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Inclusive Communities = Stronger Communities
GLOBAL REPORT ON ARTICLE 19: THE RIGHT TO LIVE AND BE INCLUDED IN THE COMMUNITY
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Chapter 7:
Institutionalization: Ending the Cycle of Exclusion
WHILE THE PRIMARY FOCUS of this report is the majority
of people with intellectual disabilities around the world
who are living with their families but continue to live in
isolation from their communities with little or no supports
for themselves or their families and with poor access to
education, employment and other community services, a
massive human rights violation continues to exist in the
form of institutionalization. Article 19 cannot be achieved
without the eradication of existing institutions
and the prevention of new ones.