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What do human rights mean to
disabled children in the UK?
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| Event venue |
Pentland Suite, John
McIntyre Conference Centre,
Pollock Halls of Residence, University of Edinburgh |
| Date |
30
April 2010
9.30am-5.10pm |
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the programme |
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here for a list of speakers |
| Description |
The UK’s 700,000 disabled
children are widely recognised as facing
disproportionate discrimination in realising their basic human
rights
such as the right to life; the right to a family life; the right
to play; the right
to an effective education and the right to health care. In the
words of the UNCRC Committee talking about the UK “children
with disabilities continue
to face barriers in the enjoyment if their rights..Including
the right to access health services, leisure and play”.
This conference will look at the human rights of children living
with disability
in the UK in the context of the United Nations Convention on
the Rights of the Child and the UK’s reports to the United
Nations.
The aim of the conference is to bring together academics, lawyers,
health, education and social care specialists, parents, children,
voluntary organisations, NGOs, service providers and policy
makers to examine:
• Where are we now?
• How can we ensure children with disability are fully
included
in all future reports to the United Nations?
• How can we make the Convention and the fulfilment of
human rights
generally a reality for the UK’s
disabled children, so that they can lead
full and
fulfilling lives free from discrimination?
Themes
to be included:
• How does the UN Convention
work and why is it failing disabled children?
• Rights
to social care and education
• Rights to life and
health care
• Parents’ experiences
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Young people’s experiences
• What are the barriers
to the fulfilment of disabled children’s rights?
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What are the solutions?
• What can I personally do
to make things better? |
| Who should attend |
Anyone with an interest in disabled children from
social work,
health, education, academia, parents, voluntary organisations
and disabled young people |
| Cost |
The cost to attend the conference is £150
including lunch.
We have a limited number of subsidised places at £100.
If you wish to apply for a subsidised place please contact
l.marshall@ed.ac.uk
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| Booking |
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book this event |
| Contact |
For more information contact Laura Marshall at l.marshall@ed.ac.uk |
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