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Hi Frank I too would be interested in the international workshop if I can afford it. Yes Frank India has a legislation that came in 1996. However the implementation leaves much to be desired!!! regards] anita -----Original Message----- From: Frank Hall-Bentick <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>; Anita Ghai (Dr) <[log in to unmask]>; NAGASE Osamu <[log in to unmask]> Date: Sunday, August 15, 1999 10:22 AM Subject: Re: International workshop >Devva, > >I know many people in Australia would be interested in this Conference (cost to get there may be problem). I would certainly like to plan for >it. > >Anita, does India have a Disability Act. Is it about Rights or funding of services? > >Nagase, is Japan looking at disability rights leglisation? > >Look forward to hearing from you. > >Frank Hall-Bentick >President >Disability Australia > >---------------------------------------------------------- > >Devva Kasnitz wrote: > >> Barb, >> >> I just got back from England and we talked about this a lot! I could put together a panel comparing US/UK/Australia with my UK colleagues. >> >> devva >> >> At 11:50 AM 7/29/99 EDT, you wrote: >> >Especially Bregman & Belli >> > >> >There are very preliminary plans being discussed now by a couple U.S. >> >government agencies about having an international conference next summer to >> >note 10 years since the ADA. The main purpose would be to look at other >> >comprehensive disability legislation passed in this period and how >> >implementation is going with those laws and the ADA. There is probably more >> >interest here in rights-based legislation but there is acknowledgement that a >> >lot of laws in other countries are not necessarily rights-based. >> > >> >In any case, it would be great to know if other countries were interested and >> >what issues are considered most important. >> >Barbara Duncan >> > >> > >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- >> Devva Kasnitz, PhD >> Research Director, >> Research and Training Center >> on Independent Living and Disability Policy >> World Institute on Disability >> 510 16 Street, Suite #100 >> Oakland, CA 94612-1500 >> >> Voice: 510-251-4348 >> TTY: 510-208-9493 >> FAX: 510-208-9494 >> >> email: [log in to unmask] >> http://www.wid.org/ >> >> Home: >> 2345 7th St >> Berkeley, CA 94710 >> 510-549-1865 >> >> [log in to unmask] >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- > > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%