Advocates Celebrate International Disabled Persons Day by Launching Treaty Ratification Campaign

Disability rights advocates are marking December 3, 2007 – International Disabled Persons Day – by launching RatifyNow, a global campaign based in the U.S. to maximize the number of nations that ratify the new Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. RatifyNow (www.RatifyNow.org) is a unique blend of grassroots activists, disability civil rights organizations, and human rights groups who work in tandem to make sure the Convention’s safeguards benefit people with disabilities worldwide.

Interested individuals can read the entire press release at http://press.ratifynow-admin.info

Please explore the new RatifyNow website at www.RatifyNow.org to learn more about the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; about what’s being done to extend its protections to as many disabled people as possible; and how you or your organization can become involved.