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indicators using the Washington Group on Disability Statistics short set of questions for
disaggregation;
9.
Calls upon States to ensure that all international cooperation is inclusive of
persons with disabilities and does not contribute to creating new barriers for them;
10.
Also calls upon States to consider becoming party to the Marrakesh Treaty to
Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or
Otherwise Print Disabled;
11.
Decides that its next annual interactive debate on the rights of persons with
disabilities will be held at its fortieth session and that it will focus on article 26 of the
Convention, on habilitation and rehabilitation, and will have international sign
interpretation and captioning;
12.
Also decides that an interactive debate on the rights of persons with
disabilities will be held at its forty-third session, and that the debate will focus on article 8
of the Convention, on awareness-raising, and will have international sign interpretation and
captioning;
13.
Requests the Office of the High Commissioner to prepare its next annual
thematic study on the rights of persons with disabilities on article 26 of the Convention, and
to prepare its subsequent study on article 8 of the Convention, in consultation with States
and other relevant stakeholders, regional organizations, the Special Rapporteur on the rights
of persons with disabilities, civil society organizations, including organizations of persons
with disabilities, and national human rights institutions, requiring contributions to be
submitted in an accessible format, and requests that such stakeholder contributions, the
studies themselves and an easy-to-read-version of them, be made available on the website
of the Office of the High Commissioner, in an accessible format, prior to the fortieth
session of the Human Rights Council;
14.
Encourages the task force on secretariat services and accessibility for persons
with disabilities to report orally to the Human Rights Council on its work and on the
progress made on the implementation of its accessibility plan;
15.
Urges States to consider further integrating and mainstreaming the
perspective and rights of persons with disabilities into the work of the Human Rights
Council;
16.
Encourages representative organizations of persons with disabilities, civil
society, national mechanisms as described in article 33 of the Convention, and national
human rights institutions to participate actively in the debates referred to in paragraphs 11
and 12 above and in regular and special sessions of the Council and its working groups;
17.
Requests the Secretary-General, the High Commissioner and United Nations
offices to continue the progressive implementation of standards and guidelines for the
accessibility of facilities and services of the United Nations system, taking into account
relevant provisions of the Convention, and underlines that the Human Rights Council,
including its Internet resources, should be fully accessible to persons with disabilities;
18.
Requests the Secretary-General to continue to ensure that the work of the
Office of the High Commissioner with respect to the rights of persons with disabilities and
the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities are adequately resourced for the
fulfilment of their tasks;
19.
Decides to remain seized of the matter.
54th meeting
23 March 2018
[Adopted without a vote.]
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