Hi everyone
Many thanks to all the people who responded to my request for help on
disability legislation worldwide. There were lots of useful tips Išve
pasted these below as I thought others on the group might find these useful.
With best wishes
Rhiannon
International compendium on disability:
http://www.cirnetwork.org/idrm-pdf/CIR_COMP.PDF
INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE DISABILITY LAW WEB RESOURCES:
http://www.law.syr.edu/lawlibrary/electronic/humanrights.asp
Peter Blanck et al, Disability Civil Rights Law and Policy, 2004, West
Publishing
Cornell University has a really good international law collection online.
http://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/library/guides/foreign2/
Also, Disabled Peoples International might have some resources.
http://www.dpi.org/
UN -
http://www.un.org
Country specific:
South Africa
http://www.disabilitykar.net/research/small_sa.html
India
http://socialjustice.nic.in/disabled/act.htm
Malta
You can find a complete version of Malta's anti-discrimination legislation
(in Maltese and English) on http:\\www.knpd.org. Go to the legislation
folder and download the file you need.
Canada
www.ohrc.on.ca
http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca/
http://www.mcss.gov.on.ca/accessibility/en/ontario/act2001.htm
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Rhiannon Suter
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