The act introduced legal protections against disability discrimination and established duties for employers and service providers. Disabled people and campaigners argued for civil rights rather than...
The CRPD became binding for states that ratified it. Disabled people’s organizations continue to monitor whether legal commitments produce accessible institutions, independent living and equal...
Disability justice organizers warned that new police powers and inaccessible public policy threatened both assembly and independent living. Their advocacy connected the right to protest with...
