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Inclusive Communities = Stronger Communities GLOBAL REPORT ON ARTICLE 19: THE RIGHT TO LIVE AND BE INCLUDED IN THE COMMUNITY 89 Inclusion 19.(c) “Community services and facilities for the general population are available on an equal basis to persons with disabilities and are responsive to their needs.” The concept that communities should be organized to ensure the inclusion of all its citizens is not a new idea, yet it is one that distinguishes the movement of people with intellectual disabilities and their families from other disability groups. For many people with physical or sensory disabilities, they may be able to receive a service or accommodation which would enable them to participate fully in the existing education system, access transportation or health care in much the same way that others in the community do. For people with intellectual disabilities there are no single or simple adaptions which enable them to participate on an equal basis with others. In order for real inclusion to be realized for people with intellectual disabilities, communities and mainstream systems (political, economic and social) must be designed to include all its citizens. While this paradigm shift is reflected in the CRPD, it is one that Inclusion International adopted in our work years before the Convention was negotiated. The CRPD was crafted to make a paradigm shift in the way people think of disability. Part of that shift is the recognition that persons with disabilities are active members of society with something to contribute. In order for people who have a disability to participate and be included in society, several articles of the CRPD address participation and inclusion specifically: • General principles (article 3) • Right to education (article 24)
90 Inclusive Communities = Stronger Communities GLOBAL REPORT ON ARTICLE 19: THE RIGHT TO LIVE AND BE INCLUDED IN THE COMMUNITY • Right to work and employment (article 27) • Right to take part in the conduct of public affairs (article 29) • Right to take part in cultural life (article 30) • Right to live in the community (article 19) • Right to habilitation and rehabilitation (article 26). The general principle of non-discrimination in the CRPD includes both direct and indirect discrimination and requires that there be reasonable accommodation made for persons with disabilities; that is that there is “necessary and appropriate modification and adjustments not imposing a disproportionate or undue burden where needed in a particular case to ensure to persons with disabilities the enjoyment or exercise on an equal basis with others of all human rights and fundamental freedoms”. This means that in order to ensure the full participation and inclusion of persons with disabilities to live in the community on an equal basis with others, people with intellectual disabilities may require some specific supports or reasonable accommodation, but it also means that in order to ensure there is not direct or indirect discrimination systems must change. We asked our members whether people with intellectual disabilities were able to access mainstream services and participate in community and citizenship related activities. While the results were uneven, the majority reported that people with intellectual disabilities continued to be denied meaningful education and employment opportunities. They fared somewhat better in accessing health services where they exist but overall they reported a continued failure of communities to build inclusive systems.
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