How are these rights to be operationalised? Where is the line between social and anti-discrimination provisions?

The right to employment is an excellent example of this. What kind of employment do we mean? What kind of wages?

Prof Stein observes the success of affirmative action in Federal employment policies under the Obama administration.

Time for questions! First up - how do we educate the general public and disabled people on the CRPD? Where does it fit in legal education?

Prof Stein notes that legal students identify as disabled but this identification disappears on transition into the profession.

Anna Lawson: Cross-border issues (transport, online services) esp important for older people, disabled people - makes sense to keep engaging

@LeedsLawSoc Leeds LawSoc ProBono Leeds LawSoc Careers LeedsCrimSoc Law & Social Justice @CCJSLeeds Centre for Business Law and Practice Disability Law Hub x.com/Law_Leeds/stat…

Thank u Guernsey Press 4 the coverage of Professor Lawson's visit. She was an inspiration & also reassurance Rob Platts MBE 8years campaigning

Did u miss Professor Lawson @CDSLeeds presentation last week? Video, slides & references r on Disability Alliance news disabilityalliance.org.gg/blog/2017/01/p…

Now we have @olewis75 asking whether the CRPD advances ADs in mental healthcare Law at Leeds @CDSLeeds Law & Social Justice

1. Will and preferences trump other rights. Sad! 2. Mental health services are in horrible shape. Really bad. MAKE THEM GREAT AGAIN! x.com/drsamhalliday/…

Important victory for disabled people's rights! Congrats Doug Paulley Chris Fry Cloisters Anticipatory reasonable adjustments 👏 x.com/uksupremecourt…

A Monumental Day in the History of Our Constitution - The process for leaving the #EU must be triggered by an Act of Parliament x.com/UKSupremeCourt…

♿️ From 6 April 2017 it will be illegal for taxi drivers in the UK to discriminate against wheelchair users 🚕 gov.uk/government/new…

Our Luke Clements is in London today speaking about the rights of disabled people to access social care x.com/davidlockqc/st…

The Conservatives manifesto and social care, by our colleague Prof Luke Clements Law at Leeds Law & Social Justice lukeclements.co.uk/the-conservati…

European Commission 2 finance capacity building of #DPOs so we can contribute 2 #EUfunds use & monitoring Corina Creţu buff.ly/2u6h2ml

DPOs ‘delighted’ with exposure of UK government’s failings by UN disability rights committee #CRPD17... fb.me/28lpHOKRH

Let's have a national conversation about disability, says The Yorkshire Post yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/the-yorks…

We are proud of Anna! x.com/jimfitz100/sta…