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Inclusive Communities = Stronger Communities GLOBAL REPORT ON ARTICLE 19: THE RIGHT TO LIVE AND BE INCLUDED IN THE COMMUNITY 137 leadership and vision. That vision should come from people who themselves use and require services to live in the community. In low-income countries the experience of isolation in the community is, in part, the result of lack of services (or limited and poorly directed services delivered by INGOs) but also a result of social and cultural attitudes about people with disabilities generally. While there is clearly a need to develop a consistent and inclusive approach to the delivery of supports, a lot can be achieved through the development of community programmes which raise awareness of the rights of people with disabilities and which demonstrate by example the ways in which people with intellectual disabilities can contribute and participate in society. ‰ Communities fail to organize systems to be inclusive (education, health, transportation, political processes, cultural and religious groups, employment etc.). The most central and important finding of this report is the clear message from self-advocates and families that no matter how successful we are in providing choice and control to people with intellectual disabilities in their lives and in providing services and supports to them and their families, without a fundamental rethinking about the way that our communities are organized (education, labour markets, health care, political processes, cultural and religious groups etc.) we cannot hope to achieve real inclusion in the community. We know that our communities benefit from and are stronger as a result of inclusive planning and approaches. While the processes for making these changes in our communities are multiple, there are some key
138 Inclusive Communities = Stronger Communities GLOBAL REPORT ON ARTICLE 19: THE RIGHT TO LIVE AND BE INCLUDED IN THE COMMUNITY building blocks for governments to use as first steps. Public policies and practices that support the inclusion of children with intellectual disabilities in regular classrooms with their peers and of adults with intellectual disabilities in regular workplaces with others in their communities will result in both improved capacity of individuals to contribute and participate in the community and in better understanding and capacity of communities to support inclusion. These changes will not be easy, and some may take decades, not years. The CRPD recognizes that some provisions will be subject to “progressive realization” and that each country will proceed in its own way, and at different rates. Some obligations in Article 19 should be considered urgent and immediate action such as the closure of institutions. But all countries can make progress. The CRPD offers people with disabilities and their families hope for a better future. Inclusion International is committed to that better future for all people with intellectual disabilities and their families. We know that by working together, locally, nationally, regionally and globally, we can contribute to a better future and better communities for all.
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