HUMAN RIGHTS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY

Click on the links below for background information on the The UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities - often referred to as the CRPD or sometimes as just the Disability Convention.

Introduction and Background
Australia's involvement in the development of the CRPD
Australia’s Signing and Ratification of the CRPD
Committee membership
The CRPD and Optional Protocol
Thematic shift of CRPD
Human rights concepts under the CRPD
The Reporting Process
NGO “Shadow” Reports