Agreement Reached on New Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Agreement Reached on New Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

 

Securing rights for persons with disabilities has become a global effort. Progress is in the air. And change is on the horizon.  Earlier this year, Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah’s country of Ghana passed the Persons with Disability Bill (Click here to read more), and now the United Nations member countries have agreed on a new convention to protect the rights of persons with disabilities.

United Nations, August 25, 2006

“This is the first convention of this magnitude for this century,” UN General Assembly President Jan Eilasson said after the agreement was reached. He told the negotiators that they were “sending an absolutely wonderful message to the world. You are sending the message that we want to have a life with dignity for all and that all human beings are all equal.” - Source: Disabled Peoples’ International

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Racist Signs and Slogans

Spending 4 billion a week and acting as an occupying power in Iraq is so
ridiculous it's unreal! But I don't like people like this that make all
kinds of racist slurs such as wet backs, camel jockeys, etc. degrading other
people to less than subhuman. America was built by immigrants just like his
grandfather and we need to honor that heritage! At the same time
immigration needs to be regulated with strong requirements for citizenship
including passing the tests in English. Integration rather than
segregation. The problem isn't immigrants coming here who want to work,
it's providing welfare for more than two years to political refugees. Often
these are the people who do not want to integrate, who do not want to work,
who can live within a society while at the same time hating it.

Hating existing governmental practices, etc. is even OK if the goal is to
make it better to advocacy and change! This is our political process...
hate and advocating disrespect and destruction of people's lives represented
in these signs is little different then they hate slogans used by the
terrorists to motivate disrespect and destruction of our lives.

Suzuki develops prototype of fuel cell-based wheel chair

I think for now I will stick to the reliable simplicity of batteries, especially since they take me farther than I usually need to go in a given day anyway! I could see this technology benefiting scooter users or those who are unable to drive and use their power mobility devices as a form of local transportation in a few mile radius.

-Mark

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/10185.html

Suzuki develops prototype of fuel cell-based wheel chair


TOKYO: Japanese carmaker Suzuki Motors has developed a wheelchair that can be operated on fuel cell technology.

The company, one of the largest manufacturers of wheelchairs, has developed a prototype of its latest model, the MIO, which will use a fuel cell with methanol as a fuel source to generate hydrogen and from that electricity. The MIO's tank has a capacity for four liters, which is sufficient to provide the automated wheelchair sufficient fuel for 25 miles. It has an LCD display indicating fuel level as well as power sources.

A large capacity lithium-ion secondary battery acts as an electricity storehouse and a backup source of power. It is also easy to refill. Unlike usual battery-powered wheelchairs that rely on power mains for charging, the MIO addresses the fears of the user of being stranded for want of power.

It has armrests that also act as safety barriers, ergonomic handlebars and a seat that features a mesh-type fabric. It is compact --1200 mm long, 650 mm wide and 1000 mm tall.

The company is assessing customer interest in the product before it finalizes on the design and decision to manufacture.