CRPD

Hong Kong is a modern, dynamic and multicultural place. New designs take into account the needs of everyone, including the elderly and the disabled. But
we also live in a compact and vertical city. The pavements can be narrow and the hills steep. So, there is much work still to be done to enhance accessibility.

When planning new development areas and major public works, we are committed to make them sustainable and accessible to all. For example, accessibility
and sustainability are two of the planning principles of the 40-hectare West Kowloon Cultural District, one of the world's largest arts and culture undertakings
so far.

THERE was a glimmer of hope for the disabled at the National Conference for Universal Design and Accessibility last month.

Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil announced that Malaysia would ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in New York, the United States, sometime this month.

The minister promised that Malaysia would move forward to provide accessibility to the disabled.

Hearing the name New Zealand may often conjure up thoughts of beautiful scenery and highly developed cities. However, New Zealand is also a country of equal opportunity and equal access. And this is best shown by its efforts to make the World Wide Web accessible to everyone including persons with disabilities.

Here, we will take a look at how New Zealand works to improve the accessibility of its web sites. We will talk about legislation and standards made by the New Zealand government to ensure that its sites are as accessible and as visitor-friendly as its top destinations.

Canada has ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on the eve of the Paralympic Games in Vancouver.

“Canada is committed to promoting and protecting the rights of persons with disabilities and enabling their full participation in society,” Foreign Affairs
Minister Lawrence Cannon said Thursday after delivering the ratified document to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in New York City as activist Traci Walters
looked on, beaming, from her wheelchair.

A milestone for the advocacy of the rights of persons with disabilities is now steadily gaining worldwide acceptance and support. This is known as the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) refers to a document focusing on international human rights of people with disabilities. It was created by the United Nations and is being monitored by the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.