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The Standard Rules: A Short Tour : Text version of a PowerPoint presentation PART 1I. PRECONDITIONS FOR EQUAL PARTICIPATION Rule 1. Awareness-raising Rule 2. Medical care Rule 3. Rehabilitation Rule 4. Support services Rule 1. Awareness-raising Provide information Mainstreaming in education Curriculum Teacher training Promoting programs Consciousness-raising Special education for children with disabilities Rule 1. Awareness-raising Up-to-date information in accessible forms about available programs and services Support information campaigns Communication media present a positive image of persons with disabilities. Consult organizations of persons with disabilities Rule 1. Awareness-raising (bis) Public education programs reflect the principle of full and equal participation persons with disabilities and their families and organizations to participate in public education programmes concerning disability matters Rule 1. Awareness-raising (bis) encourage enterprises in the private sector to include disability issues in all aspects of their activity promote programmes aimed at raising the level of awareness of persons with disabilities concerning their rights and potential Rule 1. Awareness-raising (bis) Awareness-raising should be important part of the education of children with disabilities and in rehabilitation programmes part of the education of all children and should be a component of teacher-training courses and training of all professionals. Rule 1: Reality Rule 1: Reality (bis) Rule 2. Medical care States should ensure the provision of effective medical care to persons with disabilities. Note: This is a right given to everyone under the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Rule 2. Medical care programmes run by multidisciplinary teams of professionals for early detection, assessment and treatment of impairment. full participation of persons with disabilities and their families at the individual level, and of organizations of persons with disabilities at the planning and evaluation level provided with the same level of medical care within the same system as other members of society. provided with any regular treatment and medicines they may need to preserve or improve their level of functioning Rule 2. Medical care (training) Local community workers should be trained to participate in areas such as early detection of impairments, the provision of primary assistance and referral to appropriate services. all medical and paramedical personnel to give medical care give appropriate advice to parents, thus not restricting options for their children Rule 2. Medical care (other) all medical and paramedical personnel are adequately equipped and have access to relevant treatment methods and technology Rule 3. Rehabilitation (Goal) States should ensure the provision of rehabilitation services to persons with disabilities in order for them to reach and sustain their optimum level of independence and functioning Question: What is an optimal level? Rule 3. Rehabilitation (national programmes) national rehabilitation programmes for all groups of persons with disabilities with full access for all who need it and a wide range of activities basic skills training to improve or compensate for an affected function, counseling of persons with disabilities and their families, developing self-reliance, and occasional services such as assessment and guidance. Rule 3. Rehabilitation (local programmes) All rehabilitation services should be available in the local community where the person with disabilities lives. in some instances, in order to attain a certain training objective, special time-limited rehabilitation courses may be organized, where appropriate, in residential form. Rule 3. Rehabilitation (participation) Participation by persons with disabilities in the design and organization of rehabilitation services concerning themselves. directly in rehabilitation, for instance as trained teachers, instructors or counselors. draw upon the expertise of organizations of persons with disabilities when formulating or evaluating rehabilitation programmes. Rule 3: Reality Are there national programmes? Are there local programmes? Do persons with disability participate in planning and implementation? Rule 4. Support services States should ensure the development and supply of support services, including assistive devices for persons with disabilities, to assist them to increase their level of independence in their daily living and to exercise their rights. States should ensure the provision of assistive devices and equipment, personal assistance and interpreter services, according to the needs of persons with disabilities, as important measures to achieve the equalization of opportunities Careful! This is not a right guaranteed in the human rights conventions... It is a requirement that is very difficult for a State to implement Rule 4. Support Services (equipment) support the development, production, distribution and servicing of assistive devices and equipment Apply the highest technologies but also the simplest and least costly all persons with disabilities who need assistive devices should have access to them as appropriate, including financial accessibility consider the special requirements of girls and boys with disabilities concerning the design, durability and age-appropriateness of assistive devices and equipment Rule 4. Support Services (personal assistance ) support the development and provision of personal assistance programmes and interpretation services designed in such a way that the persons with disabilities using the programmes have a decisive influence on the way in which the programmes are delivered Rule 4: Reality Is equipment provided as suggested? Is personal assistance provided? Summary: Part I What is the responsibility of the State, really? What is the responsibility of the family? Of the community? Of organizations of persons with disabilities? |
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