advancing the rights of persons with disabilities

The NYTimes reports the sad state of persons with disabilities, particularly those with psycho-social (mental) disabilities in former Easter Europe. Regulations dating from Communist times are still enacting, leaving little to no appreciation for the (human) rights of persons with disabilities.

Meanwhile, the Disability Organizations in Britain are pushing hard for an early ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which the government is holding off, citing concerns over not being fully compliant.