CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. e
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[States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that persons with disabilities can exercise the right to freedom of expression and opinion, including the freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas on an equal basis with others and through all forms of communication of their choice, as defined in article 2 of the present Convention, including by:] (e) Recognizing and promoting the use of sign languages.
Legal status
Legally binding
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
International treaty
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Civil & Political Rights
Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
Persons with disabilities
Year
2006
Paragraph type
Article
Reference
CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006), Article 21, e.
Paragraph focus
Freedom of expression and opinion, and access to information