Election of the members of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities under article 34 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Educational background: • Curriculum to study medicine • Diplomas specialty forensic • Diploma in Occupational Medicine specialty • Certificate repair injury • Certificate of Social Secu

Convention on the Rights

of Persons with Disabilities

Distr.: General

3 July 2012Original: English/French

Conference of States Parties to the Convention on

the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

New York, 12-14 September 2012

Item 3 of the provisional agenda*

Election of the members of the Committee on the Rights

of Persons with Disabilities under article 34 of the

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Note by the Secretary-General

1 Article 34 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities provides for

the establishment of a Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities It also

provides that members of the Committee shall be elected by secret ballot from a list of

persons nominated by the States parties from among their nationals at meetings of the

Conference of States parties and that the initial election shall be held no later than six

months after the date of entry into force of the Convention

2 In compliance with article 34, paragraph 6, of the Convention, the

Secretary-General, in a note verbale dated 2 May 2012, invited the States parties to submit their

nominations for the election of 9 members of the Committee not later than 2 July 2012

The Secretary-General has prepared the following list, in alphabetical order, of all persons

nominated by 2 July 2012, indicating the States parties that had nominated them

Nominations received after this date will be issued in addenda to the present document

3 The curricula vitae of the above candidates, as furnished by their Governments, arecontained in the annex to the present document.

Candidate Nominated by

Mr Shaikh Duaij Khalifa Bin Duaij AL KHALIFA Bahrain

Ms Maria Soledad CISTERNAS REYES Chile

Mr László Gábor LOVÁSZY

Ms Sudha KAUL

HungaryIndia

Mr Coomara PYANEANDEE

Mr Isaú Joaquim MENESES

MauritiusMozambique

Mr Ahmad SALIH ALSAIF

Ms Sebenzile Joy Patricia MATSEBULA

Saudi ArabiaSouth Africa

Curricula vitae of candidates Fatiha HADJ SALAH (Algeria)

Name and first name: Fatiha Hadj-Salah

Date and place of birth: 27-05-1942 in Oran / Algeria

Working languages: French, Arabic

Current position/function:

Professor Head of Legal Medicine Department CHU Algiers - Associate Professor at the

School for the Judiciary - Chair of the Scientific Council of the Faculty – Chair of the

National Educational Committee of Legal Medicine – President of Algerian Society in

Medical Science - Member of the Council of Administration of the Mediterranean Society

of Forensic science

Main professional activities:

Educational activities - Supervision of Medical Students Interns and Doctorates

Educational background:

• Curriculum to study medicine

• Diplomas specialty forensic

• Diploma in Occupational Medicine specialty

• Certificate repair injury

• Certificate of Social Security

Other main activities in the field relevant to the mandate of the treaty body concerned:

Member Consultant to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Solidarity

Member with the CRPD 2010-2012

List of most recent publications in the field:

Scientific Meeting on Medical Law and Ethics Participation in national and international

conferences as part of continuing education

Shaikh Duaij Khalifa Bin Duaij AL KHALIFA (Bahraim)

Date of Birth: 1946

Marital Status: Married (2 Sons and 3 Daughters)

Lieutenant General (Retired)

Academic Achievements

Diploma in Police (1967)

Police Duties Course, UK (1969)

Criminal Investigation Course, UK (1975)

Traffic Management Course, USA (1981)

Traffic Management Course, Japan (1985)

Leadership Management Course, Egypt (1986)

Official positions in the Government:

• Advisor to the Ministry of Interior (Since 2007)

• Former Under-Secretary of Ministry of Interior (2004 – 2007)

• Former Director General of Traffic & Licensing (1988-2003)

• Started with Ministry of Interior from 1965 and held various high level positions inthe ministry directorates such as General Directorate of CID, Special Security Force Directorate,Muharraq Public Security Directorate, General Directorate of Traffic & Licensing, General Directorate ofTraining & Guards etc

• Also chaired and represented various Ministry’s Committees including a member ofCentre for Transport & Studies in the University of Bahrain

• Headed and represented the Kingdom of Bahrain in several security conferences andmeetings around the world

• Official positions in the Social Association

Official positions in the Social Association

• Advisor to MENA Regional Leadership Council – Special Olympics International(Since 2012)

• President of Special Olympics Bahrain (Since 1990)

• President of the National Institute for the Disabled, Bahrain (Since 1987)

• Chairman of Al Manar Parent Care - Isa Town (since 1999)

• President of MENA Regional Leadership Council – Special Olympics International(2008- 2012)

• Former Advisory Board Member of Special Olympics International (2004-2007)

• Former President of Gulf Disability Society (1999-2010)

• Former Member of GCC Organising Committee for the Sports of the Disabled(1998-2009)

• Former president of Bahrain Disabled Sports Federation (1986-2010)

Maria Soledad CISTERNAS REYES (Chile)

Name and first name: Cisternas Reyes, María Soledad

Date and place of birth: Santiago, Chile

Working languages: Spanish and English

Current position/function:

Vice - president of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, UnitedNations – Committee / CRPD

Rapporteur for news Communication of the Optional Protocol to the CRPD

Professor of Law and researcher Director of different juridical and interdisciplinaryprojects

Author of different publications and conferences at the national level and internationally.Currently, participating in the creation of the Foundation "Dignitem" on the rights ofpersons with disabilities

Main professional activities:

• Leader of legal and interdisciplinary research teams, for to influence legislation andpublic policy, including opinions specialized to the Parliament;

• Planner and organizer of academic extension activities for rights promotion, withactive participation of civil society (Seminars, Expert round-table, workshops, etc.);

• Teaching for courses designed by her: “Vulnerable groups: an emerging humanrights issue” and “Bio Law and human rights”;

• She teaches about, the CRPD, Education Inclusive, system international forpromoting and protection of human rights, among others (Faculties: Law, Psychology, Education,Schools of special education, and public administration)

• Undergraduate and Postgraduate level in Chilean universities and also in TrainingCentres abroad;

• Management of audiovisual projects, in its substantive aspects, for the translation ofRights in accessible formats

Educational background:

• Law degree (graduated with highest honours) from the Catholic University of Chile.Thesis: Multinational enterprises: international treatment and regulation Awarded the title of SupremeCourt attorney;

• Master in political science, Catholic University of Chile Specialized field: Politicalinstitutions and processes Thesis: Democracy and persons with disabilities She graduated withdistinctions

Other main activities in the field relevant to the mandate of the treaty body concerned:

*Responsibilities and tasks as member of the CRPD Committee (period 2009 - 2012);

• Currently, Vice - President of the CRPD Committee and Rapporteur for the Optional

Protocol;

• Coordinator of the Working Group that developed the Committee’s “working

methods” Also, coordinated the Working Group on "Natural disasters and emergency situations"

(CRPD, Article 11 - which functioned in the year 2010);

• Member of the Working Group on Legal Capacity of Persons with Disabilities

(CRPD Article 12); Also, has contributed to the production of various documents of the Committee:

Reporting Guidelines, Rules of procedure, First Declaration of the Committee and others on natural

disasters and persons with disabilities, Information Note on the Optional Protocol;

• She attended the Conferences of States Parties to the CRPD, UN, NY, presenting the

following issues: “Access to Justice and Legal Capacity of Persons with Disabilities” (2009) and "Right

to Inclusive Education in the CRPD" (2010);

• Has represented the CRPD Committee, in the Inter-Committee Meeting of the

human rights (July 2009, January and October 2011), UN, Geneva;

• Participation in the Human Rights Treaty Division Consultation, about the

strengthening of these bodies, OHCHR, UN, April 2011, Bossey

Other activities related:

Was a member of the Delegation of Chile, as independent expert, being its spokesperson in

the work of the Ad-hoc Committee UN, which prepared the draft of the CDP;

Has provided training to judges, police, Prison Staff, Notaries, Diplomatic in Training,

public officials and civil society on the different aspects of the Rights of Persons with

Disabilities, in light of the CRPD;

Organized the so called "Movement D" (Observatory), with the participation of civil

society organizations of persons with disabilities, of national rank, having as axis the

CRPD In this framework coordinated the work of civil society to push for ratification of

the Convention and its Optional Protocol Currently the Movement D, collaborates with the

implementation aspects of the Convention in accordance to each type of disability;

Developed the work of co-writer and co-producer of the film trailer project - documentary

"Six Women in America" that records the process of implementation of the CRPD, from

the perspective of women and girls with disabilities;

• Incorporation of the CRPD in the argumentation of cases before the Courts of

Justice;

• The coordinated the Human Rights Secretariat of ULAC Has also collaborated in

activities of RIADIS

List of most recent publications in the field:

• “Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities/CRPD: Labor Approach”,

Science and Technology Foundation FUCYT;

• “Contribution of the academic world to the implementation of the CRPD: statistics,

data collection, strategies and key actors”, book on Disability and Human Rights published by the

Universidad de los Andes, Colombia;

• “International legal obligations provided for in Article 12 of the CRPD to the States

parties and their impact on domestic law”, National University of Mar del Plata, Argentina;

• "CRPD / CEDAW and the gender perspective", paper presented at MINREL, Chile;

• “Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: its impact on human rights”,Aequitas Foundation, Spanish Notaries, Spain:

• “International developments and paradigm shift about persons with disabilities:Challenges in the human rights approach for the XXI century”, Center for International Studies, CatholicUniversity, Chile;

• “The Right to Education: Legal Framework and Justiciability, contributions of theCRPD”, Latin American Journal of Inclusive Education Iberoamerican Network of Research on Changeand Effective School, Coordination Central University, Chile;

• “Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities UN and its reach into theCEDDIS / OAS” University of Buenos Aires, Argentina;

• “Political and public participation / CRPD”, under publication, in a specialistmagazine;

• Currently, she is preparing material for a book on "Persons with Disabilities andPolyarchy (contemporary democracy)"

Alexander KELLMAN (El Salvador)

Name: Mar Alexander Kellman

Profession: Lawyer and career diplomat

Date of Birth: June 13, 1966 (45 years old)

Birthplace: San Salvador, Republic of El Salvador

Marital status: Married

Working languages: Spanish, English, proficient in Braille

Cortical Visual Impairment due to brain injury (stroke) suffered in 1999

Academic Background

• Diploma in "Economics, Finance and International Business" by the Matías Romero

Institute of Diplomatic Studies (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mexico, 1994-1995);

• Inter-American Course on International Migration, Organization of American States

(OAS), International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Government of Argentina (Mar del Plata,

• Head of the Disability and Human Rights Department, Office of the Human Rights

Ombudsman (May 2011 to date);

• External Consultant on Human Rights issues, attached to the Legal Affairs and

Human Rights Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador (August 2005 to May 2009);

• Deputy Ombudsman for Children and Youth rights, Office of the Human Rights

Ombudsman (July 2001 to June 2002);

• General Counselor, Social and Cultural Affairs Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of

El Salvador (October 1999 to June 2001);

• Head of the Legal Affairs Department, pro bono, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of El

Salvador (February 2000);

• Assistant Director General for foreign policy, Foreign Policy Bureau, Ministry of

Foreign Affairs of El Salvador, (January 26, 1999 to February 2000);

• Minister Counselor in charge of the Sixth Committee (Legal Matters) and First

Committee (Disarmament and International Security), Permanent Mission of El Salvador to the United

Nations, New York (October 1997 to January 1999) Observing Representative to the International Law

Commission and the Law Commission of the Sea, responsible also for monitoring the Ad-Hoc Group for

Security Council reform and the preparatory committee for the establishment of the International

Criminal Court;

• Desk Officer at the Department of Social Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of El

Salvador (March 1996 to October 1997), in charge of the portfolios of Immigration, Refugees, Culture of

Peace Education, Indigenous groups, Vulnerable Groups, Human Rights (Economic, Social and CulturalRights), UNESCO-related affairs, Natural Disaster Reduction and International Humanitarian Law;

• Head of the Social and Culture of Peace Section, Economic and Social AffairsBureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of El Salvador (January 1993 to February 1996);

• Legal counsellor and Delegate to the Human Rights Commission of El Salvador(March to September 1990);

• Other past mandates and assignments include also: Representative of the Ministry ofForeign Affairs in the Bureau and Standing Committee on Migrants, Member of InternationalHumanitarian Law Board of El Salvador, Member of the Commission on the Child, Delegate of theMinistry of Foreign Affairs and Advisor to the UNESCO National Commission, Deputy Representative

to the Culture of Peace Programme National Coordinating Council (liaison officer to the Ministry ofForeign Affairs), Member of the drafting committee for the Refugee protection Act (El Salvador),member to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs drafting committee for the country reports to the HumanRights treaty body system

• “The current problems of development”, San Salvador, January 1995;

• “Institutional factors influencing development”, San Salvador, February 1995;

• “Culture of Peace: Culture of Civility or New Social Contract?”, San Salvador, ElSalvador, October 2000;

• “International Criminal Court: referee or punisher?”, New York, USA, November1998;

• “Migrating: Right or decision?”, San Jose, Costa Rica, June 1996;

• “Self-determination of peoples”, San Salvador, El Salvador, September 1995;

• “Culture of Peace”, San Salvador, El Salvador, August 1994

Other Activities and Memberships

• Honorary member of the civil society group for the establishment of theInternational Criminal Court (San Salvador, El Salvador, July 2001);

• Member of the Latin American Council of Peace Research (1995-1996);

• Member (1991 to 1996) of the North San Salvador ROTARAC Club (RotaryInternational), serving as President (period 1995-1996), Treasurer, Secretary, as well as Director ofProfessional Development, Community Service and International Relations

Silvia QUAN (Guatemala)

Name and first name: QUAN, Silvia

Date and place of birth: GUATEMALA, 25 January 1969

Working languages: Spanish and English

Current position/function:

Since 2003 has been Director of the Disability Rights Advocacy Unit at the Guatemalan

Ombudsman’s Office (NHRI); the main functions are advocacy and promotion of disability

rights Under this position, has also promoted mediation as a successful conflict resolution

methodology in those cases where have been required to intervene In her advocacy work

she has paid particularly attention to and promoted civil society demands

Main professional activities:

Professional work experiences includes: Academic and research work in Guatemala’s

Universidad del Valle, social management in Guatemalan Foundation for Deaf-blind

Children She has also been researcher at the International Disability Rights Monitoring

sponsored by Center for International Rehabilitation CIR(USA), and coordinator of the

projects for research on disability and sexuality, and on gender and disability, both

sponsored by the Guatemalan National Council for the Disabled (CONADI)

Educational background:

Pre-graduate degree in Mathematics, a graduate degree in Chemistry, Post-graduate degrees

in Social Management and in Gender Studies, and a M.A in Human Rights

Other main activities in the field relevant to the mandate of the treaty body

concerned:

Played an important role in the UN Ad Hoc Committee which drafted the CRPD, serving as

advisor to the Guatemalan delegation, and as member of the lobbying team representing the

Inter-American Institute on Disability and Inclusive Development (IIDI) Has promoted

and followed up on Guatemala’s ratification, and is currently monitoring the processes that

the government has started to comply with the Convention’s provisions Her role as

advocate with a gender perspective has also been outstanding at regional and international

levels; active collaborator of the Latin-American Network of Non-Governmental

Organizations of Persons with Disabilities and their Families (RIADIS) Speaker in

conferences throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, in North America and Europe

Was a member of the Boston-based Disability Rights Fund’s (DRF) Global Advisory Panel

and Steering Committee (2008-2011)

List of most recent publications in the field:

The Penitentiary System and the Mental Health Hospital in Guatemala

(http://www.disabilityworld.org/06-08_04/gov/guatemalamentalhealth.shtml); Guatemala:

Leadership and Representation, a Challenge for the Organizations of Persons with

Disabilities (http://www.disabilityworld.org/06-08_04/il/guatemala.shtml); Mecanismos

Nacionales de Monitoreo de la Convención Internacional sobre Derechos de las Personas

con Discapacidad: La experiencia de Guatemala

(http://www.nhri.net/2008/0805_libro_discapacidad.pdf)

Michel Archange PÉAN (Haiti)

Name and first name: PÉAN, Michel Archange

Date and place of birth: 12 juin 1944 – Plaisance, HAITI

Working languages: Français – Anglais

Current position/function:

Coordinateur National de la Société Nationale d’Aide aux Aveugles (SHAA)

Main professional activities:

Secrétaire d’État à l’Intégration des Personnes Handicapées (Mai 2007-Mai 2011)Coordonateur de la Commission de l’Adaptation Scolaire et d’Appui Social (1991-2007);Coordonateur National Société Hạtienne d’aide aux aveugles (1987-à nos jours);Professeur de Littérature Française, Université Kiskeya, Haiti); Professeur de Français,Suffolk University (E.U.), 1982; Professeur de Français, Boston College University, 1978-1987

Educational background:

Boston College (EU): Doctorat en lettres et Philologie (1985), spécialité: LittératureFrançaise; Boston College (EU): Maỵtrise en Littérature Française (1978); SuffolkUniversity (USA): Licence en Lettres et Education (1976); Institut d’Etudes politiques:(Bordeaux, France) Certificat en Sciences Politiques (1969-1971)

Other Main activities in the field relevant to the mandate of the treaty body concerned:

Dans le cadre du Conseil Caribéen des Aveugles (Carribean Council for the Blind ) et deSight Savers International: une série de séminaires allant de 5 à 20 jours ont été suivisportant sur les thèmes suivants: Réadaptation à base communautaire des handicapés visuels,Intégration scolaire des enfants vivant avec une déficience visuelle, Prévention de la cécité:Projet vision 2020 de l’O.M.S., Techniques de Plaidoyer et structuration de groupe,Techniques de travail en équipe: University College of the Caribo, Gestion etDéveloppement: Union Mondiale des aveugles , Projet de Développement institutionnel,Intervention précoce en matière de santé oculaire, Education intégrée: mode d’utilisation dumatériel adapté à l’usage des élèves aveugles et malvoyants, Problématique des parentsd’enfants handicapés visuels (1990-2003)

List of most recent publications in the field:

Pour un changement réel dans la vie des personnes handicapées en Hạti, (2002).Intégration et Réintégration des Personnes Handicapées (œuvre collective)(1999)

Problématique des personnes handicapées en Hạti (œuvre collective), (1994)

La Cécité: un mal social (Article), 1989

László Gábor LOVÁSZY (Hungary)

Name and first name: László Gábor LOVÁSZY

Date and place of birth: 11.04.1973, Budapest, Hungary

Working languages: English, Hungarian (fluent), international sign language, German

(basic)

Current position/function:

2009 - Adviser to Ádám KÓSA, member of the European Parliament (acting president of

the Disability Intergroup of European Parliament), Brussels;

2005 - Guest lecturer, Bárczi Gusztáv College of Special Education, Eötvös Loránd

University (ELTE), Budapest

Main professional activities:

2008 - 2009 Financial controller/lawyer Ministry of National Development and Economy,

Budapest;

2005 - 2008 Civil servant, Social Inclusion Unit, Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour,

Budapest;

2005 National expert, European Commission, DG Research, Brussels;

2003 - 2005 Representative of Hungary in the Committee on Rehabilitation and

Integration of People with Disabilities (CD-P-RR) of the Council of Europe, Council of

2001 - 2007 Ph.D, University of Szeged, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, Szeged,

summa cum lade

2004 Diploma of European Affairs, Ecole Nationale d’Administration (France) in

cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, Budapest

2002 - 2003 Diploma of ESL-program, Ludwig Maximilians Universität, München

1995 - 2000 M.Sc Law, University of Szeged, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences,

Szeged

Other main activities in the field relevant to the mandate of the treaty body

concerned:

2011 Draftsperson of Ádám Kósa MEP to the report on mobility and inclusion of

people with disabilities and the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020

2009 - 2011 Member of the Board of the National Association of the Deaf and Hard of

Hearing, Budapest, Hungary

2009 Professional and official proof-reader to the Hungarian edition of Humanrights - YES! - Action and Advocacy on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

2007 - 2008 Lecturer, Disability Studies, INFONIA Foundation in cooperation with theNational Institution of Family and Social Policies and the Department of Measurement andInformation Systems, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics (VIK), BudapestUniversity of Technology and Economics (BME)

2005 - 2008 Representative of the monitoring committees of Operative Programs (HumanResources and Transport) of the EU structural funds regarding social cohesion andinclusion

1996-2001 Member of the Youth Committee, the National Association of the Deaf andHard of Hearing, Budapest

Research:

2009 From Brussels to Budapest – on the implementation of EU legislation in Hungary(in cooperation with Erzsébet Földesi, vice president of European Disability Forum andLajos Hegedűs, president of MEOSZ

2009 Legislation and administration of disability and rehabilitation policies in the EU andHungary, University ELTE, Budapest (in cooperation with Professor György Könczei)

2008 Evaluation and criticism of UN Convention of the persons with disabilities in thepoint of view of rights to sign language (study of the Hungarian National DisabilityCouncil, Buda-pest) with Ádám Kósa, president of the National Association of the Deafand Hard of Hearing

2007 Disability studies (equal opportunities of people with disabilities; the evaluation ofanti-discrimination legislation in the US and Europe; solutions, models and regulations ofvocational rehabilitation and supported employment; history of disability movement);

2005 The status of sign languages in Europe, Nina Timmermans (ed.), as a nationalrepresentative in the Committee on the Rehabilitation and Integration of People withdisabilities (CD-P-RR)

List of most recent publications in the field:

Author of about 30 publications, papers, studies and a university textbook on disability; thelatest one was published as a university textbook in 2009 on Legislation and administration

of disability and rehabilitation policies in the EU and Hungary (ELTE University,Budapest) in cooperation with Professor György Könczei within the framework ofDisability Studies in Hungary A number of studies and papers have been published in theprofessional reviews Hungarian Labour Law (Munkaügyi Szemle), Economics and Law(Gazdaság és Jog) and EU Law (Európai Jog)

Formal support of the Hungarian NGOs for the candidate:

On 4 April 2012, the candidate for CRPD was supported unanimously by the largestdisability NGOs in Hungary during an official hearing with NGOs in the Ministry ofNational Resources, Budapest The next NGOs, who are also members of theHungarian National Disability Council (OFT), the National Council of Disabled Persons'Organizations (FESZT) and the Hungarian Disability Caucus to the CRPD expressedformally their support for the candidate: Hungarian Association for Persons withIntellectual Disability (ÉFOÉSZ), Hungarian Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing(SINOSZ), National Federation of Disabled Persons’ Association (MEOSZ), HungarianFederation of the Blind and Partially Sighted (MVGYOSZ) The following NGOs also

supported the candidate: National Autism Association (AOSZ), National Alliance of

Protected Organizations (VSZOSZ), Hungarian Sport Federation for People with Special

Needs (FONESZ), Foundation BLISS, CÉHálózat, Foundation Motiváció and Ability Park

Sudha KAUL (INDIA)

Date and place of birth: 19 April 1945, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India

Working language: ENGLISH and HINDI

Current position/function:

1 Founder, Trustee and currently Vice Chairperson of Indian Institute of Cerebral Palsy(IICP), Kolkata, IICP, a premier National Training and Research Institute, was founded inApril 1974 The Institute has focused on bringing positive changes in the lives of all peoplewith cerebral palsy and other neurological disabilities, through a range of policies and ser-vice provisions designed to enhance their individual skills and knowledge

2 Mentor to ROSHNI, the first National Resource Centre for Augmentative and tive Communication and Assistive Technology set up at IICP in 2011

Alterna-3 Member of the Central Co-ordination Committee of the Ministry of Social Justice andEmpowerment Government of India

4 She was appointed as Chairperson by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment,Government of India , to formulate a New Disability Rights Bill based on the UNCRPD

5 Member Working Group on Empowerment of persons with Disabilities for formulation

of XII Five Year Plan from 13th May 2011

6 Member of the State Advisory Council Ministry of Education Govt of West Bengal

Main Professional Activities:

National:

a Under her guidance as Chairperson of the committee in formulating a New DisabilityRights Bill based on the UNCRPD, the largest ever awareness exercise on disability relatedissues, was held in India Proactive consultations from the disability sector wereacknowledged and State Level Consultations, with the active support and participation ofthe Disability groups across the country, were held The draft was submitted to theMinistry of Social Justice and Empowerment on 30th June 2011

b As Founder Trustee and former Executive Director of IICP from 1987 to 2010, Dr Kaulhas been at the helm in guiding the organization in working towards this mission Dr Kaulhas led her organization for the past 37 years, first as Principal of the Centre for Special Ed-ucation and then its Executive Director till 1987, and currently its Vice Chairperson She is

an ardent and passionate believer in the leadership of persons with disabilities and is mitted to empowering the development of self advocates and activists

com-IICP won the National Award from the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, ernment of India for the Best Disability NGO in 2004

Gov-She is providing training and employment opportunities for adults with severe learning abilities and is continuously striving to enable social reforms that will lead to a more just

dis-and equitable society.

c Member, Technical Advisory Group Mission Mode, Ministry of Welfare 1993

d Lecturer and Teaching Supervisor on Post graduate Diploma in Teaching Children with

Neurological disorders RCI recognized course) from 1987 to date

e Member, General Council, Rehabilitation Council of India, 1994 –1997; 2000-

International:

a Member of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication

(ISAAC).ISAAC is a Non-Governmental Organization in consultative status with the

United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

b She was appointed as its President of ISAAC from January 2007 to December

2009.Co-Chairperson Developing Countries, ISAAC, 1985 -1992 Has used her International

expe-rience in augmenting the growth of ISAAC in developing countries across the world

Educational Qualifications:

Ph.D (in Augmentative and Alternative Communication): Manchester Metropolitan

Uni-versity, 1999

M Phil : Centre for Clinical Communication Studies, City University, London, 1993

B A (Honours) English Literature : Miranda House, University of Delhi, 1964

Awards :

1 Presidents Award, 1990 ISAAC ,Canada

2 ISAAC Fellow 2002, ISAAC, Canada

3 Padmashree , Government Of India, April 2010

Papers and Publications:

"The Able Disabled: India's investment" International Conference, Calcutta, November

1981

"Education of the Disabled: an integrated approach" UNICEF Seminar, Calcutta, February

1988

"Challenge of Special Education Needs: an approach to identification and assessment of the

cerebral palsied in a community setting" International Special Education Congress,

Cardiff, 30th July to 3rd August 1990

"Building partnerships to create family focused community based services Symposium on

'Early Intervention' Sydney - 17th June 1993

"Whose conversation is it anyway?" Paper presented at an International conference on

Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Disability and Human Rights, Kolkata,

No-vember 2002

The GupShupProgramme’ ISAAC Conference, Düsseldorf 2006

Kaul , Sudha et al (2003) ‘Working with Families to Implement Home Interventions:

In-dia In Samuel L Odom, Marci J Hanson, James A Blackman, and Sudha Kaul (eds)

‘Early Intervention Practices Around the World Baltimore.Brookes Publishers

Kaul, Sudha (1992) The Challenge of Special Educational Needs: An approach to cation and assessment of individuals with Cerebral Palsy in a community setting In T.Cline (Ed) Assessment of special educational needs: International perspectives Routledge(London).

identifi-Collier, Barbara and Kaul, Sudha (1989) An introduction to augmentative communication.Communication Outlook, Vol 10, No.4

Kaul, Sudha (1989) Reaching Out In Proceedings of First ISAAC Regional Conference,Spastics Society of Eastern India

Kaul, Sudha (1998) ‘Cerebral Palsy’ In Disability: A Parent’s Guide Ed AnjanaJha, dian Institute of Cerebral Palsy

In-Mohammed AL-TARAWNEH (Jordan)

Name and first name: Mohammed AL-TARAWNEH

Date and place of birth: 17 March 1960, Jordan

Working languages: English, Arabic

Current position/function:

Managing Partner at Cross Borders Development Consultants (CBDC)

Advisor to the Mayor of Amman, Jordan on Human Rights

Current member and founder chairperson of the UNCRPD committee

Main professional activities:

I provide consultation on human rights issues, especially the rights of persons withdisabilities, with special regard to accessibility

I promote the UNCRPD at national levels, setting national disability strategies and actionplans for nations that adopt or plan to adopt the CRPD

I also work on promoting democracy and governance with special focus on youth andgender integration, especially in participation in the political process

Assessment and feasibility studies for cities in regard to architectural barriers toaccessibility and promoting universal design concepts

Educational background:

B.S., Civil Engineering

M.A., Peace Diplomacy and International Development

Other main activities in the field relevant to the mandate of the treaty body concerned:

I provide technical support to member countries on several issues such as monitoring andimplementation at the national level, setting up national disability strategies and actionplans

I promote the importance of accessibility towards the implementation of the CRPD articles,especially Article 9

I encourage awareness-raising initiatives in member states of the CRPD with special focus

on children with disabilities, women & girls with disabilities, and refugees & vulnerablegroups with disabilities

I work at the local and regional level to promote all forms of accessibility, including ICTand universal design concepts