Tbilisi. With support of the US Agency for International Development, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems and CSO "Coalition for Independent Life" have organized a conference on February 24. The participants have discussed the following issues: ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and its impact on the political process in Georgia; legislative initiatives to secure political and electoral access for persons with disabilities; a role of the civil society in raising of public awareness and facilitating the participation. As part of the simulation organized during the conference, participants themselves have played the role of voters with disabilities in both the adapted and non-adapted environments.

Source: the organization's page in the social network.