Vision for the mandate 2016, para. 35
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- Lack of melanin in the eyes results in high sensitivity to bright light and significant vision impairment, with the level of severity varying from one person to another. This vision impairment often cannot be completely corrected. In some countries, this has led to the categorization of persons with albinism as legally blind, which enables them to access the national legal frameworks in the field of the rights of persons with disabilities, including measures related to access to health and education.
- Legal status
- Non-negotiated soft law
- Body
- Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Means of adoption
- N.A.
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2016
- Paragraph type
- Other
- Reference
- IE Albinism, Report to the HRC (2016), A/HRC/31/63, para. 35.
- Paragraph number
- 35
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