The right of persons with disabilities to participate in decision-making 2016, para. 57
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There are various types of cooperation that representative organizations of persons with disabilities engage in, such as promoting the mainstreaming of the rights of persons with disabilities in advocacy initiatives conducted by other groups subject to exclusion and discrimination, such as indigenous people or older persons. This approach is of particular importance since persons with disabilities have often been invisible and excluded from non-disability-specific discussions and processes. Furthermore, representative organizations of persons with disabilities can benefit from the strengths and experience of other civil society movements to strengthen the disability movement.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
Ethnic minorities
Persons with disabilities
Year
2016
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Disability, Report to the HRC (2016), A/HRC/31/62, para. 57.