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Disability Rights Convention

The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006) treats access and participation as human rights.

Adopted by the UN General Assembly in December 2006 and in force since 2008, it obliges states to remove barriers in buildings, schools, work and information. It builds on a long line of access tools such as Braille and sign language and drives accessibility standards in digital technology.