Implementation measures
Module 4
Objective
 Understand in broad
terms the main
measures required
to implement the
Convention
Module flow
 Implementation of the
Convention
 Initial implementation steps
 The implementation cycle
 Actors responsible for
implementation
 Law, policy and budget reform
 Providing inclusive services
 Awareness-raising and training
 Research
 Monitoring
Implementation in the Convention
Adopt all appropriate legislative, administrative and
other measures for the implementation of the rights
recognized
i.e., judicial,
educational,
financial and
social
broad, comprehensive and
flexible approach to
implementation respectful
of particularities
consistent with
the Convention and
the full obligations
derived from it
Initial implementation steps
 Identify a focal point for the Convention in the
Government
 Identify focal points in line ministries
 Make or join civil society coalitions for the Convention,
including organizations of persons with disabilities
 Issue a press release on its ratification
 Make the Convention accessible
 Advocate national, regional and local implementation
 Review laws, policies and budgets
 Raise awareness with professionals (service
providers, lawyers, judges, public servants,
parliamentarians … )
 Review the accessibility of public facilities/services
 Undertake a baseline study of the enjoyment of
disability rights
 Identify gaps in understanding or in capacity
The implementation cycle
Law and
policy
Monitoring
/reporting
Budgets
Institutionbuilding
Research
Awarenessraising and
training
Inclusive
services
Who is involved in implementation?
Focal points &
coordination
mechanism
Courts &
tribunals
Parliament
oversight
(Government)
Implementation
of the
Convention
Civil society,
persons with
disabilities &
OPDs, the media,
academics
National
monitoring
framework
Institution-building
In Government
Independent
Focal points
Other
Monitoring and
implementation
framework
Courts
Coordination
mechanism
Parliaments
Law and policy review
Integral
disability
law
Nondiscrimination
Health,
education,
housing
Convention
Guardian,
elections,
criminal
law
Labour,
social
protection
Building
Budget/funding measures
International and regional
legal framework
National legal framework
Connecting laws,
policies and budgets
=
National policy framework
National budget framework
Better implementation
of laws and policies
Ensuring inclusive service provision
Specific
services
Support
services
Mainstream
services
Awareness-raising and training
Video:
Hong Kong: changing perceptions about disabilities
(10'27")
www.unmultimedia.org/tv/21stcentury/2009/10/hongkong-changing-perceptions-about-disabilities.html
Research
Research related to:
 Universally designed goods, services, equipment and
facilities
 New technologies, including information and
communication technologies, mobility aids, devices
and assistive technologies
 Policy formulation
Monitoring
Government
data
collection
Civil society
monitoring
Committee
reports
Evidence-based
implementation
NHRI
monitoring
Monitoring by
international
organizations
Domestic
reports
Sources
 Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities
 Study of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
on key legal measures for the ratification and
implementation of the Convention on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities (A/HRC/10/48)
 Study of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
on the structure and role of national mechanisms
for the implementation and monitoring of the
Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities (A/HRC/13/29)