Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

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Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities

• Education and the new convention
• By Alberto Ninio

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Contents

• Overview of education-relevant articles in CRPD
  (Article 24 and related articles)
• Relevance for programmes and policies of
  development actors

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CRPD articles relevant to education

• Article 24
• Emphasis on inclusive education (rather than
  separate or segregated education)
• No discrimination in access to inclusive
  education
• Provision of reasonable accommodation education
  supports to facilitate inclusion
• Facilitate learning of Braille, sign language,
  and Deaf culture
• Provision of teacher training to support
  effective implementation
• Employment of teachers with disabilities

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CRPD articles relevant to education contd.

• Article 3 (General principles)
• Article 4 (General obligations)
• Article 5 (Equality and non-discrimination)
• Article 6 (Women with disabilities)
• Article 7 (Children with disabilities)
• Article 8 (Awareness-raising)
• Article 9 (Accessibility)
• Articles addressing other rights that can affect
  access to education, e.g. health, liberty of
  movement, right to work etc.

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Relevance for development actors

• Access to quality education is a pre-requisite
  for successful development - MDG EFA
• Disabled people have far less access to education
  than non-disabled counterparts
• Many client countries will request assistance
• Making educational spaces, materials and
  curricula accessible and inclusive
• Removing legislative barriers to inclusion of
  disabled people in educational settings

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Relevance for development actors contd.

• Implications for education practitioners
  involved
• Inclusive education policies
• Design implementation of inclusive education
  projects
• Due diligence
• Compliance with domestic frameworks
• Compliance with CRPD benchmarks