AUCDigest

July 24, 2007 • Volume 7, Number 7

INTERNATIONAL NEWS & 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.

Event Highlight

March 22-23, 2008: International Forum - Securing the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Location: Honolulu, Hawaii. A pre-meeting to the 24th Annual Pacific Rim Conference; sponsored by the Center on Disability Studies (HI UCEDD). As a PacRim conference prelude event, the one-and-a-half day forum will be infused with new strategic thinking for the realization of those rights as encoded in the UN Convention. The unprecedented global support for the convention and the dynamic momentum generated in its wake, make this an opportune time to convene a discussion of these important issues and questions:

• What are implications of the Convention to persons with disabilities in countries of the Asian Pacific Region?
• What are regional concerns surrounding implementation of the CRPD?
• What are special issues confounding "developing countries" as they seek to implement the Convention?
• How can applying the guiding principles of the Convention affect positive real change for persons with disabilities?

The forum will be participant driven and focuses around issues and needs of the attendees. Those interested in speaking and or participating at the Forum, please contact Dr. Robert A. Stodden. For more information and to register for the Forum, visit the PacRim 2008 Conference webpage or email [email protected]. A nominal registration fee of $100 will be charged to cover meals and formalities of the event.

 

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