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d. Make sure that children with disabilities can participate in play and sports at school
like other children;
e. Make sure that person with disabilities can get services to help organize recreational
and sporting activities.
ARtIcle 31: stAtIstIcs AnD DAtA collectIon
1. The countries will collect and look at information about people with disabilities to put into
practice this Agreement. In collecting and using this information they will:
a. Respect people’s right to privacy. The information should be given only if people
agree;
b. Respect human rights and ethics.
2. The information collected will be put in useful groups so that the countries can learn
more about barriers that exist for people with disabilities and understand better how to
put this Agreement into practice.
3. The countries are responsible for giving out this information and making sure that
people with disabilities can read and understand it.
ARtIcles 32 – 50: DutIes oF GoveRnments
These articles explain how people and governments should work together to make sure all
people with disabilities get all their rights
The main ideas are:
• The countries should they work together to put this Agreement into practice.
• People with disabilities and their organizations must be included in this work.
• A UN Committee on the Rights of People with Disabilities will be created to make sure
the countries keep their promises to this Agreement
• The countries will write regular reports for the Committee telling how they’re putting this
Agreement into practice.
• The Committee will report regularly to the UN General Assembly and other groups and
make suggestions on how this Agreement is being respected.
• The countries that sign this agreement have the responsibility to put it into practice.
However, they can decide not to accept certain parts that they disagree with.
• This agreement should be made available in ways that people with disabilities can read
or understand it.
Note: The United Nations General Assembly adopted this Agreement in December, 2006.
Countries are now promising to put it into practice. When enough countries have done this, the
Agreement will become international law.
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