The United States National Council of Disabilities Releases a Comparative
Analysis of Disability Laws in the United States to the United Nations
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
entered into force on May 3, 2008. In order to clarify the potential impact
of that Convention's articles, the National Council on Disability (NCD) is
pleased to release: *Finding the Gaps: A Comparative Analysis of Disability
Laws in the United States to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).* This independent analysis was
commissioned by NCD to help increase understanding of how the CRPD varies
from, or is consistent with, U.S. disability laws. We hope that it will
prove to be a useful tool as those responsible for determining public policy
on possible support or ratification of this treaty grapple with the relative
merits of that choice.
The document can be found at:
http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/2008/doc/ncd_crpd_analysis.doc
.
HTML and PDF formats will be posted shortly at:
http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/index.htm
.
Thank you.
Mark S. Quigley
Director of External Affairs
National Council on Disability
1331 F Street, NW Suite 850
Washington, DC 20004
202-272-2008
202-272-2022 fax
www.ncd.gov
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