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People with disabilities have the same rights as everyone to make decisions about their lives, including the right to take risks and make mistakes, a United Nations committee has stressed in new guidelines.
Respect for the freedom to make choices…
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The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities will hold its eleventh session from 31 March to 11 April at the Palais Wilson in Geneva. During the session the Committee will consider the reports of Azerbaijan, Costa Rica and Sweden on how…
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World Autism Awareness Day was designated by the General Assembly resolution 62/139 adopted in 2007. The Day raises awareness of autism on all levels of society and encourages participation of Member States, civil society, private and public…
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Persons with disabilities are a huge and largely overlooked labour market segment. Even when employers overcome the fear of the unknown and start looking at abilities rather than disabilities, negative attitudes from co-workers and supervisors is…
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed for better access and equality to health services for persons with Down syndrome.
“Too often, persons with disabilities – including those with Down syndrome – face stigma,…
| Ageing, Disabilities, Indigenous Peoples, Poverty Eradication, Women
Last Friday, 7 March, the Policy Strategy Group of the World We Want 2015 platform hosted its Seventh Interactive Session of its People's Voices Series. The “People's Voices” Series is an opportunity for people to showcase various points of view and…
| Ageing, Disabilities, Indigenous Peoples, Poverty Eradication, Women
Last Friday, 7 March, the Policy Strategy Group of the World We Want 2015 platform hosted its Seventh Interactive Session of its People's Voices Series. The “People's Voices” Series is an opportunity for people to showcase various points of view and…
| Ageing, Disabilities, Indigenous Peoples, Poverty Eradication, Women
Last Friday, 7 March, the Policy Strategy Group of the World We Want 2015 platform hosted its Seventh Interactive Session of its People's Voices Series. The “People's Voices” Series is an opportunity for people to showcase various points of view and…
| Ageing, Disabilities, Indigenous Peoples, Poverty Eradication, Women
Last Friday, 7 March, the Policy Strategy Group of the World We Want 2015 platform hosted its Seventh Interactive Session of its People's Voices Series. The “People's Voices” Series is an opportunity for people to showcase various points of view and…
| Ageing, Disabilities, Indigenous Peoples, Poverty Eradication, Women
Last Friday, 7 March, the Policy Strategy Group of the World We Want 2015 platform hosted its Seventh Interactive Session of its People's Voices Series. The “People's Voices” Series is an opportunity for people to showcase various points of view and…
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Down syndrome is a naturally occurring chromosomal arrangement that has always been a part of the human condition, exists in all regions across the globe and commonly results in variable effects on learning styles, physical characteristics or…
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Employment remained a challenge for persons with disabilities in many countries, a United Nations expert told the Commission for Social Development.
Shuaib Chalklen, the Commission’s Special Rapporteur on Disability, urged Member States to…