Action Alert!

ACTION ALERT PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL YOUR SENATORS AND ASK THEM TO VOTE TO RATIFY THE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ( CRPD). 202-224-3121 or send an email at http://1.usa.gov/Senate PLEASE CALL MONDAY IF YOU CAN.  If you cannot, it’s OK to use email or call later in the week.  Those who oppose the CRPD are pushing back hard.  The treaty will come up for a hearing in November and the Senate needs to hear from you now! Call your Senators and ask them to support for and vote for the Convention!  Protect all people with disabilities world-wide!  It will also help greatly if you call the Ranking Member of the Committee, Senator Bob Corker (202-224-3344) and ask his staff to support the CRPD.     Short Sample Message to Share with The Senate: Here is a message you can use when you call or email: Please vote to ratify the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).   Ratifying the CRPD is important so that America can lead the rest of the world to adopt legislation and policies that embrace the rights and dignity of all people with disabilities, just as we have in the United States.  The CRPD was modeled on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and its role in empowering people with disabilities to achieve economic self-sufficiency, independent living, and inclusion and integration into all aspects of society. The CRPD will protect Americans with disabilities who work and travel abroad, who...
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