UNCRPD
- Update on Signatories/Ratifications
- Monitoring Committee and Resources
- World Intellectual Property Organization Proposed Treaty
- Background
- Upcoming Meetings

2. UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Opened for Signature March 30, 2007
Entered into Legal Force May 3, 2008
General Assembly Resolution 61/106
- United Nations System to Implement Standards & Guidelines for Accessible Facilities & Services

3. UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities

US Signs 30 July 2009
Picture of Ambassador Susan Rice Signing on Behalf of the US with Valerie Jarrett, Senior Presidential Advisor, on Left

4. UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities

144 Signatories to Convention
88 Signatories to Optional Protocol
84 Ratifications of Convention
52 Ratifications of Optional Protocol

5. UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities

[Photo of world showing same data as to State Parties who have signed and ratified]

6. UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Convened by States Parties who have Ratified the Convention
Convened by the Secretary-General of the United Nations
Sessions Held in 2008 and 2009
Next Meeting to be Held in September 2010

7. UNCRPD - Conference of States Parties

At 2009 Session, the Global Alliance on Accessible Technologies & the Environments (GAATES) Presented at Side Event on Universal Design Of The Built Environment: Implementing And Monitoring The UN Convention

8. UNCRPD- Monitoring Committee

Members Elected at First Conference of States Parties in 2008
Committee Adopted States Parties Reporting Guidelines 11/18/2009
Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights

9. UNCRPD- Committee
Functions:

Review Periodic Reports on Implementation from States Parties
Receive and Examine Individual Complaints under Optional Protocol
Undertake Inquiries of Grave & Systematic Violations

10. Article 35: Reports by States Parties

Each State shall Submit a Comprehensive Report on Measures Taken to Meet Convention Obligations
First Reports Due in 2010
Reports Every 4 Years

11. UNCRPD Resources

UN Enable Website www.un.org/disabilities
Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CRPD/Pages/CRPDIndex.aspx

12. UNCRPD Resources

Handbook for Parliamentarians on the Convention
Available Free Online at www.un.org/disabilities

13. World Intellectual Property Organization

UN Agency based in Geneva
May 29, 2009 Treaty Proposal by Brazil, Ecuador and Paraguay for Benefit of Persons with Visual Disabilities and Print Disabilities

14. World Intellectual Property Organization

ICDRI Commented on US Copyright Office Notice of Inquiry
ICDRI joined 16 Organizations at Invitation of World Blind Union at December 2009 WIPO Meeting

15. World Intellectual Property Organization

ICDRI Granted Accreditation at WIPO
[Photos of ICDRI seat at WIPO and US Dept of State Delegation]

16. World Intellectual Property Organization

Other NGOs Present in Support
[Photo of NGOs at meeting]

17. World Intellectual Property Organization

ICDRI Spoke at WIPO in Support of the Proposed Treaty
ICDRI’s Statement Posted at www.icdri.org Statement Drew Upon April 2009 Speech at the Houses of Parliament in London Concerning Kindle Having Turned off Text-to-Speech

18. World Intellectual Property Organization

Next WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights, SCCR (20th session) Tentatively Scheduled for June 21-25, 2010 in Geneva
ICDRI will Attend if Funded
www.wipo.int/meetings/en/topic.jsp?group_id=62

19. Contact Information

Cynthia D. Waddell, Juris Doctor

Executive Director and Law, Policy and Technology Subject Matter Expert

International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet (ICDRI)

Cynthia.Waddell@icdri.org

Return to Papers and Presentationss

Update: Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities & Proposed World Intellectual Property Organization Treaty

Cynthia D. Waddell, Juris Doctor Executive Director Law, Policy and Technology Subject Matter Expert International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet (ICDRI) Contact Information E-mail: Cynthia.Waddell@icdri.org

CSUN 2010 San Diego, CA USA

1. Overview