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Inclusive Communities = Stronger Communities GLOBAL REPORT ON ARTICLE 19: THE RIGHT TO LIVE AND BE INCLUDED IN THE COMMUNITY vii The UN Convention for people with a Disability Article 19 – <strong>Living</strong> independently and being included in the community States Parties to the present Convention recognize the equal right of all persons with disabilities to live in the community, with choices equal to others, and shall take effective and appropriate measures to facilitate full enjoyment by persons with disabilities of this right and their full inclusion and participation in the community, including by ensuring that: a) Persons with disabilities have the opportunity to choose their place of residence and where and with whom they live on an equal basis with others and are not obliged to live in a particular living arrangement; b) Persons with disabilities have access to a range of in-home, residential and other community support services, including personal assistance necessary to support living and inclusion in the community, and to prevent isolation or segregation from the community; 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. To learn more on the Convention visit http://www.un.org/disabilities/
viii Inclusive Communities = Stronger Communities GLOBAL REPORT ON ARTICLE 19: THE RIGHT TO LIVE AND BE INCLUDED IN THE COMMUNITY Acknowledgments THIS REPORT IS THE CULMINATION of two years of effort by countless volunteers and staff, families, people with intellectual disabilities; national members and partner organizations. Inclusion International is fortunate to have a worldwide network of committed and talented people who generously give us their time to help make a difference in the lives of people with intellectual disabilities. First, thanks to our regional coordinators, Shikuku Obosi, Palesa Mphohle, Nagase Osamu, Fadia Farah, Rima Al- Salah, Camille Latimier, Julia Hawkins, David Corner and Inés E.de Escallón who not only helped to collect stories, data and coordinate focus groups but provided valuable analysis of regional issues and challenges . Raquel Gonzalez and Manuela Hasselknippe had the enormous task of developing a webpage to share the hundreds of contributions which we received in writing, videos and pictures, while Pat Staples organized the photo contributions to be included in the report. Ashwini Namasivayam conducted a literature review which provided a substantive basis for our analysis. Thanks to each of them for their dedication and hard work. We sincerely appreciate the generosity of Geri Rockstein who provided her editing expertise on a volunteer basis. Thanks to the translators, Matías Battistón, Andrea Quintana and Marta Trejo who worked on extremely tight deadlines to make the report available to our Spanish members and to Tom Scanlan and Gail Beglin who yet again have worked miracles to produce a professional quality publication under impossible deadlines. To Inés E. de Escallón who coordinated the research, we are grateful for her tireless efforts to collect and analyze
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