NATIONAL CALL-IN FOR THE CRPD
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
The opposition is flooding Senate offices with calls against the treaty!
The U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations will be holding a hearing TOMORROW on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). We need you to call your Senators TODAY to show your support!
The CRPD provides a vital framework for creating legislation and policies around the world that embrace the rights and dignity of all people with disabilities. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was the model for the CRPD. On December 4, 2012 the Senate considered the ratification of the CRPD but fell only 5 votes short of the super-majority vote required.
We need you to take action with these 3 easy steps:
Call each of your Senators at (202) 224-3121 TODAY. When you are transfered to your Senator, just give your name, zip code, and say “I support the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.” That’s it!Email your Senators by clicking here. Go to the hearing tomorrow if you can!
Our target Senators are Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Bob Corker (R-TN), but we need EVERY U.S. Senator to be contacted and to know that the disability community is leading the movement for U.S. ratification of this international disability treaty. We particularly need you to contact your Senators BEFORE the hearing TOMORROW.
Forward this message onto your lists of friends and colleagues so they can join us in sending a message to the Foreign Relations Committee that we support the CRPD! Thank you for your help!
Planet of the Blind 