Fordham Law School Professor Catherine Powell wrote in The New York Times about the negative impacts the Senate’s decision not to ratify the U.N. Disability Treaty would cause.
The convention extends abroad the same basic rights Americans already enjoy at home, and it would have been in our interest for the Senate to ratify it. In addition to strengthening disabilities rights for others, it would have helped Americans who travel, live, work and study abroad, including our wounded warriors. It would also benefit American businesses that sell power wheelchairs and other adaptive technologies that assist people with disabilities.
Read Powell’s entire post here.
