A 70-year-old woman was referred by her GP because of progressive nasal speech and difficulties with chewing and swallowing, shortly after abdominal surgery because of a borderline malignant cystoadenofibroma of the uterus. Weeks later, she also noticed drooping of both eyelids and a tendency for her head to drop at the end of a day. In retrospect, mild nasal speech had been present for some months prior to surgery.

Chapter 14 provides an overview of the core areas of the Inter-American human rights system (IAHRS) that are relevant to disability rights. The chapter analyses the primary instruments that pertain to disability, and the key judicial and quasi-judicial mechanisms of the IAHRS. The chapter outlines the principal features of the American Convention on Human Rights (AHCR) and the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (CIADDIS). It also highlights the disability case law of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and the Inter-American Court on Human Rights (IACtHR), before and after the adoption of the CRPD.

Chapter 14 provides an overview of the core areas of the Inter-American human rights system (IAHRS) that are relevant to disability rights. The chapter analyses the primary instruments that pertain to disability, and the key judicial and quasi-judicial mechanisms of the IAHRS. The chapter outlines the principal features of the American Convention on Human Rights (AHCR) and the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (CIADDIS). It also highlights the disability case law of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and the Inter-American Court on Human Rights (IACtHR), before and after the adoption of the CRPD.