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Working internationally to share information, help build knowledge and support teamwork around babies, children and young people who are disabled, marginalised or vulnerable

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New book - Human Rights and Disability Advocacy (Maya Sabatello and Marianne Schulze, Editors)

EBUbook2The United Nations adoption of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) constituted a paradigm shift in attitudes and approaches to disability rights, marking the first time in law-making history that persons with disabilities participated as civil society representatives and contributed to the drafting of an international treaty.

On the way, they brought a new kind of diplomacy forward: empowering non-governmental stakeholders, including persons with disabilities, within human rights discourse. This landmark treaty provides an opportunity to consider what it means to involve members of a global civil society in UN-level negotiations.

Human Rights and Disability Advocacy brings together perspectives from individual representatives of the Disabled People's Organizations, non-governmental organizations, indigenous peoples' organizations, states, and national institutions that played leading roles in the Convention's drafting process.

The contributors provide vivid and personal accounts of the paths to victory, including stumbling blocks (not all of which were overcome) and offer a unique look into the politics of civil society organizations both from within and in its interaction with governments.

Each essay describes the non-negotiable key issues for which they advocated; the extent of success in reaching their goals; and insights into the limitations they faced.

Through the plurality of voices and insider perspectives, Human Rights and Disability Advocacy presents fresh perspectives on the shift toward a new diplomacy and explores the implication of this model for human rights advocacy more generally.

Information here: http://www.euroblind.org/newsletter/2014/jan-feb/newsletter/online/en/newsletter/announcements/nr/2079/

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Intervening with Substance-Involved Pregnant and Parenting Women and Their Young Children – March 2014 a.m. Toronto, free event

Infants and young children prenatally exposed to substances are at increased risk for impaired developmental and later mental health problems. The effects of prenatal substance exposure are frequently compounded by continued substance use in the postnatal environment, affecting parenting and parent-infant interactions.

This presentation will use a cumulative risk framework to describe the combined contributions of neurodevelopmental and environmental impacts on infant/early childhood outcomes, attending to the often co-existing risks of poverty, maltreatment, trauma and attachment disturbances.

It will also describe opportunities during the pre- and postnatal periods to mitigate those outcomes with early interventions during pregnancy and through the mother-child relationship.

IMH Rounds are FREE EVENTS and open to the public. NO Registration is required to attend in person. 

Also available by WEBCAST through the Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN).

For more information on upcoming presentations or connecting from a distance visit:
http://www.imhpromotion.ca/Events/IMHRounds.aspx

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New Leicester Hate Crime Project - can you help?

The Leicester Hate Crime Project is Britain's biggest ever study of hate crime victimisation. This is a two year project, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, exploring the experiences of people who have been victimised simply because of who they are.

We have been speaking to anyone who feels that they have been targeted because of their identity, because of their perceived vulnerability or because they were seen as being somehow 'different' in the eyes of the perpetrator.

Have you ever been victimised because of who you are?

Have you ever been attacked, bullied, harassed or called an abusive name as a result of someone's prejudice?

Do you ever worry about being targeted because of your skin colour, your beliefs, your sexuality, your disability or any other feature of your identity?

Throughout the duration of the project we have been working closely with criminal justice agencies and other service providers so we can collectively challenge hate and prejudice in Leicester.

We hope that you will help us to identify ways of addressing the needs of hate crime victims and to provide them with the support they deserve. 

Visit: http://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/criminology/research/current-projects/hate-crime?utm_campaign=www_redirect&utm_content=/leicesterhatecrimeproject&utm_source=x&utm_medium=x

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ActionAgainstCruelty - combating cruelty, harassment and abuse against people with learning disabilities

ActionAgainstCruelty (UK) provides practitioners and service users with guidance on tackling cruelty towards people with learning disabilities and towards building supportive and informed communities in which people can live safe, independent and fulfilling lives.

The site has been developed and written by Lemos&Crane as part of the Voice and Community project with the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities, a reference group of adults with learning disabilities and a research group of practitioners from related organisations. The project is supported by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.

Visit: http://www.lemosandcrane.co.uk/actionagainstcruelty/

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