General | top of the page |
Disabled peoples' international
www.dpi.org
European disability forum
www.edf-feph.org
International Disability and Development consortium
www.iddc.org.uk
Resource information web site on health and disability
www.asksource.org
Official website of the European year of people with disabilities
www.eypd2003.org
Regional | top of the page |
Al Hussein Society for the Habilitation/Rehabilitation of the Physically Challenged
www.alhusseinrehab.org.jo
Arab Ressource Collective
www.mawared.org
Atfaluna Society for Deaf Children
www.geocities.com/~atfaluna
Bethlehem Arab Society for Rehabilitation
www.basr.org
Ecumenical Disability Advocates Network
www.wcc-coe.org/wcc/what/jpc/disabil.html
Friends of the Disabled
www.friendsfordisabled.org.lb
Gulf Disability Society
http://www.gulfdisability.com
The National Council for Childhood and Motherhood ( Egypt )
www.nccm.org.eg
Landmine Survivors Network
http://www.musawa.org
Lebanese Autism Society
www.autismlebanon.org
Lebanese Physical Handicapped Union
www.lphu.com
Special Olympics MENA
www.somena.org/en/index.htm
Disability awareness | top of the page |
Institute for Independent Living
www.independentliving.org
Disability awareness in action
www.daa.org.uk
DAA Resource kit
www.daa.org.uk/daa_publications.htm
Disability and Rights | top of the page |
Rights for all: specialized site on the preparation of the UN convention in the context of disability
www.rightsforall.org
Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities. Adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, forty-eighth session, resolution 48/96, annex, of 20 December 1993
www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/dissre01.htm
2nd Conference Malaga 2003
www.coe.int/T/E/Social_cohesion/socsp/Integration/03_Ministerial_conferences
The Madrid Declaration, proclaimed in March 2002
www.madriddeclaration.org
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948. In all languages
www.unhchr.ch/udhr/
The UN Comprehensive and integral international Convention on Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with disabilities | top of the page |
Background:
Understanding the role of an international convention on the human rights of people with disabilities. National Council on Disability, June 12, 2002
www.rightsforall.org/docs/ncd_whitepaper.doc
Background to the Meeting on the Comprehensive and Integral International Convention to Promote and Protect the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities
www.sre.gob.mx/discapacidad/projectinfo.htm
Resolution and Ad Hoc Committee | top of the page |
General Assembly Resolution:
Resolution A/RES/56/168, General Assembly on Comprehensive and integral international convention to promote and protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities
http://www.unhchr.ch/Huridocda/Huridoca.nsf/ TestFrame/5b8334e63adb7c8fc1256b84004ef5ef?Opendocument
www.unhchr.ch/Huridocda/Huridoca.nsf/ TestFrame/8639de59652ddeacc1256b8400509c2d?Opendocument
Ad Hoc Committee to consider proposals for a convention: | top of the page |
Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities, A/57/357
www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/rights/adhoca57357e.htm
Daily Summaries of the first meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee ( New York , 29 July - 9 August 2002)
www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/rights/adhocmeetdaily.htm
Position Papers | top of the page |
Mexico
Comprehensive and integral international convention to promote and protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities : Working paper by Mexico/
www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/rights/adhocmeetaac265w1e.htm
China
Position paper by the People's Republic of China, A/AC.265/WP.3
www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/rights/adhocmeetaac265w3e.htm
International Organizations
Position paper by the European Union , A/AC.265/WP.2 www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/rights/adhocmeetaac265w2e.htm
www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/rights/adhocmeetaac265w2f.htm
Towards a United Nations legally binding instrument to promote and protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities, communication from the commission to the Council and the European parliament, com (2003) 16 final 24.01.2003
http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/news/2003/feb/un_disabled_en.pdf
Non Governmental Organizations | top of the page |
International Disability Alliance (IDA)
Resolution of Consensus on Critical Elements related to Treaty on Rights of Persons with Disabilities
http://www.disabilityworld.org/06-08_02/news/ida.shtml
Disabled Peoples' International
http://www.rightsforall.org/docs/DPIMar2003.doc
Education and Children | top of the page |
Enabling Education Network
www.eenet.org.uk
Three articles about inclusive education:
• Balshaw, Maggie : Understanding the development of Inclusive schools in Harrow . 2000
• Balshaw, Maggie: Developing inclusive practises: an international comparison (Harrow & Macedonia)
• Jachova, Zora : From integration to inclusion. The Macedonian experience.
UNESCO / choose the page Education
www.unesco.org
European-Agency for development in special needs education
www.european-agency .org
Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education
www.inclusion.org.uk
Save the children
www.savethechildren.org
Disability information Resources (Japanese)
www.dinf.ne.jp
Werner, David: Disabled village children. A guide for community health workers, rehabilitation workers and families. Berkeley, Esperian Foundation, 1999
www.dinf.ne.jp/doc/english/global/david/dwe002/dwe00201.htm
Employment | top of the page |
International labour office
www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/skills/disability/index.htm
The European Union
http://europa.eu.int/
The European Union disability strategy
http://europa.eu.int/comm/employment_social/disability/strategy_en.html
Council of Europe
http://www.coe.int
Culture, sport, leisure | top of the page |
Paralympics
www.paralympic.org
www.olympic.org
National centre on physical activity and disability
www.ncpad.org
International blind sports Federation
www.ibsa.es
Architectonic accessibility | top of the page |
Access Exchange International
www.globalride-sf.org
Enhanced accessibility for people with disabilities living in urban area. 2002
Institute for Independent living
www.indepedentliving.org
Mobility for all: A guide to making accessible transportation for persons with disabilities and elders in countries around the world
www.independentliving.org/mobility
The United Nations
www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/
Accessibility for the disabled. A design manual for a barrier free environment. A Design Manual for a Barrier Free Environment. This manual was prepared by the Urban Management Department of the Lebanese Company for the Development and Reconstruction of Beirut Central District (SOLIDERE) in collaboration with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and with the approval of the Ministry of Social Affairs and the National Committee for the Disabled
www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/designm/index.html
Department for transportation: Mobility and Inclusion Unit
www.dft.org.uk
Mobility International USA
www.miusa.org
International Commission on technology and accessibility
www.ictaglobal.org
Rehabilitation International
www.rehab-international.org
Selected reports about disability | top of the page |
Inclusion Europe :(choose the page “Publication”, then “Position Paper”.)
www.inclusion-europe.org
Disability Rights Advocates:
Invisible and neglected. Status of the Human Rights of people with disabilities in Central Europe . 2001
www.dralegal.org/publications/
Mental Disability Advocacy Center
Maglajlic, Reima Ana, Situation analysis a need assessment. Community mental health services in Bosnia Herzegovina. 2003
www.mdac.info/region/bosnia.htm
Donors | top of the page |
Abilis Foundation
www.abilis.fi
KIOS - The Finnish NGO Foundation for Human Rights
www.kios.fi
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