You might also find this kind of information on either http://www.idrmnet.org/:
the International Disability Rights Monitor; or http://www.yorku.ca/drpi/:
Disability Rights Promotion International.
Best wishes
Tabby Collingbourne
Quoting marcus Redley <[log in to unmask]>:
> A request for a help:
>
> Article 29 of the UN Convention On the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
> guarantees people
> with disabilities the same political rights and opportunities as others.
> Voting procedures, facilities
> and materials have to be appropriate and accessible to disabled voters.
> Furthermore, disabled
> voters are entitled to the services of an assistant and an environment that
> encourages their
> participation in public affairs.
>
> Many democracies that are signatories to this UN Convention will have had in
> place regulations
> that disenfranchised adults with intellectual disabilities. This was the
> case in England and
> Wales until the passing of the Electoral Administration Act 2006. Having
> signed the UN
> Convention On the Rights of Persons with Disabilities there will be,
> consequently, countries that
> have recently reformed their electoral laws are in the process of reforming
> them.
>
> I would greatly appreciate it if readers of the Disability Research List
> could take the time to inform
> me if their country has signed this UN Convention and has, or has not, taken
> action to reform its
> electoral laws.
>
> Thank you
>
> Marcus Redley
> Learning Disability Research Group
> University of Cambridge
>
> e-mail: [log in to unmask]
>
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