THEMES
Everyone is invited to make a difference by proposing a presentation under the overall World Congress vision “Disability Rights and Social Participation: Ensuring a Society for all.” The United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is the key reference used in developing the themes for discussions.
The program will be organized into three blocks :
- Key Human Rights
- Independent Living and Social Participation
- Implementation of the UN Convention
Many specific themes are presented for each block. It is important that the proposals address these specific themes. This will help participants, through their presentations and discussions, illustrate in a meaningful way the various achievements, projects, alliances and strategies with respect to the implementation of this new crucial international instrument.
BLOCKS |
SPECIFICS THEMES |
BLOCK A:
Key Human Rights |
A1. Human rights principles and concepts : dignity, autonomy/self-determination, non-discrimination, inclusion, respect for differences and equality; formal recognition and applications. |
| A2. Access to justice: equality before the law, legal capacity, liberty and security, protection from degrading treatment, violence and exploitation, freedom of expression and opinion. |
| A3. Ethical issues. |
| A4. Equality between men and women, disability and multiple discrimination. |
| A5. Universal accessibility : inclusive approach, the built environment, adaptation, transportation, information and communications, technologies, methods for accommodation. |
BLOCKS |
SPECIFICS THEMES |
BLOCK B:
Independent Living and Social Participation
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B1. Independent living in the community, access to housing, home support, family support. |
| B2. Access to education (primary, secondary, post secondary and professional). |
| B3. Access to health care (prevention, curative care, alternative therapies). |
| B4. Access to habilitation and rehabilitation services (including personal assistive devices) for all ages and types of impairments. |
| B5. Access to work and active life. |
| B6. Economic conditions, fight against poverty, access to disability related services and compensatory supports. |
| B7. Participation in political and public life. |
B8. Participation in cultural life, recreation, leisure
and sports. |
BLOCKS |
SPECIFICS THEMES |
BLOCK C:
Implementation of the UN Convention |
C1. Respect for rights and situations of risk : armed conflicts, natural disasters, catastrophes, humanitarian and solidarity interventions, role of the State and civil society. |
| C2. Implementation and monitoring mechanisms for the exercise of human rights of persons with disabilities and their families : methods, tools, information systems, statistics, national and international good practices. |
| C3. Rights and classifications in the field of disability. |
| C4. Social awareness, fight against prejudice and stereotypes, promotion of human rights. |
| C5. Research, knowledge development, knowledge transfer and participative approaches on exercising rights, social participation and their determinants in the field of disability. |
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