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Page 1: Overview Context and EU Relevance Social Protection and Other Forms of Support and Assistance Employment and Necessary Pre-Conditions Using the Convention
Page 2: Overview Context and EU Relevance Social Protection and Other Forms of Support and Assistance Employment and Necessary Pre-Conditions Using the Convention

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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