Creator – Dr. Steven Surrency
CEUs – 0.1 PS/Legal CEUs (1 hour)
Learning Activity – Video
Language – Spoken English with Captions
This presentation provides an overview of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), a landmark international human rights treaty that redefines disability through a social model framework. The session explores the CRPD’s legal implications, its relationship to U.S. law including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and examines why the United States Senate has not ratified the treaty. It also addresses the positions of advocacy organizations, such as the World Federation of the Deaf, and outlines how the CRPD differs from earlier conventions in international human rights law. Specific terms in international disability rights law are emphasized and defined.
Educational Objectives:
Participants will be able to
- Define the legal framework and purpose of the CRPD, including its foundations in international human rights law and its social model of disability.
- Compare and contrast the CRPD with U.S. disability legislation, particularly the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), highlighting key legal similarities and differences.
- Analyze the legal and political implications of the U.S. not ratifying the CRPD, including how this affects international standing and disability rights advocacy.
CEUs on the GO is an Approved RID CMP Sponsor for continuing education activities. This PS/Legal program is offered for 0.1 CEUs at the “Little/None” Content Knowledge Level.
