[Nfbf-l] {Disarmed} Fw: Senate Foreign Relations Committee votes Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities favorably out of committee.

[Sherri]

American Association of People with DisabilitiesHere's the article pasted 
below and then the original message. Blind and disabled people of the world 
have taken a step forward.

Sherri

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. -Martin Luther King, 
Jr.

Twenty-two years ago, the ADA was signed into law. It is the first 
comprehensive civil rights law for people with disabilities in the world. As 
we celebrate this leap forward for disability rights, the Senate Foreign 
Relations Committee took a step toward a national commitment to equality all 
around the world.

The Committee voted the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons 
with Disabilities (CRPD) favorably out of committee and to the full Senate, 
where it will need a 2/3 vote for ratification. CRPD is a necessary 
commitment to justice everywhere.  There are still millions around the world 
who live in deplorable conditions as a result of their disability. Injustice 
knows no borders, nor does our ongoing struggle for it.  This is our fight; 
it's our mission.

Some people oppose CRPD. They say that it will threaten US sovereignty, 
interfere with families' rights to educate our children, and open the door 
to a number of unintended consequences.  We know better. This is about 
spreading the promise the ADA started here.  CRPD does not compromise 
American values-it is a commitment to spread the freedoms we cherish to our 
brothers and sisters around the world.

The Senate has an opportunity to ensure justice everywhere. It's a 
commitment to full employment and respect for human dignity.  We have an 
opportunity to light the way for our senators.  We must.

Contact your senators and tell them to VOTE YES on the CRPD!!



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Sent: Friday, July 27, 2012 4:05 PM
Subject: Senate Foreign Relations Committee votes Convention on the Rights 
of Persons with Disabilities favorably out of committee.


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            Mark's Weekly Message
            Twenty-two years ago, the ADA was signed into law. It is the 
first comprehensive civil rights law for people with disabilities in the 
world. As we celebrate this leap forward for disability rights, the Senate 
Foreign Relations Committee took a step toward a national commitment to 
equality all around the world.

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