[governance] access: Special Rapporteur will address UN Commission for Social Development

[Sylvia Caras]

A note of the Secretary-General on Monitoring the Implementation of 
the Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons 
with Disabilities (document E/CN.5/2007/4) includes the annual report 
of the Special Rapporteur on Disabilities on that subject.

A global survey on implementation of the 1993 Standard Rules, carried 
out in 1995-1996 by the office of the Special Rapporteur and the 
South-North Centre for Dialogue and Development, yielded the most 
comprehensive data yet on the actions taken (or not taken) by Member 
States. On the basis of the information provided by 114 Member 
States, the Special Rapporteur submits a number of recommendations to 
Governments.

These include adopting policies and passing legislation to implement 
the measures identified by the Standard Rules; allocating financial 
resources to such programmes; intensifying awareness-raising efforts; 
enrolling the media in a campaign to change attitudes and behaviours; 
and ensuring that medical care, rehabilitation and assistive services 
are available in a way that enables full participation and equality 
to live independent lives.

The Rapporteur also recommends treating all forms of accessibility -- 
whether the built environment, transportation, information or 
communication -- with the same importance; ensuring integrated 
education and employment; supporting organizations of persons with 
disabilities financially and technically; increasing regional and 
international cooperation, sharing of information and expertise, 
technical and technological assistance and collaborative efforts; and 
signing and ratifying the 2006 Convention on the Rights of Persons 
with Disabilities.

http://insurancenewsnet.com/article.asp?n=1&neID=200702023600.3_00790214ff9dbae2  
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