November 5, 2013, Washington, DC – Governor Tom Ridge, Chairman of the National Organization on Disability (NOD) testified today before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee in favor of ratifying the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
The CRPD is a treaty that will extend to persons with disabilities overseas the same rights and protections that Americans currently enjoy at home under the Americans with Disabilities Act and other landmark laws. Ratifying the Treaty would continue the legacy of American leadership on disability rights and help ensure that Americans with disabilities, including our wounded warriors, have the same opportunities to work, study and travel in other countries as any other American.