Online Workshop on The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
Event Details
CPwD Webinar: Online Workshop on The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
Platform: Zoom
Date: Monday 30 June 2025
Time: 10:00 to 11:30 (UTC+1, UK time zone)
Overview
To celebrate the International Day of Parliamentarism, the Commonwealth Parliamentarians with Disabilities (CPwD) network will be hosting a webinar on The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities & The Role of Parliamentarians. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is a landmark international treaty adopted by the United Nations which obligate the States Parties to ensure the full inclusion and equal opportunities for persons with disabilities.
The webinar is an opportunity to engage in discussions on disability advocacy and upholding the rights of those with disabilities. Panellists will include disability-focused civil society organisations and Members of Parliament, covering the relationship between civil society and in upholding the CRPD, advocating for the rights of persons with disabilities and how the accessibility of parliamentary institutions upholds the Convention.
Webinar Panellists
- Chair - CPA Secretary-General, Stephen Twigg
- Hon. Liesl Tesch, MP - a Member of the Parliament of New South Wales and former Paralympian
- Shitaye Astawes, Director for Advocacy and Communication at the African Disability Forum
- Dawn Kinnish, MLC - Member of the Legislative Council of Isle of Man
- Louise Trimble - Corporate Service Manager at the Office of the Clerk of Tynwald
The webinar is open to Parliamentarians and parliamentary staff, civil society and disability rights advocates, and anyone committed to inclusive governance.
Further information will be provided closer to the webinar, in the meantime please register your attendance here.
CPA Parliamentary Academy Course
We also encourage you to undertake our online CPA Parliamentary Academy course on 'Accessibility of Commonwealth Parliaments to Persons with Disabilities'. This course provides Parliamentarians and parliamentary staff with the knowledge of how an effective Parliament can adjust its facilities and processes to be as accessible as possible for persons with disabilities.