International

Funding opportunities for Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities events

• Supporting participation in international CRPD events by disability organisations (Updated 2019)

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

• Australia's 2013 appearance at the UN Disability Convention (September 2013)
• Click here to see the past work we have done with the Disability Convention.

See also:

• The Commission’s other work on international engagement.

United Nations

See also our page on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

• Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons (1975)
• Declaration on the Rights of Mentally Retarded Persons (1971)
• Principles for the Protection of Persons with Mental Illness (1991)
• Enable: UN homepage for people with disability
• UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights: disability page
• Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights: General Comment on Disability (1995)
• World Programme of Action Concerning Disabled Persons (1982)
• UN Standard Rules for the Equalisation of Opportunites for People with Disabilities
• Proposed supplement to standard rules (2002)

International

United Kingdom

• UK Equality and Human Rights Commission including:
  • Equality Measurement Framework
  • UK Equality Act information
  • "How fair is Britain? equality reporting

United States

• US Access Board
• US Department of Justice: Guide to Disability Rights Laws
• Americans with Disabilities Act home page
• US Federal Communications Commission: Disability Rights Office
• Disability Rights Education and Defence Fund (DREDF)
• National Organisation on Disability
• buyaccessible.gov - Accessible procurement resources site from US General Services Administration
• Guide to Home Remodelling for Disability and Special Needs : Expertise.com

Canada

• Canadian Human Rights Commission
• Employment and Social Development Canada: disability homepage
• Council of Canadians with Disabilities
• Abilities magazine

Europe

• European Disability Federation
• Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission

Asia-pacific

• The UN Millennium Development Goals
• UNESCAP (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific) Disability Programme homepage

General

• Independent Living Institute
• GLADNET (Global Applied Disability Research and Information Network on Employment and Training)
• Disabled Peoples International