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What are the three categories of a11y standards and laws? - ✅✅-- Civil rights laws- Procurement laws
- Industry-specific laws
UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights - ✅✅-- It's regarded as the foundation
of international human rights law.
- Written 1948.
- Has 30 articles
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - ✅✅ -The most important
political and democratic expression of the will to grant and guarantee equal human
rights to people with disabilities at a global level. Took to new heights treating people
with disabilities as "subjects" with rights rather than "objects" of charity. Entered into
force 2008
Optional Protocol - ✅✅ -Serves as an international treaty of the UNCRPD.
Establishes 2 procedures:
- Individual communications: allows individuals to bring petitions to the Committee
claiming breaches of their rights
- Inquiry procedure: gives the Committee authority to undertake inquiries of grave or
systematic violations of the Convention
✅✅
What's the impact of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities? -
-- Binding human rights treaty that serves as framework for legal advocacy
- Optional Protocol provides tool for monitoring and claiming equal rights
- Key instrument to fight discrimination & promote equal opportunities
Marrakesh Treaty - ✅✅ -Seeks to ensure people with vision or other print
disabilities can access published materials such as books. 2013. Administered by
WIPO
Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union - ✅✅
-Unifies the
fundamental personal freedoms and rights of European Union citizens. Outlines civil,
political, economic, and social rights.
✅✅
Which articles of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU relate to disability? -
-- Article 21: Non-discrimination
- Article 26: Integration of persons with disabilities
The African Charter on Human and People's Rights - ✅✅ -Article 2 of this charter
recognizes the rights of all people, although it doesn't explicitly specify disability
The Inter-American Convention - ✅✅-Reaffirmed that people with disabilities have
the same rights and freedoms as other people
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