Reflections, practices and call to action in advance of the CRC’s Committee Day of General Discussion on children’s rights and alternative care
Group homes for children with disabilities? Disability rights perspectives. Symposium
September 7th 2021
Sponsored and hosted by University of Leeds, UK
Agenda:
14:35 – Welcome and Housekeeping – University of Leeds
14:40 – Opening Remarks – Gerard Quinn, UN Special Rapporteur on Disability
14:50 – Shared Vision of Rights of Persons with Disabilities – Angharad Beckett, University of Leeds
15:20 – Perspective from a Young Person with a Disability – speakers to be confirmed
15:30 – Panel Discussion featuring sponsoring organizations
A Call to Action to protect the right to family life and prevent institutionalization for all children. Challenges and solutions
September 8th 2021
Hosted by Disability Rights International and US International Council on Disability
Agenda:
16:05 – Welcome and Housekeeping – Isabel Hodge, US International Council on Disability
16:15 – Urgent Need for Action – Eric Rosenthal, Disability Rights International
16:30 – The Human Rights and Policy Imperative – Amalia Gamio, UN CRPD Committee
16:40 – Keeping Families Together – Fatma Wangare, Kenya Association of the Intellectually Handicapped
16:50 – Parental Rights of Mothers with Disabilities – Eunice Diaz, Mexican self-advocate
17:00 – Experience from Bulgaria – Kapka Panayotova, Center for Independent Living – Sofia, European
Network on Independent Living
17:10 – Discussion and Concluding Remarks – Connie Laurin-Bowie, Inclusion International
Read and Endorse the Call to Action here.