AUCDigest

May 29, 2007 • Volume 7, Number 5

INTERNATIONAL NEWS & RESOURCES

News

Eighty-Two Countries Sign Landmark U.N. Treaty Sign Landmark to Protect Rights of 650 Million People with Disabilities Worldwide; Several Disability Groups Urge the United States to Sign Treaty. The signing of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on March 30, 2007 by over 80 countries marks a major step in formalizing this landmark convention into law, after the Convention was adopted by the General Assembly in December 2006. The Convention establishes an international framework for securing the rights of persons with disabilities as well as a responsibility to advance and promote the rights of persons with disabilities. Several disability groups in the United States, including the American Association of People with Disabilities, are asking President Bush to sign the treaty.

Resources

Visit AUCD's International Events Page for a complete list of events of interest to the AUCD network. This site is updated regularly, so please check this site frequently. Feedback and questions are welcomed and should be directed to Mat McCollough.

Augmentative Communication Community Partnerships Canada (ACCPC). ACCPC consults internationally to organizations on social justice issues for people who cannot speak. Please see our website for projects we have done on abuse experiences of this population. We are currently developing an education al DVD and booklet on the topic.

Intellectual Disability. This resource is a web portal developed by St. George's University of London and features comprehensive information on several topics of interest to health care practitioners and students in intellectual disability.

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