Research Guides
LSJ 434: Civil And Human Rights Law For Disabled People - Autumn 2020: Government Documents
This is a guide to information resources to support students in LSJ 434: Civil and Human Rights Law for Disabled People.
United States Government Publications
Here are some resources from United States government agencies and a database of U.S. congressional documents that you might find useful.
- ADA.govProvides information and technical assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act.
- U.S. Dept. of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy's Disability ResourcesInformation regarding disability-related programs, services, laws and benefits.
- Disability Rights Section, U.S. Department of JusticeIncludes documents and information from the U.S. Department of Justice's Disability Rights Section.
- National Council on Disability RightsIncludes publications and information from the National Council on Disability Rights, and independent federal agency charged with advising the President, Congress, and other federal agencies on matters that affect people with disabilities.
- Human Rights, U.S. Department of StateContains the State Department's principles of its work on human rights and the annual country reports submitted to congress containing information on human rights in 190 countries.
International, Non-Governmental Organization Publications
These are international sources for information on disability rights, including publications from the United Nations.
- UN Programme on Disability/Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (SCRPD)The official website of the Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (SCRPD). It provides public information on topics related to disability and the work of the United Nations for persons with disabilities.
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Wide variety of documents from hundreds of non-governmental organizations concerned with human rights and social justice around the world.
- Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)Includes information and publications from the High Commissioner for Human Rights, the principal human rights official of the United Nations.
- UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)Includes information and publication from the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), which monitors implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
- Session Agenda, UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesIncludes the current session agenda for the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
- UNDATA"Brings UN statistical databases within easy reach of users through a single entry point."