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  • No Ifs, No Buts, No Maybes

    No Ifs, No Buts, No Maybes

    30 May 2024

    Disability Rights groups all around the world have been celebrating the life of Robert Martin. whose campaigning and personal story shaped the movement and the life chances of disabled people all over the world. Robert, from New Zealand, was the only person with an intellectual disability to serve on the UN Committee for Rights of Persons with Disabilities. His advocacy was seen as trailblazing.

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  • National Disabled People’s Summit

    17 October 2017

    As part of a campaign to co-ordinate resistance against Government austerity policies this national summit will take place at the NUT headquarters, Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, Kings Cross, London WC1H 9BD on Saturday November 4 from 11am-4.30pm.

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  • United Nations calls for Action on Rights for Disabled People in UK

    14 September 2017

    A UN committee has told the UK government to produce an annual progress report on how it is implementing the recommendations of a damning inquiry that found it guilty of “grave and systematic violations” of key parts of the disability convention.

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  • United Nations Statement on Inclusive Education

    13 September 2016

    Inclusive education is vital for all, including persons with disabilities, say UN experts. How will the government respond?

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