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Hi Rain
Can you please share the link to join meeting.

Regards
Rashmi

On Fri, Sep 17, 2021, 09:39 Rashmi RK <rashmirkatakwar@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Rain,
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>    Thanks for the guidance and update about the new document.
>
> Best Regards
> Rashmi
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> On Fri, Sep 17, 2021 at 7:11 AM Rain Michaels <rainb@google.com> wrote:
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>> Hello Rashmi, Edward, and members of the COGA community group,
>>
>> Thank you for starting to take a look at this UN Convention on the Rights
>> of Persons with Disabilities.
>>
>> To clarify: please look at all of the articles, or at least as many as
>> you can. Most are quite short.
>>
>> I've created a new document since Lisa is currently on holiday and is not
>> able to share hers at the moment:
>>
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>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m8nWqlFdrJWsV-tf_h7Y2MZEwiL-VFb4Y-aunh4_RW0/edit?usp=sharing
>>
>> Looking forward to continuing this conversation.
>>
>> Warmly,
>>
>> Rain
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 15, 2021 at 9:08 PM Rashmi RK <rashmirkatakwar@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello Folks,
>>>               I also started looking at the UN Convention draft.I want
>>> to know if we have to check content for all the links on the page the UN
>>> Convention Draft
>>> <https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities.html>
>>> in the right sidebar(below* The CRPD*) and below *Optional Protocol* or
>>> only the 50 articles
>>> <https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities-2.html>
>>> .
>>> Thanks.
>>> Best Regards,
>>> Rashmi
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 1:17 PM Lisa Seeman <lisa1seeman@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi Folks
>>>> I started looking at the UN Convention and it is open to being
>>>> interpreted in a highly discriminatory way.
>>>>
>>>> For example article 1 states:
>>>>
>>>> "Persons with disabilities include those who have long-term physical,
>>>> mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which in interaction with
>>>> various barriers may hinder their full and effective participation in
>>>> society on an equal basis with others".
>>>>
>>>> physical, mental, intellectual or sensory does not clarify that this
>>>> also includes learning and cognitive. It is critical that we clarify that
>>>> these groups are included even when IQ (intellectual) and mental health (also
>>>> called a mental illness) are not affected.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I made google docs
>>>> <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1meD06mSclKFIX7U5fOz58thqgAT6jEVLkATiprG-FH8/edit?usp=sharing>
>>>> to collect comments.  I think it is very important.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> All the best
>>>>
>>>> Lisa
>>>>
>>>