A Comparative View of Equality Under the UN Convention on the Rights of PERSONS with Disabilities and the Disability Laws of the United States and Canada
In 2006, the United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities [CRPD], the first international treaty addressing specifically the rights of people with disabilities, including in the workplace. The purpose of the CRPD is “to promote, protect and ensure the full and eq...
Main Author: | Arlene S Kanter |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Windsor
2015-10-01
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Series: | The Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice |
Online Access: | https://wyaj.uwindsor.ca/index.php/wyaj/article/view/4682 |
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