1. Convention:
Tool for my life
Presented by Rachel Noble CEO April 2014

2. Tools: Raw goods
Me!
Family members especially Grandma with her two walking sticks
Multiple classmates, students, colleagues, friends
The Convention validates us, values us and recognises our contribution in this world.
We knew it, now we really know it!
Convention: Tool for my life.
7/23/2019

3. Tools: Foundation Human Rights Declaration 1948
All People Are Born Free And Equal
The Convention articulates this for us, because WE defined ‘free and equal’ for ourselves.
Convention: Tool for my life.
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4. Do I/we need to dream of this?
Tools
Respect for inherent dignity, individual autonomy including the freedom to make one's own choices, and independence of persons
Do I/we need to dream of this?
The Convention sets the stage for this to become a real feeling, a real experience.
Convention: Tool for my life.
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5. Tools
Disability is a evolving concept. Result of environmental and attitudinal barriers so its not me!
Recognise our valued role, our contributions to significant advances in the human, social and economic development of society and the eradication of poverty a world without us would be bland
Convention: Tool for my life.
7/23/2019

6. Tools
Recognizing the importance of accessibility to the physical, social, economic and cultural environment, to health and education and to information and communication as we’ve always been saying
persons with disabilities to fully enjoy all human rights and fundamental freedoms ahhhhh
Convention: Tool for my life.
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7. Resources
Article 4.3
actively involve persons with disabilities, including children with disabilities, through their representative organizations: Disabled Persons Organisations
Article 33
National implementation and monitoring
‘Nothing about us without us’
Convention: Tool for my life.
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8. Disabled people/people with disabilities shared aspirations
Resources
Disabled people/people with disabilities
shared aspirations
Convention: Tool for my life.
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9. Resources
Allies
Families, providers, researchers, government officials, businesses, employers etc. etc. etc.
Convention: Tool for my life.
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10. Our willingness to learn
Resources
Our hearts
Our passion
Our commitment
Our energy
Our willingness to learn
Convention: Tool for my life.
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11. Are we actually ready to make the shift? Keen as
Outcome: a Paradigm Shift
Are we actually ready to make the shift? Keen as
Are we applying old ways of thinking and working? A constant challenge
Are we actually thinking and working in accordance with the intent of the Convention? Having fun learning how
Have we internalised how we will live, talk and work in the Convention environment? A good question
Convention: Tool for my life.
7/23/2019

12. Agenda for Change – agreement to Collaborate Change attitudes
Outcome: call from the sector
Agenda for Change – agreement to
Collaborate
Change attitudes
Comply with the CRPD
Focus on access, education, service funding, abuse/safety, productivity
Health & Well-being
Convention: Tool for my life.
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13. three operational strategies to implement the CRPD
The way forward
three operational strategies to implement the CRPD
Mutual Responsibility of Governments and DPO’s
Partnerships with Governments, UN Organisations, DPO’s, professionals, civil society, research institutes
Promoting Article 4, 32, 33: capacity building, information sharing, experiences, training programmes, research, access to scientific and technical knowledge, assistive technologies, transfer of technologies – a Catalysts for the Growth of DPO’s in each nation.