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)
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Summary
This analysis examines how U.S. federal laws may be affected if the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is ratified by the country. The authors summarize each CRPD article along with with U.S. laws that either guarantee the same rights or contradict the convention. The authors conclude that better implementation of existing laws or congressional action would bring federal law in line with CRPD.
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National Council on Disability
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States
Keywords
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; IDEA; Fair Housing Act; Voting Rights Act; Vocational Rehabilitation Act; Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; CRPD; United Nations; U.N.; Non-Discrimination;
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National
Council on Disability
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202-272-2004