Government Action on Disability Policy

A Global Survey

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Acknowledgements

The present study was prepared on the basis of information made available by Governments responding to the questionnaire, dated 15 December 1995, which, at the request of the Special Rapporteur on Disability of the United Nations Commission for Social Development, was constructed for the purpose of monitoring the implementation of the Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities, in accordance with the United Nations General Assembly resolution 48/96. The information contained in this book has been collected by the United Nations from the Governments and Non-Governmental Organizations listed in Annexes VI and VII herein. The study complements the Report of the Special Rapporteur to the General Assembly (United Nations document A/52/56). However, the views expressed in this study are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations Secretariat.

The author would like to express his appreciation for the financial support given to this project by the Swedish Ministry of Health and Social Affairs. He also expresses his gratitude to his colleagues at the Department of Sociology, Uppsala University and to the staff members of the UN Department of Policy Co-ordination and Sustainable Development.

Contents

Part I - Government Replies Question by Question

Summary.
Introduction.
A Global Survey.
Methodological considerations.
General policy.
Legislation.
Accessibility.
Organizations of persons with disabilities.
Co-ordination of work.
Conclusion.

Part II - Government Replies as Country Profiles

Introduction

Industrialized Countries

Australia.
Austria.
Belgium (Communauté Germanophone)
  (Communautaire Francaise)
  (Region Wallonne)
Canada.
Denmark.
Finland.
France.
Germany.
Greece.
Holy See.
Iceland.
Japan.
Liechtenstein.
Luxembourg.
The Netherlands.
New Zealand.
Norway.
Portugal.
San Marino.
Spain.
Sweden.
Switzerland.
United Kingdom.
United States.

The Middle East And North Africa

Bahrain.
Cyprus.
Egypt.
Iran.
Iraq.
Israel.
Jordan.
Lebanon.
Malta.
Morocco.
Oman.
Qatar.
Turkey.
Yemen, Republic of.

Countries In Transition

Croatia.
Czech Republic.
Estonia.
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Georgia.
Hungary.
Lithuania.
Moldova, Republic of.
Poland.
Romania.
Russian Federation.
Slovenia.
Turkmenistan.
Ukraine.
Uzbekistan.

Latin America And The Caribbean

Barbados.
Bolivia.
Chile.
Colombia.
Ecuador.
Honduras.
Mexico.
Peru.
Saint Christopher and Nevis.
Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Saint Lucia.

Sub-Saharan Africa

Congo.
Eritrea.
Ghana.
Guinea.
Madagascar.
Malawi.
Namibia.
Nigeria.
South Africa.
Tanzania, Republic of.
Zambia.

South, East Asia And The Pacific

Cambodia.
China.
Korea, Republic of.
Maldives.
Pakistan.
Philippines.
Sri Lanka.
Thailand.

Part III - Survey of NGO Replies

Introduction.
General Policy.
Legislation.
Accessibility.
Organizations of Persons with Disabilities.
Co-ordination of Work.
References.

Annex I - Questionnaire.
Annex II - Countries Having Submitted Government
and/or NGO's Replies.
Annex III - Countries without any NGO Reply.
Annex IV - Countries without any Government Reply.
Annex V - Replies to the Questionnaire Specified
Annex VI - List and date of submission of Governmental replies submitted.
Annex VII - List of NGO replies contributed.

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