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Zero Project Almanac 2013–2016 Zero Project Almanac 2013–2016 Supporting the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities UN CRPD Ratifcation World Map Countries by year of ratifcation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilties, 2007 to 2016 (total: 172 by end of 2016) Year of Ratifcation 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Countries that have NOT ratifed UN CRPD (another 12 countries, among them the United States and Ireland, have signed the UN CRPD but not ratifed it) “For all persons with disabilities and for all contributors to the Zero Project, worldwide” Zero Project Director and Zero Project Almanac coordinator: Michael Fembek Design: Christoph Almasy Articles about Innovative Practices and Policies: Zach Dorfman Article about the Essl Foundation: Saskia Wallner Graphic Facilitation: Petra Plicka Portrait Illustrations: Alexander Fuehrer Easy Language Text: Atempo GmbH Editing: John Tessitore Photos of Zero Project Conferences: Frank Garzarolli, Pepo Schuster; Austrian Conferences: Fotos provided by regional Conference partner Photos of all organizations mentioned have been provided by these organizations ISBN 978-3-9504208-2-1 © Essl Foundation, January 2017. All rights reserved. First published 2017. Printed in Austria. Disclaimers The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily refect the views of the Essl Foundation or the Zero Project. The designations employed and the presentation of the material do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Essl Foundation concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delineation of its frontiers or boundaries. For more information on the Zero Project, visit www.zeroproject.org For information or copies, contact: [email protected] Essl Foundation, c/o Haus der Philanthropie, Schottenring 16, Austria Zero Project Almanac 2013–2016 Supporting the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities List of Acronyms $............US Dollars ITU..........International Telecommunication Union €............Euro Ltd. Limited (registered company) £ ............British Pound MENA .......Middle East and Northern Africa ADA .........Americans with Disabilities Act MTE.........Medical Tactile Examiner ALS .........Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis MP . Member of Parliament ASEAN ......Association of Southeast Asian Nations N/A . Not available or not answered CBR.........Community-based rehabilitation NGO . Non-governmental organization CIS..........Countries of the former Soviet Union OECD .......Organisation for Economic Co-operation CRPD . see UN CRPD and Development DPI . Disabled Peoples’ International OHCHR . Ofce of the High Commissioner for Human Rights DPO . Disabled People Organization p. Page EAA.........European Accessibility Act PO ..........Personal Ombudsman EASPD ......European Association of Service Providers PAB .........Personal Assistant Budget ECOSOC....United Nations Economic and Social Council PWD . Person with Disability EFC .........European Foundation Centre ®............Registered Trademark ENAT .......European Network of Accessible Tourism SDG.........Sustainable Development Goals ENIL . European Network for Independent Living TVET........Technical vocational and educational training EU . European Union UK . United Kingdom e.V. eingetragener Verein (registered Association) UN . United Nations f., f. following page, following pages UN CRPD . United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons G3ICT.......Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs with Disabilities GAATES . Global Alliance on Accessible Technologies UN DESA ....United Nations Department of Economic and and Environments Social Afairs HDI . Human Development Index UNDP . United Nations Development Programme ICT..........Information and communication technologies UNESCO ....United Nations Educational, Scientifc and IT . Information & Technology Cultural Organization IDA..........International Disability Alliance UNICEF . United Nations Children’s Fund IE . Inclusive Education US, USA .....United States of America IFES . International Foundation for Election Systems VET .........Vocational and educational training INEE . Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies WHO . World Health Organization ILO . International Labour Organization Zero Project Almanac 2 ABOUT THE ZERO PROJECT Martin Essl, the Essl Foundation, and the Zero Project. 8 About the Almanac & Timeline of the Zero Project. 14 The Zero Project Conferences 2013 – 2016 in pictures . 16 2013: EMPLOYMENT ......................................................................... 24 Discussion on the UN CRPD and inclusive employment. 26 Case-Study: The Specialisterne model . 34 A Catalogue of Innovative Practices and Policies . 42 Case-Study: The Discovering Hands model . 46 Worldmap: Social Indicators on employment . 54 2014: ACCESSIBILITY .................................................................... 56 Case-Study: The One Quarter for All/Hamburg model . 58 A Catalogue of Innovative Practices and Policies . 68 Case-Study: The Australian Development Aid Programme . 76 Worldmap: Social Indicators on Accessibility . 82 2015: INDEPENDENT LIVING ................................................... 84 Interview with Adolf Ratzka . 86 A Catalogue of Innovative Practices and Policies . 90 Case-Study: Personal budget and Personal Ombudsman . 96 Worldmap: Social Indicators on Independent Living . 106 The Zero Project Austria Conferences in pictures . 108 2016: EDUCATION . 112 Case-Study: The One Class for All model. 114 A Catalogue of Innovative Practices and Policies . .124 Case-Study: The Lumos model of Deinstitutionalisation . 132 Worldmap: Social Indicators on Education. 140 ANNEX .......................................................................................................... 142 The UN CRPD in full . 143 Zero Project Network 2013 – 2017 . 152 Zero Project Social Indicators: All questions 2013 – 2017. 170 Zero Project Social Indicators: All results 2013 – 2017 . 174 All Innovative Practices 2013 – 2016. 182 All Innovative Policies 2013 – 2016 . 190 EASY TO READ AND UNDERSTAND .................................. 192 What is most important in this book (a summary of the Zero Project Almanac in Easy Language) Content 3 “The existing good practices and innovative solutions that are collected in this Zero Project Almanac will be enormously helpful in supporting UN Member States and other stakeholders in achieving the SDGs and in fulfilling the promise of the CRPD.” Zero Project Almanac 4 Foreword by Daniela Bas I commend the Essl Foundation and its Zero Project for this Almanac, which ad- dresses such critical issues for persons with disabilities as employment, accessibil- ity, independent living, and education, among others. The Zero Project has gained international recognition for its catalytic and innovative role in providing unique opportunities for bringing together innovators, policy makers, and practitioners – key infuencers from a variety of felds and occupations – to share cutting-edge informa- tion on disability and to forge global, knowledge-based networks to realize a com- mon goal: a society for all that fully includes and empowers persons with disabilities everywhere. The work of the UN Division for Social Policy and Development, Department of Economic and Social Afairs, in the feld of disability is guided by a set of major international instruments, especially the Convention for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The UN CRPD has played a key role over the last ten years in driving the advancement of governmental policies and practices to facilitate disability-inclusive development in countries around the world. In 2015, the international community adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs explicitly address disability and the concerns of persons with disabilities by promoting ac- cessibility and addressing barriers to inclusion. Specifcally, they include a number of targets and indicators related to the health, education, employment, and partic- ipation of persons with disabilities in society and in the context of national devel- opment. These issues are essential for promoting social policies that are inclusive of persons with disabilities and that are a sound investment in society; and they are necessary to ensure that the exclusion of persons with disabilities from deci- sion-making processes comes with economic costs that countries can no longer ignore. The existing good practices and innovative solutions that are collected in this Zero Project Almanac will be enormously helpful in supporting UN Member States and other stakeholders in achieving the SDGs and in fulflling the promise of the CRPD: equality and full participation of persons with disabilities in all aspects of society and development. Daniela Bas Director of the Division for Social Policy and Development at the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Afairs Foreword 5 “I have seen the commitment to principle, and unwillingness to settle for anything less than true equality, when I meet with disability advocates around the world.” Zero Project Almanac 6 Foreword by Judith E. Heumann It is no overstatement to say that the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disa- bilities represents one of the great turning points for the international disability rights community. Over the decade since its adoption it has sent an
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