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Overview
Context and EU Relevance
Social Protection
and Other Forms of Support and Assistance
Employment and Necessary Pre-Conditions
Using the Convention
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Context and EU Relevance
2001 December – Ad-Hoc Committee
2004 May – 3rd session ~ drafting begins
2006 December 13 – adopted by General Assembly
2008 May 3 – entry into force
History of the Convention
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Context and EU Relevance
Ad-Hoc Committee 1st session August 2002
Ad-Hoc Committee subsequent sessions
International Disability Caucus
Articles 4 and 33
Process and Involvement
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Context and EU Relevance
Article 1
Visibility
Specificity
Information
New Rights ?
Purpose
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Context and EU Relevance
EU role in negotiations
EU Signature – 30 March 2007
EU conclusion / ratification
Implications
EU Relevance
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Context and EU RelevanceEU Relevance
Estonia – Convention Signature
Finland – Convention & Optional Protocol Signature
Latvia – Convention & Optional Protocol Signature and Ratification
Lithuania – Convention & Optional Protocol Signature and Ratification
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Social Protectionand Other Forms of Support & Assistance
Bi-directional link
Statistics
Marginalisation
Poverty
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Social Protectionand Other Forms of Support & Assistance
Food, clothing, housing
Clean water – Article 28(2)
Without discrimination
Safeguard and Promote
Adequate Standard of Living - Article 28(1)
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Social Protectionand Other Forms of Support & Assistance
Access to social protection and poverty reduction programmes
Social Protection - Article 28(2)
Access to public housing programmes
Access to retirement benefits and programmes
Services, devices and assistance for disability-related needs
Assistance with disability-related expenses if living in poverty
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Social Protectionand Other Forms of Support & Assistance
Aids, devices, technologies and live assistance
Independent Personal Mobility – Article 20
Mobility training
Market shaping
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Social Protectionand Other Forms of Support & Assistance
Aims and underlying principles
Habilitation & Rehabilitation - Article 26
Early provision
Voluntary and as local as possible
Training of professionals
Availability and use of assistive devices and technologies
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Social Protectionand Other Forms of Support & Assistance
Equal basis
Health - Article 25
Disability-specific
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Employment and Necessary Pre-Conditions
Statistics
Link with Poverty
The Current Position
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Employment and Necessary Pre-Conditions
Open, inclusive and accessible labour market
Freedom of choice and acceptance
Equal basis
Promotion of opportunities
Work and Employment : Article 27
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Employment and Necessary Pre-Conditions
Prohibition of discrimination
– includes reasonable accommodation
Conditions and remuneration
Vocational guidance and training
Labour and trade union rights
Work and Employment : Article 27
Equal BasisEqual Basis
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Employment and Necessary Pre-Conditions
Finding employment and career advancement
Self-employment and co-operatives
Work experience
Private sector – promote employment
Public sector – employment
Work and Employment : Article 27
Promotion of OpportunitiesPromotion of Opportunities
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Employment and Necessary Pre-Conditions
Inclusive general education system
Non-discrimination
- including reasonable accommodation
Life skills, including mobility skills
Sensory impairments
Education : Article 24
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Employment and Necessary Pre-Conditions
Accessibility – Article 9
Participation in Community Life
Community Living – Article 19
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Employment and Necessary Pre-Conditions
Cross-cutting
Non-Discrimination – Article 5
Less favourable treatment
Includes Reasonable Accommodation – Article 2
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Using the Convention
Shadow reports – Article 35
Involvement & consultation – Article 4(3)
Monitoring mechanism – Article 33(2)
Capacity building – Article 29
Ratification of the Convention
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Using the Convention
Individual and group complaints – Article 1 OP
Exhaustion of domestic remedies
Facts at the time OP came into force
Ratification of Optional Protocol
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Using the Convention
Domestic lobbying
EU funding, Law and good practice
Signature but no Ratification
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