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Advocates urge San Francisco to support U.N. disability treaty as global momentum builds
Summary
Disability attorney Michelle Magar briefed the council on the U.N. treaty, urged local steps to promote its aims and criticized the federal administration’s refusal to sign; she proposed outreach, technical assistance and symbolic local commitments.
Michelle Magar, a disability‑rights attorney, briefed the Mayor’s Disability Council on the newly adopted United Nations treaty on the rights of persons with disabilities and urged local action.
"The treaty came about after something like six years of work on behalf of disability advocates like yourselves from around the world," Magar said, describing the treaty’s shift from a medical model to a…
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