Join us to learn about the United Nation Convention on the Rights of Disabled People (UNCRDP), why it should be UK law and what difference this will make to the lives of disabled people.
Date: Wednesday 02 October
Venue: Online only
Arrival: 11am for 11.10am prompt start
Finish: 2.30pm or 3.45pm. Presentations and discussions end at 2.30pm - then there is an optional extra activity for socialising and banner making from 2.45 to 3.45pm.
Online link: When you register you will receive a link for online attendance.
Programme
| 11 am |
Zoom room opens |
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11.10 am |
Welcome |
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11.15 am |
Professor Jorge Araya - the UNCRDP |
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11.45 am |
Break - 15 mins |
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12 noon |
Steve Broach KC - the UNCRDP in the UK |
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12.45 pm |
Lunch & socialising - 45 mins |
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1.30 pm |
Panel discussion - Rita Crespo Fernandez - ENIL, Karolina Kozik - HRW, Ellen Clifford DPAC Geneva contingent, Svetlana Kotova Inclusion London, Dorothy Gould Liberation, Claire Glasman Winvisible |
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2.30 pm |
Conclude main event and next steps |
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2.45 pm |
Break - 15 mins |
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3 pm |
(Optional, live only): Artist Nell Osborne: Informal creative workshop, poetry, social change. |
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3.45 pm |
End of event |
Accessibility:
Please note: We are providing BSL interpretation for this event. Please tell us if you need this anyway, so that we are aware of who needs this.
Online:
- You can turn on captions in Zoom.
- We can practice Zoom with you in advance.
- We ask online attendees to not have any source of light in view
- We ask online attendees to mute when not speaking.
Please let us know if you have other access needs.
Event terms and conditions
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