RightsNow! delegates visit the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.
People with disabilities have the same right to justice and fair treatment as anyone else. However, those with non-apparent disabilities may encounter discrimination within the criminal justice system
Flag of Guatemala (Source: Rigostar, Wiki Commons)
Documents on CRPD implementation submitted to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities by the Guatemalan government, DPOs, national human rights institutions, and other relevant non-governmental organizations
Documents on CRPD implementation submitted to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities by the Peruvian government, DPOs, national human rights institutions, and other relevant non-governmental organizations
Peru's national law is widely considered one of the best examples of alignment with the CRPD
This collection includes national laws entirely focused on disability and others on different topics that have specific references concerning people with disabilities in their text
Một người đàn ông mù đang sử dụng máy tính nhờ phần mềm đọc chữ trên màn hình
Ở Hoa Kỳ, mục 508 yêu cầu các cơ quan sử dụng ngân sách liên bang phải đảm bảo rằng bất kỳ công nghệ điện tử hoặc công nghệ thông tin nào khi mua đều phải tiếp cận được bởi NKT
A brief description of some of the programs that provide economic support or benefits to people with disabilities, followed by links to some secondary resources on these laws
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) enforces the Fair Housing Act
A brief description of the four laws that govern nondiscrimination in housing, links to the texts of the two housing laws, some key regulations enacted under the law, and secondary resources