The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is a unique human rights treaty that was created under the leadership of people with lived experience of disability. The Convention marks a shift in thinking about disability from a social welfare concern to a human rights issue. It acknowledges that societal barriers and prejudices are themselves disabling and must be dismantled. This informative workshop with human rights activist Myra Kovary will discuss the core principles of the CRPD and the Convention's special significance for users and survivors of psychiatry.

Myra Kovary has been a disability rights activist based in Ithaca, NY, for over 30 years. As a member of MindFreedom International, she served as a UN representative to the Ad Hoc Committee on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. She is one of the founding board members of the Center for the Human Rights of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry (CHRUSP). She is a professional classical harpist and harp teacher and also holds a Masters degree in Landscape Architecture from Cornell University. 

This teleconference is part of the USNUSP "Community Education and Skill-Building Initiative," which will provide monthly teleconferences to help users and survivors of psychiatry to build the skills and knowledge for effective human rights activism.

The call-in information:
Conference Dial-in Number: (712) 775-7300
Participant Access Code: 1090243#

The link to the presentation can be found at: http://www.slideshare.net/USNUSP/crpd-101