July 29, 2011

Disability Rights: A Global Grassroots Movement

via the Gazette (7.28.11): Gazette Gazette

Disability Rights: A Global Grassroots Movement

This month marks the anniversary of an important milestone in a global movement to improve the lives of millions of people, a movement with roots in small towns in Iowa and many other places...

Over the past 21 years, the movement has continued to grow and is now utilizing innovative methods to advance the effort.

Last month, the World Health Organization and the World Bank jointly published the first World Report on Disability. It describes more than 1 billion people worldwide living with a disability....

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Jul 29, 2011 2:05:46 PM | Americans with Disabilities Act, Disability Community, Disability Statistics

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