The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is also known as the UNCRPD.
The UNCRPD is an agreement between countries.
It says what countries have to do to make sure that persons with disabilities have the same rights as everyone else.
It says they must have rules and laws to protect the rights of persons with disabilities.
The UNCRPD makes sure that persons with disabilities are treated equally and fairly.
In March 2018, Ireland agreed to put the UNCRPD into action.
It says what Ireland is doing now and what we plan to do in the future.
The report is put together by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.
Here is the plain English version of the government’s report.
