When a subject covers more than one area, the issue of coordination of action becomes important. Dealing with equalization of opportunities for persons with disabilities cuts across many of the main areas of government action: health, education, employment, information, finance. It also requires partnerships between government, the private sector and non-governmental organizations. Good coordination is essential.
Article 17 address this. It call on governments to establish “national coordinating committee or similar bodies” that are “permanent and based on legal as well as appropriate administrative regulation.”
They should include both private and public representatives and they should give a significant role to organizations of persons with disabilities. They should be given an autonomous status and guaranteed adequate financial resources so that they can function effectively.
