Legislating for Disability Rights
Session in English
Recording of the sixth training module of the European project Bridging the gap.
The session entitled “Legislating for disability rights” was presented by the consultant Paula Hearn. She shared methods and approaches to harmonise national/local legislations with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
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Session in French
Enregistrement du sixième module de formation du projet européen Bridging the gap / Combler l’Écart.
La session intitulée «Légiférer pour les droits des personnes vivant ave un handicap» a été animée par Imed Ouertani, défenseur des droits des personnes vivant avec un handicap en Tunisie. Il nous présente les méthodes et approches pour harmoniser les législations nationales / locales avec la Convention des Nations Unies relative aux droits des personnes handicapées.
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Session in Spanish
Eduardo Díaz, director del Centro Español de Documentación sobre Discapacidad (CEDD), explica la necesidad de garantizar que las personas con discapacidad no estén excluidas, aisladas y marginadas en la educación formal en los distintos niveles de enseñanza y cómo deberían diseñarse una serie de estrategias para abordar y eliminar las barreras en el acceso a la educación de las personas con discapacidad.
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Please find hereunder the links to the suggested readings for the session.
- UN – International Norms and Standards Relating to Disability.
- United Nations – Disability. Department of Economic and Social affairs: Handbook for Parliamentarians on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
- Centre for Disability Law and Policy: European yearbook of disability law.
- ANED – The Academic Network of European Disability Experts: Annotated review of European Union law and policy with reference to disability.
- United Nations Human Rights: Monitoring the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Guidance for human rights monitors.
- United Nations: Toolkit on Disability for Africa. Legislating for Disability rights. (French version click here)