eng - World Organisation Against Torture

56. In the light of the United NationsStandard Rules on the Equalization ofOpportunities for Persons withDisabilities (General Assembly resolution48/96) and the recommendationsadopted by the Committee on its day ofgeneral discussion on the rights of childrenwith disabilities (see CRC/C/69),the Committee recommends that theState party take all necessary measuresto:(a) Prevent and prohibit all forms of discriminationagainst children with disabilitiesand ensure equalopportunities for their full participationin all spheres of life by implementingthe domestic disability legislation andthe national Community-based RehabilitationProgramme and by includingdisability aspects in all relevant policymakingand national planning;(b) Collect adequate statistical data onchildren with disabilities and use suchdisaggregated data in developing policiesand programmes to promote theirequal opportunities in society payingparticular attention to children with disabilitiesliving in the most remote areasof the country;(c) Ensure that public education policyand school curricula reflect in all theiraspects the principle of full participationand equality and include children withdisabilities in the mainstream schoolsystem to the extent possible and, wherenecessary, establish special educationprogrammes tailored to their specialneeds;(d) Provide children with disabilitieswith access to adequate social andhealth services and the physical environment,information and communication;(e) Strengthen its efforts to raise awarenesson children with disabilities, includingtheir rights, special needsand potential, in order to change negativeattitudes, misbeliefs and prevailingprejudices against children with disabilitiesby initiating and supportingpublic information campaigns;(f) Ensure that professionals workingwith and for children with disabilities,such as medical, paramedical andrelated personnel, teachers and socialworkers are adequately trained;74