Learning Activity 2.B.: The Inter-Connected Relation of Rights

Objective: To review the main provisions of CRPD pertaining to health services.

In the CRPD, the word “health” is mentioned 20 times: outside Articles 25 and 26 on Health, Habilitation and Rehabilitation, the word appears once in the preamble, where the importance “of accessibility to the physical, social, economic and cultural environment, to health and education and to information and communication, in enabling persons with disabilities to fully enjoy all human rights and fundamental freedoms” is recognized. It is also mentioned in Article 16 on Freedom from Exploitation, Violence and Abuse, in Article 22 on Respect for Privacy, and in Article 27 on Work and Employment.

In your groups, study Article 25 closely and think about the following questions:

1. What human rights contribute to ensuring the right to health for persons with disabilities?
2. What human rights may be an outcome of successful pursuit of the right to health for persons with disabilities?
3. What frameworks (legal or policy) exist in your countries or within your organizations that can effectively support the implementation of the right to health for persons with disabilities?

You have 30 minutes to discuss this in your groups. Be ready to provide short feedback to plenary.