States is determined mostly at the state level and can vary greatly among the country’s fifty states. Perhaps the one national regulation is that court interpreters must meet standards established by the United States courts. Here are a few actions you can take to ensure that people who are Deaf will have access to… Continue reading Developing a Certification Process for Sign Language Interpreters
Utilizing Quotas to Increase Political Participation of Persons with Disabilities
Political participation is an important way for people with disabilities to integrate with the community and to advocate for greater accessibility. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) upholds the right of people with disabilities to vote and to run for office, yet, in many countries, there are few people with disabilities… Continue reading Utilizing Quotas to Increase Political Participation of Persons with Disabilities
Legal Aid in the United States
Legal Aid in the United States The purpose of legal aid is to provide free legal services to low income Americans. Civil legal aid helps ensure fairness in the justice system, regardless of how much money one has. Equal justice under law is a fundamental American value. In the United States, legal aid is primarily… Continue reading Legal Aid in the United States
Journey Toward the CRPD in Kenya
U.S. Americans with Disabilities Act Training of Trainers Model
Guatemala and the CRPD
History of Guatemala and the CRPD Guatemala ratified the CRPD and Optional Protocol in April 2009. Guatemala’s disability law is from 1996 and therefore predates the country’s ratification of the CRPD. As of March 2017, Guatemala is in the process of finalizing a new law on disability which will replace the 1996 Law on the… Continue reading Guatemala and the CRPD
Guatemala’s National Laws Relating to Disability
Guatemala has only one major national law that addresses the rights of people with disabilities. The Law for the Integral Attention to People with Disabilities–Decree No. 135-96–was enacted in 1996. As of February 2017, draft bill 5127 was approved during its third hearing in Guatemalan Congress. Law 5125 is pending final approval of articles.