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| News : World Down Syndrome Day | | |
| World Down Syndrome Day 21 March 2012 – Ban Ki-moon today urged the world to reaffirm that persons with Down Syndrome are entitled to the full enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms, deploring the stigma and discrimination they continue to face. |
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| Cultural : Living happily with disability | | |
| A free eBook Living happily with disability Overcoming unhappiness in disability is the subject of a free e-book which has been launched by its author Stuart Rose, who has lived with multiple sclerosis (MS) for more than 30 years. "I am a happy person and, in the book, I wanted to explain how and why I am happy even though I am classed as being severely disabled with multiple sclerosis," says Stuart. |
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| General : MESSAGE ON The International Day | | |
| | MESSAGE ON The International Day of Persons with Disabilities “Together for a better world for all including persons with disabilities in development” 3 December 2011 It is thirty years since t he United Nations first observed the International Year of Disabled Persons under the theme “Full Participation and Equality”. During that period, there has been significant progress in raising awareness about the rights of persons with disabilities and in strengthening the international normative framework to realize those rights – from the World Programme of Action ( 1982) to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ( 2006 ) . |
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| Statistics : UNICEF says one-third of children not in school have a disability and are often denied dignity and rights | | |
| UNICEF says one-third of children not in school have a disability and are often denied dignity and rightsNEW YORK, 12 October 2011 – Children with disabilities are one of the most marginalized and excluded groups and suffer widespread violations of their rights, UNICEF said today as a key report was presented to a committee of the UN General Assembly. Children with disabilities are denied access to education and health care, opportunities for play and culture, an adequate standard of living and the right to be heard. They are discriminated against and treated as an invisible burden. In some cultures disability is viewed as a curse or punishment. A child with an impairment is blamed as the embodiment of past failure, inadequacy or sins. |
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| General : Disability survey | | |
| Disability survey
has attitudeA new study of employer attitudes to people with a disability has revealed that while bosses believe workers with a disability brought a good attitude to their work, many continued to think they would be less productive.
Participation, Kate Ellis said this was a ‘misconception.’
Ms Ellis called on employers to recognise the many benefits of hiring someone with a disability and giving them a chance to have a decent job and contribute to the economy.“Employers who hire people with disability will often say that these are some of the most loyal, reliable and hardest workers they’ve ever had,” Ms Ellis said.
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| General : TTU's office of disability services receives $500,000 endowment | | |
| TTU's office of disability services receives $500,000 endowment 28 Aug 2011 TTU -- An anonymous donor has given a half a million dollars to Tennessee Tech University's Office of Disability Services. The gift was made to honor the memory of a severely disabled friend of the donor. The endowment will provide two $10,000 scholarships every year for students with disabilities, as well as match funds for the office to hire a graduate assistant to provide enhanced support to the students who use the office's resources. |
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| News : Crisis in Horn of Africa | | |
| Worsening Humanitarian Situation Crisis in Horn of AfricaSomalia is at the heart of one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world today. Twenty years of conflict and waves of drought have uprooted a quarter of the country's 7.5 million people. As the region faces its most severe drought in 60 years, the Somali exodus is growing fast. In the first half of 2011 alone, more than 83,000 Somalis fled into Kenya and over 54,000 into Ethiopia. In July, daily arrivals in each country ranged from 1,300 to 1,700. An additional 2,600 Somalis had crossed the north-western border into Djibouti by mid-2011. |
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| Statistics : New world report shows more than 1 billion people with disabilities face substantial barriers in their daily lives | | |
| New world report shows more than 1 billion people with disabilities face substantial barriers in their daily livesGovernments should step up efforts to enable access to mainstream services and to invest in specialized programmes to unlock the vast potential of people with disabilities9 June 2011 | New York - WHO and the World Bank today revealed new global estimates that more than one billion people experience some form of disability. They urged governments to step up efforts to enable access to mainstream services and to invest in specialized programmes to unlock the vast potential of people with disabilities. |
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| General : Malaysian government urged to appoint another disabled person as senator | | |
| KUALA LUMPUR, July 22: The government has been urged to fill the vacancy left by the death of Senator Prof Datuk Dr Ismail Salleh in 2009 with another disabled person to ensure continuity of representation in Dewan Negara. |
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| Sport : Asian Para Games concludes with flame and spirit to stay forever | | |
| ) Asian Para Games concludes with flame and spirit to stay foreverThe inaugural Asian Para Games saw the curtain rolled down in the Aoti Main Stadium here on Sunday evening, with the flame and spirit to be kept in Guangzhou forever. Guangzhou, December 19 - The inaugural Asian Para Games saw the curtain rolled down in the Aoti Main Stadium here on Sunday evening, with the flame and spirit to be kept in Guangzhou forever |
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| Convention : CRPD in Plain Language | | |
| CRPD in Plain Language
PREAMBLE
a. The founding documents of the UN say that we are all equal and we are all members of the human family which is important for freedom, fairness and peace in the world, |
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| Convention : Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities | | |
| Article 1: Purpose
The purpose of the present Convention is to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities, and to promote respect for their inherent dignity.
Persons with disabilities include those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which in interaction with various barriers may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others.
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| Health : WHO Definition of Palliative Care | | |
| WHO Definition of Palliative Care
Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problem associated with life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems, physical, psychosocial and spiritual |
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