This submission to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (“CEDAW Committee”), ahead of its review of Serbia, highlights areas of concern that Disability ...

To date, 61 million adults in the United States live with a disability, accounting for 26% of the population, or one in four individuals. Disability is defined as any visible, invisible, emotional, ...

Established by the United Nations in 1992, the goal of the International Day of Persons With Disabilities is to promote the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all aspects of society ...

MONTREAL, Dec. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Celebrated every year since 1992 at the initiative of the United Nations (UN), December 3 is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. It aims to ...

We have come to the end of the 4th Ad Hoc Committee and we would like to present to you the views of the International Disability Caucus on the work so far and for the future. Many of us have spent 6 ...

The Doha International Conference on Disability and Development was held on 7-8 December 2019, under the guidance and patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Founder of Qatar Foundation ...

The move was triggered by a new report on the sites' horrifying conditions. — -- A Mexico City official said the city would ban the use of restraints and cages on children under its care and work ...

The Palestinian Center For Human Rights (PCHR): Tomorrow, 03 December, marks the International Day of Persons with Disabilities that was proclaimed in 1992 by United Nations General Assembly ...

More than one billion people in the world live with some form of disability, and many need or want to be able to drive. “Finding information about what is available to help them in different regions ...

As a parent of a young adult with a disability, I am deeply concerned by limited employment opportunities for people with disabilities. I was excited to meet Diego Mariscal, a promoter and role model ...

December 3rd is International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Approximately 15% of the world’s population, roughly 1.3 billion people, have one or more disabilities. For millions, their disabilities ...