A University of Windsor law professor could become the first person to represent Canada on the United Nations’ Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
The federal government announced last week that Canada has nominated disability advocate and legal scholar Laverne Jacobs as a candidate to serve on the committee.
The 18-person committee features experts from all over the world. If Jacobs is elected at a conference in June of next year, she would serve a four-year term.
Jacobs, who joined CBC Radio’s Windsor Morning on Monday, said she was “honoured and humbled” to have been selected.
Listen to the full interview below:
Windsor Morning8:16UN Disability
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