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(COSP15) Real Life Disability

 The fifteenth United Nations Conference of State Parties (COSP15) to the Convention of the Rights of People with Disabilities took place this year.  Most people would be aware of the conference related to climate change known as the COP. What the community might be less aware of is that the United Nations holds a similar conference to implement the Charter of Rights of People with Disabilities (CORPD).  The conference is made up of members from countries that have signed up to the CORPD. The conference makes sure that disability rights and inclusion is part of the bedrock of all United Nations' decisions and activity binding all signatories to the commitment of disability inclusion and rights.  Some key areas covered in the 2022 conference include: health outcomes for people with disabilities with a special emphasis on the COVID crisis; gender equality for all including people with disabilities; the impacts of climate change on society including people with disabilities; and, the