CRPD: Media Coverage Is Picking Up

Gabby Brown with New Partners, which is doing work for the U.S. International Council on Disabilities, compiled a great list of media clips today. I thought I would pass them on to you.

NATIONAL/LOCAL COVERAGE

Associated Press: Dole, vets groups renew push for disability treaty

July 23, 2014

http://www.stltoday.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/dole-vets-groups-renew-push-for-disability-treaty/article_9d86a34c-8456-5dfe-a9ad-2773bcb35302.html

New York Times: Dole, Slumped but Sharp, Returns to Senate to Push Disabilities Treaty

By Jeremy W. Peters

July 23, 2014

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/24/us/politics/dole-slumped-but-sharp-returns-to-senate-to-push-disabilities-treaty.html

Roll Call: Bob Dole, Veterans Groups Push Disabilities Treaty

By Humberto Sanchez

July 23, 2014

http://blogs.rollcall.com/wgdb/vets-groups-push-for-vote-on-disability-treaty/?dcz=

CNN: Dole back on Hill to try and push through U.N. disabilities treaty

By Jessica McHugh

July 23, 2014

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/07/23/dole-back-on-hill-to-try-and-push-through-u-n-disabilities-treaty/

Los Angeles Times: Bob Dole returns to Capitol, takes on GOP critics of disability treaty

By Michael A. Memoli

July 23, 2014

http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/politicsnow/la-pn-dole-capitol-treaty-20140723-story.html

Washington Post: IBM’s vision for accessibility: technology that adapts to user in real-time

By Mohana Ravindranath

July 23, 2014

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/on-it/ibms-vision-for-accessibility-technology-that-adapts-to-user-in-real-time/2014/07/23/a96f8016-10f0-11e4-98ee-daea85133bc9_story.html

Navy Times: Sen. Harkin: Recruit the disabled for non-combat jobs

By Leo Shane III

July 23, 2014

http://www.navytimes.com/article/20140723/NEWS/307230059/Sen-Harkin-Recruit-disabled-non-combat-jobs

Daily Beast: Bob Dole Says Rob Portman Won’t Support Disabilities Treaty Because He Supports Gay Marriage

By Ben Jacobs

July 23, 2014

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/07/23/bob-dole-says-rob-portman-won-t-support-disabilities-treaty-because-he-supports-gay-marriage.html

Christian Post: UN Treaty Sparks Fight Between Homeschoolers, Former Republican Presidential Candidate

By Morgan Lee

July 23, 2014

http://www.christianpost.com/news/un-treaty-sparks-fight-between-homeschoolers-former-republican-presidential-candidate-123753/

KSHB (Kansas): Fmr. Sen. Bob Dole returns to Capitol Hill

By Kat Boutwell

July 23, 2014

http://www.kshb.com/thenow/fmr-sen-bob-dole-returns-to-capitol-hill

KVOA (Arizona): News 2 Tucson at 5pm (VIDEO)

July 23, 2014

http://mms.tveyes.com/transcript.asp?StationID=4535&DateTime=7/23/2014%205:25:50%20PM&playclip=true

KSNT (Kansas): KSNT 27 Kansas First News (VIDEO)

July 24, 2014

http://mms.tveyes.com/transcript.asp?StationID=5205&DateTime=7/24/2014%205:08:01%20AM&playclip=true

KCRA-SAC (California): KCRA 3 Reports @ 5pm (VIDEO)

July 23, 2014

http://mms.tveyes.com/transcript.asp?StationID=944&DateTime=7/23/2014%205:16:21%20PM&playclip=true

KHAS (Nebraska): Off-Air (VIDEO)

July 23, 2014

http://mms.tveyes.com/transcript.asp?StationID=3510&DateTime=7/23/2014%206:18:28%20PM&playclip=true

KTKA (Kansas): KTKA 49 Kansas First News (VIDEO)

July 23, 2014

http://mms.tveyes.com/transcript.asp?StationID=3250&DateTime=7/23/2014%205:36:26%20PM&playclip=true

KTVB (Idaho): News at Four (VIDEO)

July 23, 2014

http://mms.tveyes.com/transcript.asp?StationID=4860&DateTime=7/23/2014%204:32:37%20PM&playclip=true

WTXL (Florida): ABC 27 News at 6:00 (VIDEO)

July 23, 2014

http://mms.tveyes.com/transcript.asp?StationID=4710&DateTime=7/23/2014%206:13:00%20PM&playclip=true

WTVA (Mississippit): WTVA News at Five (VIDEO)

July 23, 2014

http://mms.tveyes.com/transcript.asp?StationID=4975&DateTime=7/23/2014%205:08:46%20PM&playclip=true

WTIC-HFD (Connecticut): Fox CT News at 4 (VIDEO)

July 23, 2014

http://mms.tveyes.com/transcript.asp?StationID=1275&DateTime=7/23/2014%204:44:17%20PM&playclip=true

WIS-COL (South Carolina): WIS News 10 at 4PM (VIDEO)

July 23, 2014

http://mms.tveyes.com/transcript.asp?StationID=1700&DateTime=7/23/2014%204:08:48%20PM&playclip=true

KHOG (Arkansas): 40/29 News Sunrise (VIDEO)

July 23, 2014

http://mms.tveyes.com/transcript.asp?StationID=3720&DateTime=7/23/2014%205:25:21%20AM&playclip=true

OPINION

MSNBC (Maddow Blog): Disabilities treaty gets a second chance

By Steve Benen

July 23, 2014

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/disabilities-treaty-gets-second-chance

Esquire (Politics Blog): Another Chance to Be Human

By Charles P. Pierce

July 23, 2014

http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/Another_Chance_To_Be_Sane

NewsWorks (Blog): Who could possibly oppose a pact aiding the disabled? Take a guess

By Dick Polman

July 23, 2014

http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/item/70725-who-could-possibly-oppose-a-pact-aiding-the-disabled-take-a-guess

We Can Do This If We Try (Blog): The CRPD and Michael Farris

By Patricia Morrissey

July 23, 2014

http://www.wecandothisifwetry.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-crpd-and-michael-farris.html

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