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NewsInclusion International hosts a session on Self-Advocacy and Inclusion at the 6th Ad Hoc Committee Meeting[Last updated Monday, August 1, 2005] Inclusion International hosts a session on Self-Advocacy and Inclusion at the 6th Ad Hoc Committee Meeting
Inclusion International invited state party representatives and other disabled persons organizations to a lunch time session that focused on the particular issues and challenges of drafting a Convention that includes and promotes the rights of people who are unable to articulate their views and those whose ideas and perspectives have been undervalued and excluded.
The panel of speakers, moderated by Diane Richler (President) Inclusion International included: Robert Martin (New Zealand); Haydee Beckles (Panama); Rebecca and Susan Beanyi (Canada); Sue and Charlie Swenson (US) and Manuel O’Campo (Government of Panama). The speakers drew attention to the way in which the issues affecting people with disabilities are being perceived and could be potentially ignored because of the emphasis on people who have a disability who can speak for themselves. The participation of Charlie Swenson and Rebecca Beanyi with the assistance of their families underlined in a powerful way the need to ensure that the Convention provides a recognition of the role of families in the realization of human rights.
For people with intellectual disabilities and their families a Convention that will make a difference in peoples lives must promote inclusion in all aspects of society. Individual rights can only be achieved in the relationship between the individual and their community, family and nation. |