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As delegate, I am voting against the current General Assembly resolution: Enabling the Disabled in Academia.
Before this resolution had been released and approved, the author did not submit this draft for review or editing. Since the subject of disabilities and providing equality for those at a disadvantage is not as polemical of a conversation as other resolutions might spark, this resolution shows its good intentions, yet lacks crucial detail and refinement (not to mention grammar checks) that was not added, due to the resolution not even being submitted for debate and revision. It is likely that when the resolution was submitted, it was approved based on its blanket goals and general idea, rather than the specifics and practicality.
One of the major problems with this resolution is the definition of "disability," which is too narrow, and could be interpreted to exclude other developmental or physical disabilities that do not fit into the generous three qualifications. The resolution also fails to define the specific discrimination outlined in the third point, and what nations should do in order to address it.
All in all, I am against this resolution for its fallacies, though I am not against the goals of the resolution. I believe it is the duties of schools to provide equal opportunity for handicapped and disabled students, and that governing bodies of these schools should be held accountable to provide this opportunity. But there must be a better way to accomplish this through the General Assembly. Should this resolution pass, it is likely that another resolution will follow soon after in order to repeal it.