Community based rehabilitation and the convention on the rights of persons with disabilities

INTERNATIONAL DISABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT CONSORTIUM (IDDC)
Ed

Publication Date 

2012
16 p, ill

This document explores the linkages between community based rehabilitation (CBR) and the convention on the rights of persons with disabilities (CRPD). It presents introductory information about the CRPD, CBR and the linkages. It then details CBR as a strategy for implementing the CRPD by highlighting experiences and principles

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https://www.light-for-the-world.org/sites/lfdw_org/files/download_files/cbr_guidance_eng.pdf

Keywords 

Development/ Humanitarian; civil society organisations; development agencies; development in general; Disability and community; community; organisations of persons with disabilities (ODP); Disability and social diversity; persons with disabilities; Human rights; rights; Inclusion; inclusion and mainstreaming; Politics government and economics; international cooperation; Rehabilitation; community-based rehabilitation

Regional Focus 

Worldwide

Language 

English; French; Portuguese; Spanish

Type of material 

text

Publisher 

International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC)