Publication Date
May 2013
164 p, ill
This report examines "the barriers from inaccessible buildings to dismissive attitudes, from invisibility in official statistics to vicious discrimination - that deprive children with disabilities of their rights and keep them from participating fully in society. The report also lays out some of the key elements of inclusive societies that respect and protect the rights of all children, regardless of disability, and progress in helping all children to flourish and make their contribution to the world"
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Keywords
Cross-cutting; attitudinal barriers; protection/ safeguarding; Disability and social diversity; children with disabilities; persons with disabilities; youth; Global picture; disability and gender; Human rights; freedom from exploitation violence and abuse; rights; Inclusion; exclusion and discrimination; inclusion and mainstreaming; participation; society and social change