[blindlaw] U.S. Senate vote earlier this month

[Ross Doerr]

      US Senate Votes No to the UN Convention on Human Rights of People with Disabilities.
     
      On December 4th, the US Senate fell short of the votes needed to ratify the UN Convention on the Human Rights of People with Disabilities. Despite extraordinary support from a coalition of people and organizations, the vote fell short by 38 votes.  All Democratic and Independent Senators voted in favor of ratification along with a courageous group of Republication Senators. IHCD is grateful to our Massachusetts' Senators Kerry and Brown for their support for ratification of the CRPD.   

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