Category - disabled rights

Third time lucky on disabled rights?

Jonathan Bartley — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:07:56 +0100

Lord Ashley of Stoke has a question in the House of Lords tomorrow (Tuesday) and is calling on government to legislate for the independent living of disabled people.

Call for Pope to act on autism in the wake of church ban

agency reporter — Fri, 30 May 2008 09:43:47 +0100

Autism campaigners around the world are urging Pope Benedict XVI to act on autism in the wake of the banning of a 13 year old boy with severe autism from the Roman Catholic Church of St.Joseph, in Bertha, Minnesota in the United States.

Vatican refuses to endorse UN charter of disability rights

staff writers — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0000

The Vatican has indicated that, at present, it will not be signing a new, widely-heralded international treaty to protect the rights and dignity of people living with disabilities.