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Disability Rights are Human Rights
Disability Rights International is a human rights organization dedicated to protecting the human rights and promoting the full community integration of persons with disabilities worldwide.
Support of the International Children with Disabilities Protection Act
This bill represents everything we’ve been working on for over two decades. All children — especially children with disabilities — need our support to live and grow up in a loving family. And they need protection against being placed in orphanages or other institutions.
— Laurie Ahern, President, Disability Rights International
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Bipartisan Senators Introduce International Children with Disabilities Protection Act in US Congress
This bill represents everything we’ve been working on for over two decades. All children — especially children with disabilities — need our support to live and grow up in a loving family. And they need protection against being placed in orphanages or other institutions.
— Laurie Ahern, President, Disability Rights International
International Children with Disabilities Protection Act ; S.4982 — 117th Congress (2021-2022)
UN CRPD Committee Approves New Guidelines on Deinstitutionalization, including times of emergency.

We Want To Go Home (30 sec PSA)
30-second PSA for Disability Rights International's (DRI) Worldwide Campaign to End the Institutionalization of Children.
We Want To Go Home (60 sec PSA)
60-second PSA for Disability Rights International's (DRI) Worldwide Campaign to End the Institutionalization of Children