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Finding the Gaps: A Comparative Analysis of Disability Laws in the United States to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

05/12/2008 | Requests *

Summary

This analysis examines how U.S. federal laws may be affected if the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is ratified by the country. The authors summarize each CRPD article along with with U.S. laws that either guarantee the same rights or contradict the convention. The authors conclude that better implementation of existing laws or congressional action would bring federal law in line with CRPD.

Author

Stein, Michael; Waterstone, Michael

Available Files

Analysis PDF (338K, 146 pages)
Analysis Word (537K, 146 pages)
Analysis Off-site link

Keywords

Independent Living; Advocacy; Americans with Disabilities Act; ADA; Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; IDEA; Fair Housing Act; Voting Rights Act; Vocational Rehabilitation Act; Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; CRPD; United Nations; U.N.; Non-Discrimination;

Topic

Accessibility, Consumer Direction, Employment Programs, Housing, Long-Term Care, Physical Disabilities

Type/Tool

Policy alerts, briefs, letters & papers, Reports

Source

National Council on Disability

State

All States/Territories

Date Created

06/17/2008

Contact

National Council on Disability
202-272-2004

Short URL

www.hcbs.org/moreInfo.php/doc/2281

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