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Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities - Article 8 - Awareness-raising

BCANDS, is working with disability and human rights organizations from across Canada, collecting information and your input on the Articles of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).

In this survey we are requesting information specifically on CRPD Article 8 - Awareness-raising.  Other partners will be requesting information on different CRPD Articles. Please visit www.bcands.bc.ca on how to give your input on those other CRPD Articles.
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Click below to view Article 8
Article 8 - Awareness Raising (As written in the CRPD Convention)
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Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (click below to view all CRPD observations and recommendations to Canada)
Concluding observations on the initial report of Canada
Article 8 - Awareness-raising - CRPD Committee's observations and recommendations

The Committee is concerned about the lack of information about indigenous persons with disabilities, given that they represent one of the most marginalized populations. It is also concerned about stereotypes and harmful messages in public campaigns about autistic persons. It is further concerned about the absence of information on awareness campaigns to promote the rights of persons with intellectual disabilities and to combat attitudinal barriers and prejudices against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons with disabilities.

The Committee recommends that the State party:
(a)     Ensure appropriate dissemination of the Convention and the Committee’s general comments, concluding observations and recommendations in sign languages and in accessible formats, modes and means of communication, such as easy-read formats and Braille;

(b)     Recognize and proclaim November each year as Indigenous Disability Awareness Month, which is already being done by British Columbia and Saskatchewan;

(c)      Adopt a human rights model of disability that recognizes autistic persons and reinforce their human dignity and value in all public campaigns and programmes to support their inclusion in society;

(d)     Adopt a strategy aimed at recognizing and fostering the participation of persons with intellectual disabilities in society, including measures to combat stigmatization against such persons and to promote their leadership, the work of their representative organizations and self-advocacy;

(e)      Undertake, in collaboration with representative organizations of persons with disabilities, research aimed at enhancing understanding of diverse gender identities and monitoring attitudinal barriers faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons with disabilities;

(f)      Set up strategies at the federal, provincial and territorial levels to increase awareness among so

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* 1. When thinking about the UN CRPD Concluding Observations in relation to Article 8 Awareness-raising, please list up to 5 positive developments that have occurred as a result of the UN CRPD Committee's recommendations to Canada or that are directly in relation to Article 8.

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* 2. When thinking about the UN CRPD Concluding Observations in relation to Article 8 Awareness-raising, please list up to 5 areas of concern or negative developments that have occurred.

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* 3. When thinking about the Concluding Observations and recommendations regarding Article 8 Awareness-raising and regarding Article 8 in general, what are 5 issues / questions you would like to raise with the Government of Canada?

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* 4. Is there anything else you would like to tell us in regard to Article 8 Awareness-raising and / or the Concluding Observations and recommendations made to Canada by the United Nation's CRPD Committee?

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* 5. May we list your agency's name as a contributor? If yes, state your agency's name as you wish to have it listed.

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* 6. We may wish to contact you for further information and / or clarity. If you would be willing speak to us please enter your name and contact information (telephone / email)  in the space provided below. Thank you!

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* 7. Is your organization interested in participating in the ongoing work of Canada's Civil Society in relation to the monitoring of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities? If yes, Please fill in the information below.

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