The United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities - The 2nd Conference of States Parties

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Most of last week, I had the pleasure of spending at the United Nations in New York.  I attended the Second Conference of States Parties to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.  It has been almost 10 years since I was at the United Nations and found that I had forgotten a lot of what it was like:  The way the building seemed aged and just a step out of time, the many many suits rushing around attending to various delegates, the variety of colors and clothing and languages.  I have to admit, it was pleasant to hear Arabic again after so many years. 

As many of you may be aware, on July 30th, Ambassador Susan Rice signed the treaty on behalf of the United States. If ratified by the Senate, the CRPD will be the fourth major human rights treaty ever adopted by the U.S.  On September 3rd, Kareem Dale, Special Assistant to the President for Disability Policy spoke at the conference. 

You can find his full comments at:  http://dayinwashington.com/?p=369