Implementing the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Supporting the Deaf Community in Chile through Legal Expertise
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I am a deaf American lawyer who has visited Chile regularly since 2009, drawn by the opportunity to meet deaf people in another country.1 In one sense, my story is but another example of the power of common experiences as deaf individuals to bring us together. Without that connection, I would never have traveled to Chile, much less gotten to know the country and its deaf community. Many other international deaf individuals and organizations have also visited Chile and talked of empowerment. However, our brief visits have not been enough to help deaf Chileans overcome the discrimination they encounter daily in all aspects of society. Although Chile signed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in 2008, sustained advocacy is required to translate the CRPD’s general terms into specific legal provisions that result in the full inclusion of deaf people in Chilean society.
En: Friedner, M. y Kusters, A. (2015): It's a small world: international deaf spaces and encounters, pp. 173-184.