Re: Issues with the UN Convention

Hello E.A., Chris, and COGA task force,

I've created a new Google Document to collect our notes on the UN
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Lisa is on holiday
and I don't want to bug her for access.

Here is a document that should be open to editing. Lisa's notes have
already been moved into it:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m8nWqlFdrJWsV-tf_h7Y2MZEwiL-VFb4Y-aunh4_RW0/edit?usp=sharing

We'll bring this up again during next week's TF meeting, as well.

Warmly,

Rain

On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 5:29 AM Chris Weidner <cweidner@understood.org>
wrote:

> +1
>
> Lisa,
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> The Google doc appears to be view only. Can you update?
>
> On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 3:48 AM 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
>>
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