Press Release 13 Dec 2006:
Press Release from UK Inclusion Movement on Adoption of UN Convention on the the Rights of Persons with Disabilities by General Assembly
The adoption today of the Convention on the ‘Rights of Persons with Disabilities’ by the United Nations General Assembly marks an historic day for improving the human rights of 650million disabled people around the world.
The Inclusion Movement in the United Kingdom is particularly enthusiastic that the Convention contains a clear commitment to inclusive education for all disabled children and young people (Article 24 - Education).
The process of making this Convention fully involved disabled people and their allies and reached broad agreement on implementing inclusive education for all.
The arrival of this new convention - the first in the C21st - confirms the imperative for change to reduce unnecessary segregation of disabled pupils in the school system.
The Inclusion Movement in the UK is now keen to work with the Government to implement this new human rights convention.
Contacts:
Alliance for Inclusive Education - Tara Flood - 020 7735 5277
Centre for Studies in Inclusive Education - Mark Vaughan - 0117 328 4007
Disability Equality in Education – Richard Rieser - 020 7359 2855
Parents for Inclusion - Jo Cameron - 020 7735 7735