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Change your life with human rights, a self-advocacy book for people with disabilities

This book includes explanations, exercises, and resources on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), what human rights are, what human rights can do, what advocacy is and how to take action. (Harvard Project on Disability: 2008) More info >>

Deaf people and human rights

A global survey of 93, mostly developing countries capturing the situation of deaf people and their access to human rights. (World Federation of the Deaf and Swedish National Association of the Deaf) More info >>

Handbook for parliamentarians on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

This is a toolkit designed primarily for Parliamentarians to support them in ratifying and implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCPRD). (United Nations) More info >>

Disability, equality, and human rights: a training manual for development and humanitarian organisations

This practical manual provides an overview of the underlying concepts of disability, equality and human rights backed by materials and workshop tools which facilitators can use to run workshops on challenging and exploring disability stereotypes. (Oxfam Great Britain & Action on Disability and Development: 2003) More info >>

Ask source

Ask source provides links to a number of useful resources on disability and international development. This includes links to a number of web-based resources on the human rights approach to disability. (Ask Source) More info >>

Australian Human Rights Commission: disability rights

This site provides extensive information on disability rights, including legislation, publications, reports and speeches. (Australian Human Rights Commission: Disability Rights) More info >>


 

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