Human Rights
This film explains what human rights means for disabled people, and how the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Disabled People (UNCRDP) can be used in advocacy work.
In this film are: Gabbi, WECIL. Daphne Branchflower, Pauline Latchem , Julie Earl Gateshead Access Panel. Rachel Hurst, DAA. Svetlana Kotova, Disability LIB.
Resources
STOP THE WORLD - WE WANT TO GET ON! - Human rights toolkit based on DAA's previous wide experience and the outcomes of intensive trainings. It includes practical uses of our human rights, examples of real cases both in Europe and the
Disability Rights Watch UK - led by the UK Disabled People’s Council (UKDPC), with support from Disability LIB and Scope and is looking for a wide range personal stories and experiences from lots of different disabled people. Listen to the podcast or read the transcript produced by Disability LIB to learn more about Disability Rights Watch UK and how disabled people can get involved.
British Institute of Human Rights – videos and guides about the Human Rights Act.
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities CRPD - see United Nations Enable, Office for Disability Issues and Equality and Human Rights Commission.
Equality Act train the trainer toolkit
In October 2010, the Equality Act replaced existing equality laws with a single act. The Act strengthened the law and simplified it by removing inconsistencies, although it is currently under review and amendments (Aug 2011). We provided a number of Equality Act training sessions for DPOs on the implications for disabled people. We produced a DPO Equality Act train the trainer toolkit and ran five workshops with 40 DPOs. The purpose of this toolkit is to provide Disabled People’s Organisations, who are already delivering training, with a set of materials for use in delivering Equality Act training. Besides the materials in this toolkit, there is a section containing links to further resources. The toolkit is avaliable in text and audio versions and can be downloaded here (page link).


