Knowra Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities A United Nations human rights treaty that affirms the rights of persons with disabilities and requires states parties to protect and promote them. Adopted in 2006, it frames disability through interaction with barriers in society.
Articles of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities : The treaty’s provisions define rights, state obligations, and implementation arrangements. These provisions specify duties on accessibility, equality, independent living, and other rights.
Social model of disability : An approach that locates disability chiefly in barriers created by society rather than in an individual’s impairment. The Convention emphasizes how social and environmental barriers restrict participation.
United Nations General Assembly : The UN’s principal deliberative body, composed of representatives of all member states. The General Assembly adopted the Convention in 2006.
Inclusive education : An educational approach in which learners with diverse needs participate together in ordinary schools with appropriate support. The Convention requires an inclusive education system at all levels.
Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities : A 1993 UN framework offering policy guidance on disability equality without treaty obligations. It preceded the Convention but did not impose the same binding legal duties.
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities : The United Nations treaty body that monitors implementation of the Convention by states parties. It reviews state reports and issues guidance on interpreting the treaty.
Disability rights movement : A movement seeking equal rights, access, and self-determination for people with disabilities. Activists helped shape the treaty’s rights-based approach and drafting process.
International disability rights movement : Cross-border advocacy for the equality, participation, and self-determination of people with disabilities. Organized disability groups pressed for a binding treaty and participated in its drafting.
Independent living : The right and practical ability of disabled people to choose where and with whom they live and participate in the community. Article 19 directs states to support community inclusion and choice in living arrangements.
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights : A 1966 United Nations treaty protecting civil and political rights. It protects universal rights generally, while this Convention details their application to disability.
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