Disability-Led Org

Monday, October 17, 2016 - 13:56

Human Rights Instruments for Children with Disabilities

Blue cover with title in white text, with a colorful artwork showing a blond-haired girl in a red dress and flowers in her hand.

Cover for Teaching and Learning about Child Rights

Advocates and governments can use human rights instruments for children in conjunction with human rights instruments for people with disabilities to protect the rights of children with disabilities

Wednesday, October 5, 2016 - 18:25

CRPD Shadow Report Guidance

Women and men professionals with and without disabilities meet around a long table inside a U.S. government building

Disability activists from different nations convene at the RightsNow! conference in September 2016 in Washington, D.C.

A collection of websites and publications that provide guidance on creating and collecting data for your shadow report

Monday, August 29, 2016 - 20:36

Marrakesh Treaty

Materials explaining local public transit are displayed in braille

Print materials in braille

Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled

Monday, August 29, 2016 - 20:25

Using Mobile Applications for Advocacy

A city map shows several pin drops to indicate accessible restaurants and businesses.

A screenshot of the Vietnam DMAP app shows a few accessible locations in Ho Chi Minh

Mobile applications (or "apps") are becoming a popular way for human rights communities to engage with the public. This page offers suggestions for how to develop ideas for a mobile app related to disability rights

Monday, August 29, 2016 - 20:13

Reducing Barriers to Inclusive Education

Two women and ten men stand in a group. Several of them have physical disabilities and use equipment such as a scooter, cane, and crutches.

Members of the disability student support group at Fourah Bay College campus. Zainab is the woman in the center who uses a scooter

At the University of Sierra Leone, disabled students now receive their scholarships every year and they have an office where they can voice their complaints about challenges on campus

Monday, August 29, 2016 - 20:01

Enabling Education Network

Enabling Education Network logo

Find many resources on disability inclusive education in many languages from around the world

Thursday, August 4, 2016 - 17:45

Parent Empowerment

Four women look ahead during a training. One women is wearing sunglasses and appears to be blind. Another women holds a young child on her lap.

Mothers in Nepal attend a self-help group

In the United States, parents and school staff are equal members on the team that makes decisions about services and supports a child receives at school