Front Page Stories
U.S. Disgrace at UN Signing Ceremony
Representatives
from U.S. skip the landmark
launching of the UN Convention
on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
by John A. Lancaster
On March 30, 2007, 82 countries
signed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities. The United States did not. The following letter, written
last month by John Lancaster, Executive Director of the National
Council on Independent Living (NCIL), describes his powerful and
emotional experience ... read
more about the letter >
Underfunded and Underenforced
Ellison hopes to up funding for disability services,
enforcement for ADA
by Michael Cohn
People with disabilities have
been working with Keith Ellison since before he began serving in
Washington. “Everybody has a voice that counts, even if someone
needs to use an interpreter or assistive technology to help them
communicate,” said Congressman Ellison ... read
more about this discussion >
