Pushing Forward with a Disability, Peace, and Security Agenda
December 5, 2023 | On this International Day of Persons with Disabilities, much still needs to be done to implement the 2006 UN Disability Convention.
Articles by Janet E. Lord
Commemorating the ADA and Mourning the Mass Murder of Persons with Disabilities
July 26, 2023 | July 26 marks the thirty-third anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the seventh anniversary of a horrific atrocity in Japan.
The Americans With Disabilities Act Is a Model for the World — Literally
July 27, 2015 | The landmark U.S. disability rights legislation became the basis for an international treaty embraced by much of the world — but not, ironically, by the U.S. itself.
Nothing to Celebrate: North Koreans with Disabilities
December 3, 2013 | On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, a look at the grim prospects for disabled North Koreans.
60-Second Expert: The U.S. and the UN Disability Treaty
July 14, 2009 | 139 countries have ratified the disability treaty. But not the United States. The Obama administration can change that with a stroke of the pen.
Ratify the UN Disability Treaty
July 9, 2009 | 139 countries have ratified the disability treaty. But not the United States. The Obama administration can change that with a stroke of the pen.