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In reply to the discussion: Senate rejects UN treaty for disabled rights in 61-38 vote [View all]struggle4progress
(118,282 posts)in the U.S. would need to change as a result of the treaty's adoption ...
Ratifying this treaty would show that the U.S. remains committed to lead on access for the disabled. The U.S. has been leading since Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990 ... More than 50 million Americans, and an estimated 10 percent of the world population, live with disabilities.
The wheelchair ramps, sidewalk cutouts and handicapped parking that have become part of the landscape in the U.S. are practically unknown in many parts of the world. Disabled Americans traveling overseas often encounter severe obstacles. In developing countries, children with disabilities go without even simple accommodations.
The U.N. treaty was negotiated under President George W. Bush and signed by President Barack Obama ...
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