Nova Scotia Disabled Persons Commission discusses United Nations Convention

From the Eastern Views blog:

This August in New York, following five years of negotiating, the UN achieved a Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (note, this link doesn't always work). Two Nova Scotians, Steven Estey and Dulcie McCallum, represented the Non-Government Organization sector on the Canadian delegation that developed the treaty.

"Canada was particularly helpful regarding the area of legal capacity of individuals with intellectual and psychiatric disabilities" said Estey.

Nova Scotia Disabled Persons Commission (DPC) Executive Director Anne MacRae asked if it would be helpful for the DPC to organize a meeting of the regional provincial disability organizations to plan an information session about the convention. Mr. Estey stated that this would be a very good idea and that he and his organization, the Council of Canadians with Disabilities, would welcome the DPC's input and thoughts to figure out the best strategy.