"I am delighted to have been given this important responsibility. This Convention has the potential to set the agenda on disabled people's rights on a global scale, and the European Parliament has a role to play in its drafting."
"Having a UN Convention on disabled people could potentially do a lot to put disabled people into the mainstream. It is important that we move away from the medical model of disability and move towards one based on civil liberties."
"Liz Lynne was the Rapporteur for the European Year of People with Disabilities 2003, and has visited several projects set up to mark the year across the West Midlands region already. Later this week, she will be reporting to the European Parliament's Social Affairs Committee on the progress of the year so far.
