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Gerard Quinn Speaking at the HRC 54th Session

Artificial Intelligence, Disability & the Right to Health.

October 4, 2023

Presentation of the UN Special Rapporteur on a side event at the 54th Session of the Human Rights Council - October 2023. Looking back, I was an active advocate for disability rights in the early 1990s when the 3rd Industrial revolution was underway (the invention of the world wide web). That revolution involved the coming […]

Highlights of August newsletter

Monthly Newsletter of the UN Special Rapporteur on Disability- August 2023

Highlights of Gerard's work and upcoming events. If you are not on the mailing list and would like to receive his montlhy newsletters via email, please contact us!

CoSP16: Closing remarks by Gerard Quinn, UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities.

Our challenge is to find ways of eliminating the distorting variables that don’t allow the voice of people with disabilities to be heard. I wish to thank the Bureau for the invitation to participate in the closing of the 16th session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons […]

UN Secretary General speaking at the opening of COSP 16

CoSP 16: Opening remarks by the UN Special Rapporteur, Prof. Gerard Quinn

We are at a key inflection point of the Artificial Intelligence revolution, which will have massive implications for persons with disabilities.

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The Role of Assistive Technology in the Promotion of Inclusive Education

UNESCO estimates that 100 million children with disabilities are of school going age - many of whom under-achieve through no fault of their own and a sizeable minority of whom are not even in school.

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Gerard Quinn's presentation to the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council

In his appearance before the UN Human rights body, Gerard presented his latest report on reimagining support services for persons with disabilities, and commented on his 2022 country visits to Jordan and the European Union.