The right to participate in cultural life is profoundly rooted in international human rights law, and, with regard to persons with disabilities, it is enunciated in Article 30 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD or the Convention). This provision requires States Parties to the Convention to ensure accessibility of cultural materials, services and activities, and cultural heritage, and to support the creative and artistic potential of persons with disabilities. However, people with disabilities continue to face barriers to cultural participation.
On foot of a pan-European empirical study and a socio-legal analysis, this book discusses the normative content of Article 30 CRPD and its implementation. It identifies and categorises barriers to cultural participation, highlighting new paths to operationalise Article 30 CRPD.
This book will be of interest to scholars and students working in disability law, socio-legal studies, international human rights law, as well as cultural studies, disability studies, and cultural policies.
| ISBN: | 9781032619354 |
| Publication date: | 21st May 2026 |
| Author: | Delia Ferri, Ann Leahy |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 182 pages |
| Series: | Interdisciplinary Disability Studies |
| Genres: |
Personal and public health / health education Disability: social aspects Social work Social law and Medical law Sociology The arts: general topics |
The right to participate in cultural life is profoundly rooted in international human rights law, and, with regard to persons with disabilities, it is enunciated in Article 30 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD or the Convention). This provision requires States Parties to the Convention to ensure accessibility of cultural materials, services and activities, and cultural heritage, and to support the creative and artistic potential of persons with disabilities. However, people with disabilities continue to face barriers to cultural participation.
On foot of a pan-European empirical study and a socio-legal analysis, this book discusses the normative content of Article 30 CRPD and its implementation. It identifies and categorises barriers to cultural participation, highlighting new paths to operationalise Article 30 CRPD.
This book will be of interest to scholars and students working in disability law, socio-legal studies, international human rights law, as well as cultural studies, disability studies, and cultural policies.
Dismantling Barriers and Advancing the Right of Persons With Disabilities to Participate in Cultural Life features in the following genres: Personal and public health / health education, Disability: social aspects, Social work, Social law and Medical law, Sociology, The arts: general topics
Dismantling Barriers and Advancing the Right of Persons With Disabilities to Participate in Cultural Life is available in Paperback, Hardback
Dismantling Barriers and Advancing the Right of Persons With Disabilities to Participate in Cultural Life was written by Delia Ferri, Ann Leahy and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Dismantling Barriers and Advancing the Right of Persons With Disabilities to Participate in Cultural Life has 182 pages
Yes it is part of Interdisciplinary Disability Studies series
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