(iv) The rights of children, the elderly and persons with physical or mental disabilities

Income support is provided to individuals with physical disabilities, sensory disabilities, intellectual disabilities and psychosocial disabilities by 58.8, 51.8, 56.1, and 44.7 per cent, respectively, of the countries that responded. Women with disabilities receive income support in 55.3 per cent of responding countries, and the parents of children with disabilities in 43 per cent.

It's a long term state hospital, where several years ago we started working with Hyperscore and patients with physical and mental disabilities.

Every person with disabilities has a right to respect for his or her physical and mental integrity on an equal basis with others.

The most common forms of deficiency that affect women in this country are physical disabilities, hearing and speech impairment, blindness, and psychological abnormalities.

The Paralympics, just for a little bit of clarification, are the Olympics for people with physical disabilities amputees, persons with cerebral palsy, and wheelchair athletes as opposed to the Special Olympics, which deals with people with mental disabilities.

(b) The development by persons with disabilities of their personality, talents and creativity, as well as their mental and physical abilities, to their fullest potential

Recognizing the importance of accessibility both of the physical environment and of information and communication in enabling persons with disabilities to enjoy fully their human rights,

People with Disabilities The Welfare policy for people with disabilities aims at enabling them to address the increased and special needs which result from their disability it also aims at their social integration through the implementation of programmes of physical and social rehabilitation.

The Committee is concerned about the reported persistence of discrimination against persons with physical and mental disabilities, especially in terms of employment, social security, education and health.

The Committee requests the State party to provide detailed information in its second periodic report on the measures undertaken with regard to persons with physical and mental disabilities.

Over 70 of the people with severe disabilities, physical illnesses and mental deficiencies, as well as approximately 72 of the blind and 20 of the deaf are unemployed.

Special general education schools, boarding schools, and special classes are being created for children and teenagers who have physical and mental disabilities and who cannot attend conventional general education schools.

Approximately 11.8 million in assistance was provided in 2003 2004 to help nine projects, including a 30 unit assisted living project and two properties for individuals with physical and developmental disabilities.

Persons with disabilities include those who have long term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which in interaction with various barriers may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others.

There are only two women in senior position in the three organizations dealing with people with physical or other disabilities (ADEMO, ADEMIMO, ACAMO). These women are one General Secretary and one Deputy President of a Delegation.

The establishment of rehabilitation programmes for elderly persons with disabilities to afford them the minimum personal capacities required for their insertion into society, within a physical environment that facilitates their movements both at home and outside

(v) Recognizing the importance of accessibility to the physical, social, economic and cultural environment, to health and education and to information and communication, in enabling persons with disabilities to fully enjoy all human rights and fundamental freedoms,

Persons with disabilities

Women with disabilities

Children with disabilities

Women with Disabilities

In the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, there are 70,000 disabled workers 49,916 in category I (totally disabled to work) and 14,500 in category II (physical disabilities from work accidents and professionally related health conditions and accidents outside work).

Acknowledging that sport and physical education can present opportunities for solidarity and cooperation in order to promote tolerance, a culture of peace, social and gender equality, adequate responses to the special needs of persons with disabilities, dialogue and harmony,

(b) To ensure access by persons with disabilities, in particular women and girls with disabilities and older persons with disabilities, to social protection programmes and poverty reduction programmes

(d) Promoting awareness training programmes regarding persons with disabilities and the rights of persons with disabilities.

In Romania, representatives of organizations of persons with disabilities participate in the National Council for Disabilities.

These children are quickly labeled as having disabilities and transferred to another institution for children with disabilities.

Article 6 Women with disabilities

Article 7 Children with disabilities

Rights of persons with disabilities

Rights of persons with disabilities

Acknowledging also that sport and physical education can present opportunities for solidarity and cooperation in order to promote tolerance, a culture of peace, social and gender equality, adequate responses to the special needs of persons with disabilities, intercultural dialogue, social cohesion and harmony,

Understanding that health is more than the absence of disease and encompasses the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual capacity to live fully, the federal government invests in approaches, which will protect and improve the health of people with disabilities and all Canadians.

(c) Providing training in mobility skills to persons with disabilities and to specialist staff working with persons with disabilities

In Cyprus, persons with disabilities participate in the Pancyprian Council for Persons with Disabilities, administrative councils and ad hoc committees.

Human rights of persons with disabilities

Human rights of persons with disabilities

Human rights of persons with disabilities

The responses revealed that 59.6 per cent of countries have adopted policies, 61.4 per cent have passed legislation, 57.0 per cent have adopted programmes and 55.3 per cent have allocated financial resources for this purpose 66.7 per cent have trained persons with disabilities to help them find employment and 39.5 per cent rehabilitate and restructure the physical, administrative, social and work environment to accommodate persons with disabilities in the workplace.

The violence was not only physical in form but also non physical.

UNICEF representatives on various occasions during the mission also reported the human rights concerns of Somali children in prisons (often housed with adults), street children, children of minority groups and clans, children as primary caregivers, child labour, and children with physical and mental disabilities.

Special education, as an integral part of the Republic of Tajikistan education system, provides education, training and medical and social rehabilitation for children and teenagers who need long term treatment, who have physical or mental disabilities or whose behavior is considered dangerous to society.

In 2005, section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom on equality before and under law and equal protection and benefit of law was modified so as to allow affirmative action in favour of, inter alia, persons with physical and or mental disabilities.

(ii) Forming and joining organizations of persons with disabilities to represent persons with disabilities at international, national, regional and local levels.