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The CRPD: Compliance, Implementation and Monitoring.

On June 20th, 2011, IDEA hosted a presentation, in Regina, on the Convention on the Rights of Person’s with Disabilities (CRPD).  The guest speaker was Vangelis Nikias, CRPD Implementation Coordinator for the Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) and was entitled The CRPD: Compliance, Implementation and Monitoring.  The stated purpose of the presentation was to help people “learn how they can be part of the effort to move the CRPD forward”!

The following represents the highlights of the presentation:

Low incomes an extra burden for those with disabilities

By Judy Hannah, The Leader-Post, February 1, 2011

Saskatchewan Disability Income Support Coalition (DISC)

For the past five years IDEA Regina has been a member of the Saskatchewan Disability Income Support Coalition (DISC).

United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

IDEA"s involved in lobbying the provincial government to agree to ratification at the earliest possible date and support full impomentation.