Consistent with Article 4, paragraph 3, States parties must consult with and actively involve persons with disabilities, including children with disabilities, through their representative organisations (OPDs), in all aspects of planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of inclusive education policies. Persons with disabilities and, when appropriate, their families, must be recognised as partners and not merely recipients of education.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Education
Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
Children
Families
Persons with disabilities
Year
2016
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CRPD General Comment No. 4, The right to inclusive education (2016), para. 7.