Meaningful Considerations on Human Rights Approach and Disability Advocacy
Exploring the significance of a human rights approach towards individuals, their advocates, and governments, with a focus on ensuring the rights and personhood of disabled individuals. Reflecting on progress made in the past six years while acknowledging persisting gaps in addressing disability rights and support systems.
Download Presentation
Please find below an Image/Link to download the presentation.
The content on the website is provided AS IS for your information and personal use only. It may not be sold, licensed, or shared on other websites without obtaining consent from the author. If you encounter any issues during the download, it is possible that the publisher has removed the file from their server.
You are allowed to download the files provided on this website for personal or commercial use, subject to the condition that they are used lawfully. All files are the property of their respective owners.
The content on the website is provided AS IS for your information and personal use only. It may not be sold, licensed, or shared on other websites without obtaining consent from the author.
E N D
Presentation Transcript
Some Questions; What does a human rights approach mean- for people, their supporters and for governments? How do we respond to the humanity/personhood (Art 12) of every disabled person? On an equal basis? Are individuals able to exercise their legal agency make decisions- and are individuals viewed and valued as having legal status What s good from the last 6 years and can be built on? What s missing and still needs addressing?
Article 12 makes the Convention (UNCRPD) sing and dance Gerard Quinn- Special Rapporteur Disability
What does a human rights approach mean- for people, their supporters and for governments? Respect for the humanity and dignity? Ensure equal chance for a good life? Monitor quality of life? Counting what happens to people and take action to improve? Make sure enough funding in place for people to have a fair and equal go in education, health, justice, income support and employment Make sure people are safe?
Really? 48.2% of young disabled people not in education, employment or training PWID dying 20-25 years before other New Zealanders MOH not investigating deaths of PWID Over representation of disabled children in state care Disability funding does not align with EGL promises Disabled students not counted at school Largest investment in special/isolated education settings in decades Bulk funding of day programmes
Are we there yet NZ? As an Enabling Good Lives participant, I m given the ability to manage my support structure. What I m not given is the tools to understand what that really means on a day to day basis. Michael Pulman 12/10/20
IHC Election Asks Equity in government funded disability support - An ACC funded model of disability support Funded Advocacy and Support for Personal Agency Embed the Enabling Good Lives principles across all policy settings, service provision and ensure transparent pricing and funding models Establish an Office of the Public Advocate/Guardian with a focus on adult safeguarding
Contd -IHC Election asks Align the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities A place for the families of intellectually disabled people at the Independent Monitoring Mechanism table (RPO status) An annual funded health check for all intellectually disabled people A government project that tracks access to health and health outcomes for intellectually disabled people
IHC Election Asks Contd No seclusion or restraint of disabled people in schools or hospitals Increase the use of plain language and easy read An enforceable right to education An Independent Education Review Tribunal to review decisions made by school Boards of Trustees Ensure equitable access to and outcomes from government systems and policies through the provision of reasonable accommodation and accessibility Affordable, accessible warm and dry homes More intellectually disabled people supported into employment
