Celebrating disability As part of human diversity | CATALINA DEVANDAS AGUILAR | TEDxGeneva
A life-long human rights activist, Catalina Devandas became the first United Nations Special
Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities in 2014.
In her talk, Catalina will share important lessons she learned about the barriers that she, together with millions of other persons with disabilities face in their lives. She explains how the most difficult barriers are not those in buildings, streets or the physical environment, but those emanating from a system of social values that
deem persons with disabilities as less worthy and unable to lead meaningful lives.
She also explains how the global movement of persons with disabilities is fighting back against those barriers, and why the UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities has been such a crucial ally in their struggle! Catalina Devandas is the first UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. She was born in Costa Rica with spina bifida. A lawyer by training, Catalina
is a dedicated human rights advocate. She has worked for
the Disability Rights Fund (DRF), the United Nations, and
the World Bank, and, in 2006, she took part in the drafting
of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities (CRPD).
In her work as Special Rapporteur, Catalina collects
testimonies and evidence of human rights violations from
persons with disabilities around the world, and makes
recommendations to governments, to promote and
protect their rights in laws and institutional practices.
More on her work and her vision:
Blog : http://embracingdiversity.net/ This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities in 2014.
In her talk, Catalina will share important lessons she learned about the barriers that she, together with millions of other persons with disabilities face in their lives. She explains how the most difficult barriers are not those in buildings, streets or the physical environment, but those emanating from a system of social values that
deem persons with disabilities as less worthy and unable to lead meaningful lives.
She also explains how the global movement of persons with disabilities is fighting back against those barriers, and why the UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities has been such a crucial ally in their struggle! Catalina Devandas is the first UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. She was born in Costa Rica with spina bifida. A lawyer by training, Catalina
is a dedicated human rights advocate. She has worked for
the Disability Rights Fund (DRF), the United Nations, and
the World Bank, and, in 2006, she took part in the drafting
of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities (CRPD).
In her work as Special Rapporteur, Catalina collects
testimonies and evidence of human rights violations from
persons with disabilities around the world, and makes
recommendations to governments, to promote and
protect their rights in laws and institutional practices.
More on her work and her vision:
Blog : http://embracingdiversity.net/ This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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