UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Archives
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
January 17, 2011
Steve Estey Addresses Experience Matters!
Steve Estey made a presentation on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at the Center for Leadership and Learning's Experience-Matters! event for 3 December 2010, International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Read more.
May 12, 2008
Canadians with Disabilities Celebrate the Coming into Force of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
As twenty countries have ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), it now has the force of international law. Steve Estey, the Chairperson of CCD's International Development Committee joined other colleagues from the global disability rights movement at a UN ceremony to promote greater societal awareness of the CRPD, which provides guidance to countries on how to ensure people with disabilities experience full enjoyment of their human rights. Read more.
February 20, 2007
Government of Canada Urged To Show Continued Leadership and Sign UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
May 27, 2006
Fourth National Consultation on the International Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (ICRPD)
A summary of the proceedings at CCD's fourth Canadian consultation on the draft CRPD. Read more.
March 1, 2003
Towards a UN Disability Convention
January 31, 2003
CCD Calls for UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Canada and the CRPD
July 4, 2011
Community Expectations: Compliance and Progressive Realization
One of the features which make Canada a great country is our human rights tradition and current framework. Read more.
June 9, 2011
Monitoring of the CRPD
In the Government of Canada’s Explanatory Memorandum on the CRPD they do not specifically name the Canadian Human Rights Commission as the CRPD monitoring body. They did state that the monitoring body would meet the Paris Principles. Read more.
March 29, 2011
Timeline of Major Milestones in International Disability Policy
A chronology of actions at the UN on disability issues. Read more.
March 29, 2011
Disability Community Priorities and Expectations
In the words of the CRPD we expect progressive realization of our rights. And this must be a broadly shared goal because we are all in this together. According to the International Labor Organization, the annual loss of global GDP due to our exclusion of persons from the labor market is between US$1.37 trillion and US$1.94 trillion. Read more.
March 29, 2011
The Road to the UN Convention
In this presentation I will focus on the events that led up to the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). I was involved, with other representatives of the worldwide disability community, in the drafting of the treaty from 2002 to 2006, over the course of nine or ten meetings at the U.N. in New York and at regional meetings around the world. “Nothing about us without us” is our prevailing motto. Read more.
March 16, 2011
P/T Ministers Consider Human Rights in the Context of Disability
Winnipeg 15 March 2011—Canada’s provincial and territorial ministers responsible for disability issues and human rights spent the last two days considering what human rights mean in the context of life with a disability. In February, the disability community developed a Call to Action, endorsed by over 100 organizations, which outlines steps for implementing the CRPD in Canada and this document was shared with the Ministers. Ongoing engagement with the disability community is central to the community’s vision of an effective implementation strategy Read more.
March 14, 2011
Speaking Notes for International Women's Day
Happy International Women's Day (IWD) everyone!! Thank you for the opportunity to share with you some of my personal reflections on the recognition of the rights of women with disabilities. I think it is remarkable that on this auspicious occasion of the hundredth anniversary of IWD, we are recognizing the achievements of women with disabilities. Not all that long ago, women with disabilities were invisible within the general society as well as among those promoting the rights of persons with disabilities, and those promoting gender equality. But today, here we are at the Manitoba legislature celebrating women with disabilities. I heartily commend Minister Howard for making this historical event happen.
March 14, 2011
A Call to Action: UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
The Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) and the Canadian Association for Community Living (CACL), through consultation and dialogue with the disability community and civil society, are joined by over 130 organizations, thus far, in calling for the Government of Canada, Canada’s parliament, provincial and territorial governments, and legislative bodies to work with persons with disabilities, disability organizations, and all other Canadians on the full implementation of the CRPD, to take all appropriate actions to remove barriers experienced by Canadians with disabilities in their effort to participate in all aspects of society. Read more.
March 14, 2011
Implementing the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
March 11, 2011 marks the first anniversary of Canada’s ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), which reaffirms that persons with disabilities enjoy the protection of all human rights. Following community consultations, the Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) and the Canadian Association for Community Living (CACL) have developed a Call to Action, “UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Making Domestic Implementation Real and Meaningful”, which has the support of more than 100 disability community organizations. Read more.
February 4, 2011
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Making Domestic Implementation Real and Meaningful
The following working paper has been developed by the Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) and the Canadian Association for Community Living (CACL). It is intended to spark dialogue on implementation of the CRPD and propose concrete actions for consideration. This paper provides:
• A brief background on the CRPD and the role the Government of Canada and the Canadian disability community played in elaborating the CRPD.
The paper identifies the need for:
• National mechanisms for implementation, monitoring and reporting.
• A robust participation strategy.
• A national framework for implementation.
• A public and transparent review process.
The paper concludes with suggested next steps – including a specific call to action for the Government of Canada and Parliamentarians.
Read more.
February 4, 2011
Do you want Parliamentarians and the Government of Canada to Take Action on Implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disability?
The Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) and the Canadian Association for Community Living (CACL) are inviting disability organizations across Canada to voice a call to Parliamentarians and the Government of Canada to take leadership on implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (CRPD). Read more.
January 25, 2011
Video: L'importance de la CDPH
Steve Estey et Marie White discutent de la Convention relative aux droits des personnes handicapées. Read more.