On July 30, 2009, the United States become a signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The convention, which you can
read here
, "
asserts the rights to education, health, work, adequate living conditions, freedom of movement, freedom from exploitation and equal recognition before the law for persons with disabilities," according to statement from the United Nations.
Susan Rice, Obama's ambassador to the United Nations, signed the convention at U.N. headquarters in New York, bringing the total number of signatories to 141 as of that date.
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Obama gets U.N. Convention on disabilities signed
Our Sources
United Nations,
UN applauds decision of United States to join landmark disability pact
, July 31, 2009
The White House,
Remarks by the President on the Signing of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Proclamation
, July 24, 2009