Support the Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities (CRPD)

 

TELL YOUR SENATORS TO SUPPORT DISABILITY RIGHTS EVERYWHERE!!

Support the Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities (CRPD)

ATTEND THE SENATE HEARING SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY, JULY 12TH

AND CONTACT KEY SENATORS!

 

The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is an international treaty that outlines the obligations of ratifying countries to promote, protect, fulfill, and ensure the rights of persons with disabilities. It embodies the American ideals that form the basis of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by empowering persons with disabilities to be independent and productive citizens. The US signed the CRPD on July 30, 2009.

Three years later, the Convention has yet to be ratified by the United States! 153 countries have signed it and 115 others have already ratified it!

On May 17, 2012, the Obama Administration submitted its treaty package to the Senate, which has since been supported by a bipartisan group of Senators.

Thanks to the disability community’s hard work, a hearing on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) has FINALLY been scheduled for Thursday, July 12 in the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.

But we still need your help convincing the Foreign Relations Committee to VOTE YES and send the treaty to the Senate floor for a vote!

We need you to fill the room at the hearing to show our support for the CRPD!

We have received word that the Home School Legal Defense Association, which opposes the CRPD, has activated national calls in opposition to the Convention based on inaccurate statements about the treaty. They will NOT stop us with stall tactics nor erroneous interpretations of the treaty language. Let our voices be heard over the opposition … make a call to your Senator on the Foreign Relations Committee and tell them that the disability community needs their support!

Attend the hearing currently scheduled for THURSDAY, JULY 12TH AT 9:00 AM IN SENATE DIRKSEN OFFICE BUILDING ROOM G50 (note that the time is currently scheduled for 9 am but may change. To see the latest schedule click here)

MESSAGE: “Senator, I am a constituent from your state and I support the CRPD. I look to you to attend the Foreign Relations Committee hearing on July 12th and to support ratification. The CRPD is in the United States’ interests, protects our citizens and veterans abroad, and honors the Americans with Disabilities Act.”

CONTACT:

Chairman: Senator John Kerry (D-MA)

(202) 224-4651

 

Ranking Member: Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN)

(202) 224-6797

 

Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) COSPONSOR OF CRPD

(202) 224-6441

 

Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA)

(202) 224-3553

 

Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD)

(202) 224-4524

 

Senator Bob Casey, Jr. (D-PA)

(202) 224-6324

 

Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) COSPONSOR OF CRPD

(202) 224-5042

 

Senator Bob Corker (R-TN)

(202) 224-3344

 

Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC)

(202) 224-6121

 

Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) COSPONSOR OF CRPD

(202) 224-2152

 

Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK)

(202) 224-4721

 

Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA)

(202) 224-3643

 

Senator Mike Lee (R-UT)

(202) 224-5444

 

Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ)

(202) 224-4744

 

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL)

(202) 224-3041

 

Senator Jim Risch (R-ID)

(202) 224-2752

 

Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)

(202) 224-2841

 

Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) COSPONSOR OF CRPD

(202) 224-6621

 

Senator Jim Webb (D-VA)

(202) 224-4024

 

American Association of People with Disabilities

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