Relevant international disability initiatives

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Appendix 1
Relevant international disability initiatives
Relevant international disability initiatives include:
The World Programme of Action Concerning Disabled Per-
sons, adopted by the United Nations in 1982 (http://www.
un.org/esa/socdev/enable/diswpa00.htm).
The United Nations Decade of Disabled Persons, 1983-92
(http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/dis50y60.htm).
The United Nations Standard Rules on the Equalization of
Opportunities for People with Disabilities, adopted in 1993
(http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/dissre00.htm).
International Labour Organization Vocational Rehabilita-
tion and Employment (Disabled Persons) Convention, 1983
(No. 159), its accompanying Recommendation (No. 168),
1983, and Vocational Rehabilitation (Disabled) Recom-
mendation, 1955 (No. 99) (http://www.ilo.org/public/english/
standards/relm/ilc/ilc86/r-iii1ba.htm).
The Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 1993-
2002) (http://www.unescap.org/decade/index.htm).
The Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development, 1995
(http://www.earthsummit2002.org/wssd/wssd/wssdr1.htm).
The African Decade of Disabled Persons, 2000-09 (http://
www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/disecn017e2.htm).
These initiatives aim to promote the full participation of dis-
abled persons in all aspects and sectors of society. The 1995
Copenhagen Declaration views disability as a form of social di-
versity and points to the need for an inclusive response which
strives to build a “society for all”.
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