It is surely a measure of the strides the disability movement has made worldwide that the first UN convention agreed this century is aimed at enshrining the rights of disabled people and people with learning difficulties.
These once marginalised groups now occupy centre stage and it’s a cause for celebration that their right to equal treatment in areas such as health care and education is now up there in lights, set out in an international treaty.
Of course in this country many of these rights are already subject to law. Although we might be able to pat ourselves on the back that we are ahead of many countries when it comes to promoting equal opportunities for disabled people, we should not be too complacent.
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