Jun 2009
A historic day in history - what a week
12/June/2009 02:17 PM Filed in: Equality
Monday the 8th of June 2009 - remember that day.
Why?
Two amazing things happend.
1) Firstly Apple showcased a thunderous new iphone - iphone 3Gs with additional accessibility features and
2) Disabled people in the UK finally have rights to equality under the new UN treaty.
Wait - shouldn’t the second one be at the number one slot?
Seriously though, the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with a Disability is a landmark piece of legislation.
On Monday it was adopted by the UK government and could lead to better daily lives for all of us in the UK who have impairments. Sadly, and true to form, the signing of this has made few headlines. If disabled people are not aware of their rights - then how can we know when to challenge common breaches of equality and dignity?
Disabled people need to know about it and use the legislation to challenge inequality. We want to be treated with dignity, respect, fairness and equality.
Why?
Two amazing things happend.
1) Firstly Apple showcased a thunderous new iphone - iphone 3Gs with additional accessibility features and
2) Disabled people in the UK finally have rights to equality under the new UN treaty.
Wait - shouldn’t the second one be at the number one slot?
Seriously though, the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with a Disability is a landmark piece of legislation.
On Monday it was adopted by the UK government and could lead to better daily lives for all of us in the UK who have impairments. Sadly, and true to form, the signing of this has made few headlines. If disabled people are not aware of their rights - then how can we know when to challenge common breaches of equality and dignity?
Disabled people need to know about it and use the legislation to challenge inequality. We want to be treated with dignity, respect, fairness and equality.
