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1 Har var dPro jec ton Disa bili ty (ww )Ahum anrightsha ndb oo kforpeoplewi th develo pmentaldi sa bil itiesWeHaveHum anRig htsWeHaveHu ma nRi ght s2Co nt entsAbout humanri gh ts..3 Sect ionA. Yo ur rightsChapt er 1. Res pect for the ind ivid ual ..4 Equality..5 Safet y ..6 Homean d famil y ..7Pr ivacy..8 Chapt er 2. Inclu sion in the co mmun ity ..9In dependentLiving..10 Wor k..11 Education ..12 Health..13 Chapt er 3. Ch an ge in the soc iety ..14 Access..15Po li ticalli fe..16 Newatt itudes..17 Cultu re andsp or ts..18 Secti on B. Bui ldi ng skills togeth erExerci se1: I wantto livelikethis!..19-22 Exerci se2: Speakupwithpower..23-26 Gettogether Makea plan Takeaction..27 Abookforself -a dvoca tesWelcometo thepower ofhumanri ghts. Th is book is fo rpeople wit h develop mentaldi sabil ities. Youcanuseit tolearnab outyourri nalso us e it to talkwithothersaboutyourri gh ,youarea sel withothers, thepower ofhumanri ghts!
2 Ha rvardProj ec tonDisab ility( g)Ahuma nri gh tshandbo okforpeop lewithdev el opme ntaldisa bil itiesWeHa veHum anRightsWeHa veHum anRights Authors:BretHeslaandMaryKayKennedy,Advoc atingChangeTogether( ) Design:DonnPoll Special thanksto* BlueLawInternationalLLP* AuthorsofHumanRights . Ye s!JanetE. Lord, ,Jo ell e M. Balfe,ValerieKarrandEditorNancyFl owers. Allphotosprintedwithpermissi on . We re grateful to themanygenerouscontributors,aslis tedwitheachpho ty is generouslysu pp ortedbyagr antfromFoundationOpenSo ciety (Zug). 2008 ThePresidentandFellows of l Rights ngar oto: HungarianSo cietyof Peopl e wi cau se we are Human , we ha ve hu man righ slaw iscalledtheCo nven tion ontheRigh ts of Per so nswit hDis abi lit iesUp next: Chapt er 1: Four key Rights about res pect for theindivi dualIn thepast, people withdisabilitieshaveno t beentr th at is ch 2007 , theUnitedNatio sayspeo pl e withdisabil itieshaveth e samerights aseveryo ne itiesar e equalbefore th e saysthisap pliestowomenandgirls, andchildrenwithdisabil ities, my country signs on , whatwi ll change?
3 Yourgovernmentpromisesto takeactionto enddiscriminationbasedondisability!Theyw ill: changelawsandmakenewones pr otectpeople s Rights enforcethelaws educatethepublicThis bo ok is about your humanri tellsaboutsomeof thekeyrightsyouhavebecauseof alsogivesyouideasforhowto workwithothersto ot o: UN ph oto/Paulo Fi lgu eirasVoices Wemus t forever kee pto our ow n ide al andpur sui t and co nt in uemaking fr esh eff or tsfor the advancemen tof peoplewithdi sabi liti es. Deng Puf ang,China4 Wehavemanyrights that protectour basichumandignit y,ourbodies, andwhatwe doat e fou r of those ri gh ts :Sect ionA. Yo ur rightsChapt er 1. Res pect for the indivi du alEq ua lityWeha ve therigh ttobetre at edas eq ua lcitize fetyWe have therigh tto besafe fromviol ence and ab use .Ho mean dfamilyWe have the righ tto bepa rt ofafamily a nd tostart ivacyWe have the righ tto pr iva cy, noma tterwhe re next: More abou tthese Rights of resp ectRom : ce s Mybody snobody body, let merunmine.
4 Peter Alsop,USAGeo rge- Da niel is lives at homewit h his momand dad an d sister . His familyhas takenvacationsat the beachsin ce he was isten yearsold and hi s familymakeseveryeffortto give him alif e like any apter 1. Res pect forthe individ ualEq ualityWeha ve therigh ttobetre at edaseq ualcitize s Theproblemis nothowtowipeoutth edifference s, buthowtounitewiththedifference s in tact. Rabindranat hTagore, Bengalipoetan d musi ci ot o:CI L KathmanduSoundfamiliar?What doeseq ualmean?I can tvoteandI don thavea s lawsaysI feelslikethereis a wallbetweenme s a wall I can t t havethemoneyto oftenignoreswhatI doesthe newlawsay abo ut equality?Weneedlaws nationis poverty. Sois ls ar e down, di scriminationin thepast,we needextrahelpto makethingsri up workLawscomefromdreamsPassout (withsu pp ort)to drawa picture orwr itedownonelawtheywouldliketo havetoprote ct their eq , askalocalleaderto co meto apter 1.
5 Res pect forthe individ ualSafetyWe have the righ tto besa fefromvio lenc eand ab use .Sound fa miliar?Wear e abusedin secret,in places wasgivenheavydrugsto wasdeprivedof amforcedto thinkpeopleharmusbecausetheyareafraid of at doe s the newlawsay ab out safe ty ?Wehavea rightto besafe athome,at School ,at thedo ct is notourdisabilitythatputsusat risk;ratherit is theat ti tud eof prison,wehavetherightto decidewhathappensto up wo rkI lit to posterwit h thisinformationonit. Talkaboutwhyit mightbewiseto letfamilyandcaretakersknowthatyouwillrep ortab us e. Man ypeoplewillneedsupportto u tru :Th is maybri ngout painful st your groupmi gh t needone-to-o ne su pp ort. Planto haveextra peo pl e to hel p wi th th is . Als o, kn owthelawsin yo oriesmaybeto ld thatyo u must wit h disabilitiesaremore li kelyto besexually ab usedin er 1. Res pect for the ind ivid ualHome andfamilyWe have therig htto beapa rtof afamil y an dto st ar tone.
6 Ale rtIf yourcountry signedtheUNtre at y, it wil lhelpyouget y fac tIn manycoun tries, itis common for peo plewithdisabili tiesto betakenawayfromfamilyto li i :HandicapInt ernationalSoundfamiliar?I wastakenawayfr ommyfamilywhenI wassi x ye wasst eri lizedagainstmywillsoI can t bea wantto getmarried, couldraisechildrenif I ha d a theonlywayforme to gethelpwasto moveawayfr doesthe newlawsay abo ut family?Everyo nedeservesto bepart of a owingupin a safehome, with a family,is therightplaceforallkidsto form getmarriedif bodiesandoursexualityar e up workFamily portraitAskeachpersonto drawa picture. Say, Showthefamilyyou Later,taketurnstellingab , What s onethi ng youneedtoreachthis goal? 8 Chapt er 1. Res pect for the ind ivid ualPr ivacyWe have therig ht topr ivacy,no ma tter where welive .Up next: Chap ter 2: Four key ri ghts about inclus ion inthecommuni tySo undfamiliar?Someoneis alwayshoveringaroundwhenI mwithmyboyfri bunchof strangersin do es the new la w say abo ut priva cy ?
7 Whatwedoin ourroomis s ourphonecallsunlesswesayit s havetherightto privatespaceto tellotherswhattheyknowabout up wo rkRolereversalMaketeamsof two:onepersonwitha disability(thewatcher),on ewithout(thedoer). en dto ayscl os ,gather asalargegr feltto l how itfeelswhenpeoplewatchyoudoprivatethings in : TuttiEn semble ce s Mypr ivacyis ju stlik e anyoneelse spri vate. RosemaryKayess,Australia9 Wehavemany ri ghts th at helpmakesu re weplayaneq ualrolein ou r communi ur of these ri ionA. Yo ur rightsChapt er2. Incl usion in the commu nityIndepen dent liv ingWe ha ve aneq ual righ tto liv eonour ow nin theco mmu nit have an equalrig ht towo rk, in ajobwech oos e, an dtoea rn adecen tlivin catio nWe ha ve therigh ttoanequ aledu cat ion, sid eby sid ewit heveryo ne lthWehave therig ht tothebes tpos sibl ehe al th ca re .Gu at oto: RegiMarroquinVoi ces Li vingindependentlyis aboutbeingabletomakeourowndecis ionsastowhereandwith whomweli ve.
8 It is abouthelpingeachot herandworkingtoget her. RobertMartin,NewZealand10 Chapt er 2. Inclu sion in the co mmun ityIndependentlivi ngWeha ve aneq ual rig htto live onourown in thecommu nit y(with su ppo rt!).Ale rtIf yourcountry si gnsthetr eaty, it wil l passlawsandhelp yo u gettheseri strali to: fa miliar?I wantto getoutof livea longwayfromshops,andhavenowayto haveto livewithsomeoneI don t don t haveenoughmoneyforfoodandcl ot at doe s the newlawsay ab out in de pe nd en t liv ing? supportto , a placeto ou p workI wanttolivelikethis.(Gotopa ge19.)Vo ice s These dn thavetomakeanyde ci si l finallyleft,that s whenI realizedthatI could havea life,de sp it e whateveryonewas could makechoices,andthatisfreedom. EdRoberts, USA11Ch apter 2. Inc lusio nin thecommu nityWorkWeha ve theeq ual rig httowo rk, in ajobwe ch oos e,and toea rnadec en tlivin workdoesnotmeanwewillallgeta job. Butit meanswe haveanequalchanceto geta s t havetohavea co lle gedegree toserve.
9 MartinLutherKing,Jr ., USAE thio pi : ILO/M. Crozet2003 Soundfamiliar?Thejobwasopen,butI hadnowayto getthere. Hiringso meonelikeyouwillcostmemorethanit s worth. I wanta realjob;oneth at makesa theinterview,I l nothire mebecausetheythinkI doesthe newlawsay abo ut wo rk ?Ourwork is morethansomethingto laborforcewaitingto geta beableto ridethebusto holda odhealthcareto beableto keepa protectourrightto lot to up workWhat doesthatmean?Work asa gr oupto readwhatthenewUNlawsaysaboutwork(below)a n d figure outwhatit show:Readit e wi th simplewords,startingwith Whenyo u re done, localleaders wi th a le urcountryis makinglawsto protectthi s right. Stat e Parti es rec ognizetheri ghtof personswithdi sabilit iesto wor k, on anequal ba seswithothers:thisincludesth e righttoth e opportunitiestogainalivi ngbyworkfr eelych os enorac ce ptedinthelabormarketandwork env ironmen t tha t is open,inclusiveandaccessibl e to peopl e wit h disabilities.
10 12Ch apter 2. Inc lusio nin theco mmu nityEdu cationWeha ve therigh tto an eq ua led uc atio n, sid ebysid ewith ever yo ne er tIf yo urcountry signedthetreaty, it wi ll cludedfrom anyschoolactivitybecausewehaveadisabili than90%of allch il drenwi th disabilitiesin Af ricadoNOT attendschoo Balescut,2005 Sou nd familiar?I wastaughtin a ,soI didn tgoto neverwastaughtto doe s th e ne w lawsay about educat io n?Justbecausewehavea disabilitydoesn t meanwecan tle to learn,notjustto beputin worksforus, betaughtin a weneedsupportto takepartin anequalway, up wo rkSchooldaysEachpersonfinda Th ink abo ut sch ool. Tal k wi thyou r partn er abo ut: the best pa rts of yo ur sch ool expe rie nce .What made it sogood? the worst pa rts of yo ur sch ool exper ien ce .What mad e it sobad? Gatherasa lar :Did an y worstexperiences violatetherighttoeducation?How? :HengSorin13 Chapt er 2.
