In Practice

Tuesday, November 22, 2016 - 14:01

Using the Inter-American Human Rights System

Cover for Advocacy before the Inter-American System: A Manual for Attorneys and Advocates

Addressing the rights of indigenous women and girls with disabilities throughout Latin America by advocating within the Inter-American Human Rights System with reference to regional and international human rights treaties

Tuesday, November 8, 2016 - 13:33

Six Recommended Monitoring Tools

A drawing shows a person using a wheelchair at a grocery store check-out counter. The space between each counter is 36 inches wide to allow enough space for people using mobility devices.

Illustration from the Access to Goods and Services section of the ADA Checklist

Suggested resources for monitoring the implementation of the CRPD and national disability policies

Tuesday, October 18, 2016 - 15:47

Disability Inclusive Education in Emergencies

Six different images include: a women instructing a class outdoors, a young child writing on paper, a student pointing to a chalkboard, a young boy inspects an item in his hands, a young child claps, a women works with two children on an assignment.

Cover image from the INEE publication Minimum Standards for Education: Preparedness, Response, Recovery

These resources address making education during conflicts, disasters, or other humanitarian emergencies inclusive of children with disabilities

Tuesday, October 18, 2016 - 15:14

Handbook for Parliamentarians on the CRPD

Title of the handbook in red on a black background, and a graphic of a lock.

Cover for the Handbook for Parliamentarians on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Provides guidance to parliamentarians on how the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is ratified, implemented, and monitored and how parliamentarians can revise their country's laws to be more consistent with the CRPD

Tuesday, October 18, 2016 - 13:18

CRPD Training Guide

Orange book cover with the title "Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Training Guide: Professional Training Series, 19"

Cover for the CRPD Training Guide

A guide that can be used to develop and provide training sessions on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). It provides an overview of the CRPD and suggests activities that could be used in trainings.

Monday, October 17, 2016 - 14:22

Implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Logos for various United Nations (UN) agencies across the top, with a picture of two indigenous people wearing facial paint and formal headdresses.

Cover for the handbook Implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

This handbook provides guidance to parliamentarians on how they can implement the United Nations (UN) Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Monday, October 17, 2016 - 14:05

Advocate for the Ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty

A tablet lays flat on a table and has a small machine attached to it. A girl feels a single line of braille on the machine. An adult guides the girl's hands.

A girl uses a braille display to access documents on a tablet

Tools and resources that can help activists and parliamentarians advocate for ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works by People with Visual and Print Disabilities

Monday, October 17, 2016 - 13:56

Human Rights Instruments for Children with Disabilities

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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 - 20:25

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

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