Monitoring implementation of the Standard Rules

1. Monitoring implementation of the Standard Rules Global Overview South-North Center For the Office of the UN Special Rapporteur on Disability June 2006

2. Rule 20 Monitoring States are responsible for the continuous monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of national pragrammes and services concerning the equalization of opportunities for persons with disabilities

3. Information presented was gathered from 113 countries that responded to the Global Survey on Government Action on the equalization of opportunities for persons with disabilities

4. What actions has your government taken to ensure monitoring of the implementation of national programmes and services for the equalization of opportunities for persons with disabilities? • Establishing a formal definition of disability • Creating a specialized monitoring body • Collecting census data • Conducting a sample Survey • Using records from service providers (ministries, hospitals, educational institutions) • Using information gathered by DPOs

5. Establishing a formal definition of disability • 54 countries answered No • 54 countries answered Yes • Answers from 5 countries were unclear

6. Creating a specialized monitoring body • 66 countries answered No • 43 countries answered Yes • answers from 4 countries were unclear

7. Collecting census data • 54 countries answered No • 55 countries answered Yes • answers from 4 countries were unclear

8. Conducting a sample survey • 63 countries answered No • 46 countries answered Yes • answers of 4 countries were unclear

9. Establishing a national registrar • 82 countries answered No • 27 countries answered Yes • answers from 4 countries were unclear

10. Using records from service providers • 55 countries answered No • 54 countries answered Yes • answers from 4 countries were unclear

11. Using information gathered by organizations of people with disabilities • 54 countries answered No • 55 countries answered Yes • answers from 4 countries were unclear

12. Does monitoring and evaluation cover • Size, scope and prevalence of disability • Types of disability • Age distribution • Gender distribution • Geographic distribution • Organizations of PWD • Programmes for PWD • Service provision organizations • Service provision personnel

13. Size, scope and prevalence of disability • 59 countries answered No • 50 countries answered Yes • answers from 4 countries were unclear

14. Types of disability • 47 countries answered No • 62 countries answered Yes • answers from 4 countries were unclear

15. Age distribution • 54 countries answered No • 55 countries answered Yes • answers from 4 countries were unclear

16. Gender distribution • 57 countries answered No • 52 countries answered Yes • answers from 4 countries were unclear

17. Geographical distribution • 59 countries answered No • 50 countries answered Yes • answers from 4 countries were unclear

18. Organization of PWD ( including number, size, type, scope, coverage, activities) • 65 countries answered No • 43 countries answered Yes • Answers from 5 countries were unclear

19. Programmes for PWD ( including nature, number, capacity, scope, activities, effectiveness • 65 countries answered No • 43 countries answered Yes • answers from 5 countries were unclear

20. Service provision organizations (number, type, capacity, scope, locations, gender) • 72 countries answered No • 38 countries answered Yes • answers from 3 countries were unclear

21. Service provision personnel (number, type, training, specialization, gender, age) • 82 countries answered No • 28 countries answered Yes • answers from 3 countries were unclear

22. Is information from monitoring and evaluation used in • Policy making • Adaptation and improvement of services • Revision and restructuring of programmes • Public dissemination • Awareness raising programmes • Annual and periodic national development reports • Research

23. Policy making • 48 countries answered No • 63 countries answered Yes • answersfrom 2 countries were unclear

24. Adaptation and improvement of services • 53 countries answered No • 58 countries answered Yes • answers from 2 countries were unclear

25. Revising and restructuring programmes • 55 countries answered No • 56 countries answered Yes • answers from 2 countries were unclear

26. Public dissemination • 70 countries answered No • 41 countries answered Yes • answers from 3 countries were unclear

27. Awareness raising programmes • 57 countries answered No • 54 countries answered Yes • answers from 2 countries were unclear

28. Annual and periodic national development reports • 56 countries answered No • 55 countries answered Yes • answers from 2 countries were unclear

29. Research • 69 countries answered No • 42 countries answered Yes • answers from 2 countries were unclear

30. What does that mean? • In more than 50% of countries that responded to our survey, no action was taken to ensure monitoring and evaluation of disability programmes in the implementation of the Rules. • Less than 50% applied one measure or more. • Even when measures were implemented, there was a no consistency of the procedures taken • Establishing definition 47% • Creating specialized monitoring 38% • Collecting census data 48%.