Young voices on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Auteur(s)

  • Jabulani Ncube (School of Development Studies at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK)
  • Peter Macfadyen (Action on Disability and Development)

ISBN / ISSN / EAN

0-9551613-6-3 / 978-0-9551613-6-0

Référence

Young voices on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Leonard Cheshire International, United-Kingdom, 2006, 24p

Domaines de recherche appliquée

Thématiques

Incapacités

Zones géographiques

Résumé de l'auteur

This report summarizes the findings from a series of focused discussion groups carried out in late 2005 and early 2006. The groups brought together 222 disabled people from 12 countries. They were nearly all aged between 17 and 26, roughly equal numbers of young men and women, and with a range of disabilities. Why go to such lengths to consult with young disabled people? Firstly, because although in many developing countries young people make up over half the population, they are rarely consulted. Secondly, because as the United Nations moves towards a “Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities” (UN Convention), it seemed essential to allow an opportunity for young people to validate, add to, or disagree with the issues that are forming the articles of that Convention. And thirdly, because the world in which disabled people live desperately needs greater engagement with new young leaders and thinkers. The process of consultation could perhaps play a role in developing new leadership for the future of the Disability Movement.

Commentaire du Centre Ressources

This report is the result of a research carried out by Leonard Cheshire International with young people with disabilities from developing countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. It analyses the key problems that persons with disabilities encounter in their lives. The research team formed focus groups. The aim was to hear the young people’s points of view and help them formulate their needs according to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The document synthesizes the key issues by making a list of the UN articles referring to the problems.

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