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Channel 4 secures 2012 Paralympics rights

Channel 4 has been awarded the broadcast rights for the 2012 Paralympic Games. The commercial channel will broadcast 150 hours of coverage after winning what London organisers have called a "highly competitive tender process". Read more.

Disability Rights Commission

The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) closed on 28 September 2007. Its responsibility for helping secure civil rights for disabled people has transferred to the new Equality and Human Rights Commission which opened for business on 1 October 2007.

Disability Awareness Day

Disability Awareness Day is an Independent living exhibition and a family fun day rolled into one. Last year's Northwest Disability Awareness Day (DAD) held on Sunday 12th July was hailed as "the biggest and best" in the 18 year history of this annual event. Organised by Warrington Disability Partnership, DAD 2009 attracted over 27,000 visitors from across the region and over 280 exhibitors from across the UK and Europe - two travelled in from Spain and Cyprus

The next Disability Awareness Day will be held on Sunday 11th July 2009 at Walton Hall Gardens in Warrington.
 

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UN Convention on Disability Rights

The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) is the first human rights treaty of the 21st Century, re-affirming disabled people's human rights and signalling a further major step in disabled people's journey to becoming full and equal citizens. Read More.