International Declarations and Conventions on Disability Rights

What is the main purpose of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities?

• To ensure access to books and printed materials for people with vision or print disabilities

• To protect the rights of people with disabilities and recognize them as active members of society

• To change attitudes and approaches towards persons with disabilities

Which international treaty aims to facilitate access to published works for persons who are blind, visually impaired, or otherwise print disabled?

• Universal Declaration of Human Rights

• Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons

• Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

• Marrakesh Treaty

What percentage of the world's population is comprised of people with disabilities?

• 5%

• 10%

• 15%

• 20%

When was the United Nations' Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities developed?

• 1948

• 1975

• 2002

• 2006

What is the fastest negotiated human rights treaty?

• Universal Declaration of Human Rights

• Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons

• Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

• Marrakesh Treaty

Which organization administers the Marrakesh Treaty?

• United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

• World Intellectual Property Organization

• United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

• World Blind Union

What is the goal of the Marrakesh Treaty?

• To provide a framework and recommendations for protecting the rights of people with disabilities

• To ensure access to books and printed materials for people with vision or print disabilities

• To protect the rights of people with disabilities and recognize them as active members of society

• To change attitudes and approaches towards persons with disabilities

What is the purpose of the Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons?

• To provide a framework and recommendations for protecting the rights of people with disabilities

• To ensure access to books and printed materials for people with vision or print disabilities

• To protect the rights of people with disabilities and recognize them as active members of society

• To change attitudes and approaches towards persons with disabilities

What is the purpose of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?

• To provide a framework and recommendations for protecting the rights of people with disabilities

• To ensure access to books and printed materials for people with vision or print disabilities

• To protect the rights of people with disabilities and recognize them as active members of society

• To set out fundamental human rights to be universally protected