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ABOUT THE EDITOR
Nancy Flowers is a writer, editor, and human rights activist. She has worked to develop
Amnesty International USA's education program and was a co-founder of Human Rights USA.
Recent publications include Compasito, a Manual for Children’s Human Rights Education
(Council of Europe, 2007) and Local Action/Global Change: Learning about the Human Rights
of Women and Girls, (Paradigm Press, 2007). She has served as consultant to governments,
NGOs, and UN agencies and edits the University of Minnesota Human Rights Resource
Center’s Human Rights Education Series.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Joelle Balfe is an independent consultant with an extensive practice area that includes
disability issues, international public health, and human rights law and policy. She has
developed human rights education curricula and materials for a range of non-governmental
organizations and spearheaded national and international advocacy campaign initiatives. Ms.
Balfe provided core analytical and advocacy support to both governments and civil society
participants in the development of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Her diverse consulting practice provides analytical, communications, advocacy, and writing
services to individuals, organizations, and institutions in the public and private sectors.
Katherine Guernsey is an attorney with a practice focusing on public international law, human
rights, disability, and international development. Her clients include the World Bank Group and
Disabled Peoples’ International. She is also an adjunct professor at the American University
<strong>School</strong> of International Service, where she teaches human rights. Ms. Guernsey served as
legal counsel to a variety of disabled people’s organizations and governmental delegations
throughout the drafting of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and
continues to work on issues related to ratification and implementation of the Convention. She
has designed and implemented human rights education and awareness-raising initiatives for
people with disabilities in Central and South America, Africa, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
Valerie Karr is an expert in the field of child education with a strong clinical background in
special education and extensive experience in international education programming, including
consultancies for UNESCO’s inclusive education sector. Currently a Ph.D. candidate at
Teachers College, Columbia University, Ms. Karr is a specialist in qualitative and quantitative
program analysis, including assessment and evaluation and the development of measurement
tools and strategies.
Janet Lord is a Partner in the international law and development firm Blue <strong>Law</strong> LLP and an
Adjunct Professor of <strong>Law</strong> at the University of Maryland <strong>School</strong> of <strong>Law</strong>. A human rights educator
with more than ten years of experience, Ms. Lord has designed and delivered human rights
education programs in all regions of the world, most recently in Yemen, Egypt, and Liberia.
She participated in all sessions of the negotiation of the UN Convention on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities, drafting proposed treaty text and advising civil society and
governments alike on complex legal and technical matters. A leading expert on international
human rights law and disability, Ms. Lord has implemented human rights programming for a
number of national and international organizations, including the UN Office of the High
Commission for Human Rights, UNDP, UN DESA, the US National Council on Disability,
Disabled Peoples International, and IFES.