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Using international networks . Who is Rehabilitation International – RI? . WHAT MAKES RI’s EXPERTISE SO UNIQUE?. SOME OF OUR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS…. WHAT MAKES RI’S EXPERTISE SO UNIQUE?. . . DPA and RI. DPA is the national member of RI Significant role within the Asia Pacific region
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DPA and RI • DPA is the national member of RI • Significant role within the Asia Pacific region • Important player internationally • Executive • 1996 Congress
Changed environment • UN Convention provided a pathway forward • Provides a new context as both a rights instrument and a development tool • Involvement of disabled people and their organisations in policy and service development • Twin track approach • Mainstreaming disability • Specialised services • International co-operation – Article 32
Implementing the changes Relative to Art. 32 of the UN CRPD.
Partnerships • Two way process • Collaboration • Information sharing and examples of best practice • Technology • Leadership role • Role within Asia Pacific region
Advantages • Speeds up the implementation process • Part of a wider discussion • Assists in capacity building • Broader based arguments to support arguments within NZ
Examples • Playground in Israel • Moving from the particular • Involving decision makers • Vehicle for social change • Discussion around Article 12 • Community Based Rehabilitation • Developed countries learning from developing countries • Move from the medical model and still gain the benefit of rehabilitation
Examples • India • Rights • Self employment • INWWD network • UN Publications • CBR Guidelines • ILO- “Achieving Equal Employment Opportunities for People with Disabilities through Legislation Guidelines • World Report
"It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time man stands up for an ideal or acts to improve the lot of others or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope.“ Robert Kennedy