UNICEF is working in partnership with the Government in realizing the Convention through moving to a social model of disability, supporting services, revising policies and legislation, de-institutionalizing children with disabilities and addressing stigma against disability in the society.
We had arrived on Super Bowl Sunday, and though the game itself was in New Orleans, sports fans packed South Beach's sidewalks, huddling around the wide-screen TVs that blared from every cafe and bar (this happens a lot: you arrive in Miami having failed to realize that a convention, a parade or spring break will clot the streets).
The tourism industry feared that the benefits the city realizes from conventions would decline and the city would not be able to compete with Seattle, San Francisco and San Diego.
It made me realize how the conventions in each discipline differ--and [made me] pay more attention to those in my own field".
And once you realize that a social convention is not at all the same thing as a bubble, several related fallacies fall into place.
Should Mr. McCain consider the courses of his three heroes, he will realize that after a convention, the vanquished can have as much opportunity to change history, for better or worse, as the victor.
It's fascinating and dreadful in hindsight to realize how quickly these conventions took hold and how widely they spread.
One of his more interesting late works is A Thing of Beauty (1956), a study of a gifted young painter who must break free of middle-class conventions to realize his potential.
It was hoped that once delegates realized this, the convention would unite behind Buchanan.
Celebrating this 25th anniversary today, we are inspired by the children who are growing up healthy, strong, and ready to realize the aspirations of the Convention.
"The challenges facing Zimbabwe in its efforts to realize the vision of the convention are daunting," said UNICEF Representative in Zimbabwe, Dr. Peter Salama, noting the urgency of the deterioration of the health care sector.
