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Other • Human Rights for Deaf people • Deaf Leadership Training • Deaf Association to be accepted as a legitimate organisation by Government and other non-governmental organisations • Affiliation with international organisations must be established • Telecommunications Access should be available for Deaf people (e.g. TTY) The Project was under the auspices of the Swedish National Association of the Deaf (SDR) and the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD), Page No 24 and funded by the Swedish Agency for International Development Cooperation (Sida) and Swedish Organisations’ of Disabled Persons International Aid Association (Shia).
5.0 Recommendations This section is based on the recommendations prepared by the members of the Regional Working Group that met in San Jose, Costa Rica, on 25 th – 27th March, 2008 to pursue the issues highlighted in the report. The current economic situation in the WFD MCAC region, especially for the countries categorised under the World Bank Classification as Low Income or Low Middle Income (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua and Suriname), has an impact on any of their governments’ abilities to fund programmes to support these initiatives. It may be necessary for the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) and Swedish National Association of the Deaf (SDR) to seek external support for the region, i.e. to seek project support and funding via partnerships with Shia and other relevant organisations. The Regional Working Group brainstormed about issues brought to light by the survey as urgent needs for the members in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. From this they identified training needs for the region. The Regional Working Group recommended that any and all training should be available in sign language and conducted by Deaf Trainers and Experts. The Regional Working Group has identified the major needs as being: 5.1 Increase Knowledge of the United Nations Conventions After receiving training on the various conventions of the United Nations, the Regional Working Group considered knowledge of current conventions a powerful tool for each country’s Deaf Community. Training should be provided about the: • Universal Declaration of Human Rights • International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights • International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights • Convention on the Rights of the Child • Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women • Periodic reporting, the new system of Universal Periodic Reviews and also shadow/alternative reports from NGOs 5.2 Training on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) In the region, five out of 12 governments have ratified the Convention. Ideally each member of WFD MCAC should receive full training in understanding the CRPD in its entirety, to enable them to prepare for their advocacy role within areas such as: 1. How to lobby Government to sign and ratify CRPD (who, how, what) 2. How the National Association of the Deaf can become an expert with their national government for the five articles of the CRPD specifically related to the Deaf Community 3. How to prepare and advise the national government about the five articles of the CRPD relating to the Deaf Community including budget preparation, advisory roles, and appropriate systems/appointments/procedures 5.3 Training for the National Association of the Deaf and Deaf Groups/Organisations The process would ideally also include training of individual members and board members of every National Association of the Deaf and Deaf Group/Organisation in the region of WFD MCAC, and include subjects such as: • WFD Policies • International Network and Roles of the United Nations, WFD, WFD Regional Secretariats • Global Models of Deaf Communities and Organisations, e.g. WFD, and their work • Human Rights • Gender Issues • Deaf Education/Bilingualism for Deaf Students • Review of Deaf Education • Sign Language Work • Sign Language Interpreting • Media for Deaf People • Deaf Employment/Vocational Training • National Legislation/Local Government Systems • Leadership • Empowerment and Democracy • Advocacy by the National Association of the Deaf • Deafhood (the Deaf collective existence; a process by which Deaf individuals come to actualise their Deaf identity) • Mental Health • HIV and AIDS Awareness • Deaf Employment • Self Esteem/Self Confidence This training will endeavour to provide empowerment and self-reliance to the National Association of the Deaf and Deaf Groups/Organisations as they act in accordance with their obligations to advocate and improve the status of the Deaf community in their country. The Project was under the auspices of the Swedish National Association of the Deaf (SDR) and the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD), Page No 25 and funded by the Swedish Agency for International Development Cooperation (Sida) and Swedish Organisations’ of Disabled Persons International Aid Association (Shia).
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Page 11 and 12: 3.3 Reporting The Regional Co-ordin
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Page 17 and 18: ten of 12 countries (83%) responded
Page 19 and 20: policy on Deaf Education. All six c
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Page 31 and 32: 6.9 Mexico Population: 108,700,891
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Page 39 and 40: Nicaragua 1986 Yes Yes Panama 1979
Page 41 and 42: Nicaragua Panama Suriname 1. Knowle
Page 43 and 44: 7.2.9 How many members of the board
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Haiti No Honduras No Mexico No Nica
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7.10.5 Does your country provide em
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Honduras Mexico Panama 7. That our
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2.0 National Association of the Dea
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2.8.1 How many affiliated regional
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3.3 Does your Association have any
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4.5.1 If yes, what types of service
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8.0 Access to Education 8.1 Does yo
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9.1.5 How many sign language interp
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10.4 Does your country any figures
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