Harvard Law School has launched a project called the HPOD (Harvard Law School Project on Disability). This projec
t was made in order to strengthen the influence of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). It is true that the CRPD helped more than 650 million disabled people all around the world. However, many disabilities do not know how to make their communities realize that disabilities should be treated as the same way as normal people. Likewise, numerous businessmen, leaders, and organizations do not understand the hardships handicaps face with in their everyday life. HPOD strives to allow disabilities and normal humans to know each other better.
t was made in order to strengthen the influence of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). It is true that the CRPD helped more than 650 million disabled people all around the world. However, many disabilities do not know how to make their communities realize that disabilities should be treated as the same way as normal people. Likewise, numerous businessmen, leaders, and organizations do not understand the hardships handicaps face with in their everyday life. HPOD strives to allow disabilities and normal humans to know each other better.There are several ways that HPOD will reach its goals. First, disabilities will be taught about their own rights and know how to achieve them. Members will raise awareness in the normal society about the difficulties of handicaps. Second, HPOD will convince other major international organizations to raise awareness and help disabilities in need. Finally, HPOD will create scholarships for disabilities applying for colleges, high schools, universities, or other academic institutions.
How do students in the law school reach the above goals? Could you give us a specific example?
ReplyDeleteThey hold conferences with major organizations such as the Red Cross to help disabled people in remote regions, where they are severely persecuted.
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