Disability Action is a rights based organisation and we believe in human rights for all. At the heart of all of our work is the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD).
This report (February 2022) is a review of the work on the UNCRPD undertaken within Northern Ireland (NI). The review was undertaken by Disability Action on behalf of the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland. Read more
Northern Ireland (NI) has yet to incorporate the UNCRPD into a law (February 2022). Read more
UNCRPD is an international agreement drawn up by states with the involvement of disabled people which affirms that people with disabilities have the same rights as everyone else. The Convention was ratified on 8 June 2009 by the United Kingdom. This means the government is legally bound to protect the human rights of its people with disabilities. Read more
Since the UK ratified to the UNCRPD in 2008 Disability Action has been working with disabled people and organisations to monitor the implementation of the Convention in Northern Ireland. Read more
People often ask us how the UNCRPD can help them. Read more