A/RES/74/144 Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional Protocol thereto: accessibility modifications and adjustments not imposing a disproportionate or undue burden, where needed in a particular case, to ensure that persons with disa bilities may enjoy and exercise all human rights and fundamental freedoms on an equal basis with others, Recognizing also that persons with disabilities are often disproportionately affected in situations of risk, including situations of armed conflict, h umanitarian emergencies and the occurrence of natural disasters and in their aftermath, and that they may require specific protection and safety measures, recognizing further the need to support further participation and inclusion of persons with disabilit ies in the development of measures and decision-making processes relating thereto, in order to ensure disability-inclusive risk reduction and humanitarian action, and recognizing the special coping mechanisms developed by persons with disabilities to withs tand the effects of conflict and natural disasters, Recognizing further the contribution of family members towards the full and equal enjoyment by persons with disabilities of their human rights, including through participation in organizations which empo wer persons with disabilities to have a voice and full control of their own lives, and recognizing the need for States to raise awareness throughout society, including at the family level, regarding persons with disabilities and to foster respect for their rights and dignity, including accessibility, Recognizing the need for States to accelerate the development, implementation and mainstreaming of strategies that respect, protect and fulfil the rights of all persons with disabilities, including women and girls, to the enjoyment of civil, political, economic, cultural and social rights, without discrimination, by adopting legislation, policies and programmes that are inclusive of and accessible to all persons with disabilities, and affirming that realizing their human rights requires their full, effective and meaningful participation and inclusion in all aspects of public, political, economic, cultural, social and family life, on an equal basis with all others, Recognizing also that information and communications technologies, including assistive technology and devices, have shown their potential to strengthen the exercise of human rights, and that they can create conditions enabling persons with disabilities to fully enjoy their human rights and can contribu te to their social inclusion and empowerment and allow them to live independently in the community on an equal basis with others and to fully, effectively and meaningfully participate in society and in the workplace, Emphasizing the right to privacy and the respect for data-protection regulations and standards in all uses of information and communications technologies and systems, Welcoming the positive role of civil society in the promotion and implementation of accessibility for persons with disabilities, and stressing the importance of closely consulting and actively involving persons with disabilities, including women and girls, through their representative organizations, in the development and implementation of legislation and policies that affect their lives and in other decision-making processes concerning issues relating to persons with disabilities, thereby minimizing the risk of creating barriers to accessibility for all persons with disabilities, Stressing the need for capacity-development efforts aimed at empowering persons with disabilities and their representative organizations to ensure equal access to quality education, full and productive employment and decent work on an equal basis and without discrimination to persons with disabilities, i ncluding by promoting access to inclusive education systems, skills development, volunteering opportunities and vocational and entrepreneurial training in order to enable persons with disabilities to attain and maintain maximum independence, Acknowledging the importance of taking measures to raise awareness of the rights of persons with disabilities in order to eliminate discrimination, stereotypes, prejudices 4/9 19-22245