Work Programme

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Work Programme Activities

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• The UN Special Rapporteur on Disability
• Hissa Al Thani
• Beijing, China
• May 2006

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Strategic Plan

• Formulating a vision
• Deriving a mission
• Developing an action plan
• Incorporating the duties responsibilities of
  the mandate set out in the Standard Rules for the
  Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with
  Disabilities

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The Vision is the moral stand, it represents the
belief and the aspirations of the Special
Rapporteur guides her work
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• A world free of all forms of discrimination,
  obstacles and barriers which enables its members
  to fully realize their potentials.
• A world that allows all its member to participate
  equally in the enjoyment of its resources and to
  contribute to its advancement.

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The Mission determines the means and actions

• To promote and monitor the implementation of the
  Standard Rules on the Equalization of
  Opportunities, and to advance the status of
  persons with disabilities throughout the world.

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A little aboutThe Standard Rules on the
Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with
Disabilities
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• A set of 22 rules covering all aspects of life
  for persons with disabilities.
• They constitute guidelines on dealing with
  disability issues for governments, societies,
  families, the public and private sectors.
• They are divided into four categories

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• Pre-conditions
• Awareness-raising
• Rehabilitation
• Target Areas
• Accessibility
• Education
• Implementation Measures
• Information and research
• Organizations of persons with disabilities
• Monitoring Mechanisms
• Mechanisms to monitor the implementation of the
  Standard Rules

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The Standard Rules

• The world community unanimously adopted the
  Standard Rules (resolution 48/96), 1993 thereby
  expressing a moral commitment to the concept of
  equalization of opportunities and rights of
  persons with disabilities to be full functioning
  participants is society.

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• They are
• policy guidelines
• tools for policy making
• proposals for concrete action
• basis for international technical, economic and
  financial cooperation
• they apply anywhere in the world regardless the
  development levels of a country

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Equalization of Opportunities

• is the over-arching principle that governs the
  rules and lends them their moral authority,
  ethical obligation and political imperative

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• It is the process through which all systems of
  society, the environment, services, rights,
  status, activities information are made
  available to all, particularly to persons with
  disabilities.

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• The concept of equalization implies that the
  needs of every individual are of equal
  importance.
• Those needs are the basis for social planning and
  adequate resources must be employed to ensure
  every individual has the opportunity to
  participate.

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• People with disabilities need more support fr0m
  society to achieve equality with others in their
  living conditions and ability to contribute.

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• Scarcity of resources is not an excuse for
  failing to provide this support.
• It is each persons right to live in the best
  possible manner available to him/her within the
  community

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Functions of the Special Rapporteur

• Monitoring implementation of SR
• Advocating on behalf of PWD
• Raising awareness at all levels of the issues
  rights PWD
• Networking, exchanging information, knowledge,
  expertise, good practices
• Contributing to inter-regional international
  cooperation
• Conducting surveys, research disseminating the
  information.

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Objectives

• To promote implementation of the SR world wide
• To further their effective implementation
• To help states in assessing the level of their
  implementation
• To assist states in measuring their progress in
  the implementation
• To assist states in overcoming barriers to
  implementation

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• To provide advisory services to states and
  organizations working in the field.
• To facilitate the exchange of information and
  experiences between and among states and
  organizations of peoples with disabilities
• To coordinate the efforts and resources of
  international, regional, governmental and
  non-governmental organizations, channel them
  toward the implementation of the Standard Rules.

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• Taking into consideration throughout
• the economic, social and cultural features and
  characteristics of each individual state