Promoting the rights of Children with disabilities innocenti digest no

5 human rights of Children with 
 
disabilities today
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Global review of the rights of children 
with disabilities by the UN Committee
on the Rights of the Child 
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Confronting discrimination 
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Box 5.1: Disability and gender 
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Access to health, rehabilitation and 
welfare services 
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Access to education 
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Institutionalization and lack of appropriate care 
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Protection from violence, exploitation and abuse 
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Disability in conflict and emergency situations 
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Box 5.2: Landmines cause disability in Angola 
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Participation and access to opportunities 
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6 foundations for inClusion
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Working with families 
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Box 6.1: The Portage Model 
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Box 6.2: Parent advocacy in Newham, London 
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Working with communities 
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Box 6.3: WHO programme on 
disability and rehabilitation 
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Community-based rehabilitation
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Box 6.4: Using local resources to 
produce low-cost aids in Mexico and 
the Philippines 
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From institutions to communities 
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Towards inclusive schools and learning 
environments 
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Box 6.5: Bulgaria’s National Social 
Rehabilitation Centre
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Box 6.6: Inclusive schooling in Italy: 
A pioneering approach 
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Box 6.7: Uganda: An example of 
inclusive planning 
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Training teachers for inclusive education
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Box 6.8: Empowering teachers in Lesotho 
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Involving children with disabilities
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