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Book your place at disability rights conference

A conference on disability rights in Scotland

It has been six months since the United Nations (UN) Disability Committee published its report about disability rights in the UK. In this report the UN Committee set out its main concerns about disability rights in the UK and lists over 80 recommendations for action by our governments.

We are holding a conference to talk about the UN Committee’s concerns and recommendations for action on:

Tuesday 6 March 2018 from 10:15 am – 3:30pm

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Renowned disability rights campaigner joins Leonard Cheshire

JUDY HEUMANN JOINS LEONARD CHESHIRE DISABILITY 

 

Judy Heumann, the renowned disability rights campaigner, is to join Leonard Cheshire Disability as a global ambassador. An architect of the disability rights movement and long term campaigner for equality and human rights, Judy will promote and share the values of the organisation internationally.  Continue reading Renowned disability rights campaigner joins Leonard Cheshire