Overview
Country
American Samoa
1/ Background Statistics
Human development index rank
Not applicable
GNI per capita (PPP in US$)
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Life expectancy at birth (years)
74.2 1
Mean years of schooling (years)
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Expected years of schooling (years)
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Total population
68,000 2
2/ Disability Statistics
Population of persons with disabilities
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Proportion of persons with disabilities to total
population
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Employment rate of persons with disabilities
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Access to education
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3/ Definitions
Definition of disability
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Definition of persons with disabilities
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Categories of impairment
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4/ Commitment to International Instruments on Disability
Ratification or signatory of the Convention on
the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
(CRPD), and its Optional Protocol
Not applicable
Ratification of ILO Convention 159
Not applicable
Ratification or signatory of the Convention on
Cluster Munitions
Not applicable
Ratification or signatory of the Convention on
the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling,
Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel
Mines and on their Destruction
Not applicable
5/ Legal Framework
Constitutional provisions
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Disability-specific laws
Comprehensive
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Overview
Country
American Samoa
Sectoral
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Disability-inclusive laws
Cover:
6/ Policy Framework
Disability-specific policies
Comprehensive
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Sectoral
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Disability-inclusive
Cover:
7/ Institutional Framework
The national coordination mechanism or
disability focal point
The Office of Protection and Advocacy for the
Disabled (OPAD)
Sources:
1. Central Intelligence Agency (2011). The World Factbook, accessed from
www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html on 15 July 2011.
2. United Nations (2011). World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision, accessed from
http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/index.htm on 15 July 2011.
Notes:
Comprehensive
1. Definitions
a) Disability
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b) Persons with disabilities
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c) Categories of impairment
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2. Legal framework
a) Constitutional provisions
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3. Policies and plans
a) Disability-specific policies and plans
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b) Disability-inclusive policies and plans
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4. Institutional framework and Government focal point
The Office of Protection and Advocacy for the Disabled (OPAD) is mandated
under American Samoa Code Annotated Title 14, Section 4.19014.1906. OPAD is also
mandated under various federal statutes along with other “Protection & Advocacy” (P&A)
agencies nationwide within the National Disability Rights Network. Its mission statement
is “….Committed to protecting the human and civil rights of individuals with disabilities
through legal and culturally-based advocacy….”.P&A provides legal representation and
other advocacy services to all persons with disabilities. These services are provided
through individual representation, educating policy makers, advocacy for groups,
information and referral services, rights education and self advocacy training.
Office of Protection and Advocacy for the Disabled can be contacted at the following:
Phone: +684-633-2441
Fax: +684-633-7286
http://americansamoa.gov/department-type/department/protection-and-advocacy
5. Useful links
American Samoa Government
http://americansamoa.gov/
Samoa Center for Independent Living Center (ILC)
www.ilru.org/html/publications/directory/aSamoa.html
University Center for Excellence on Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD)
www.amsamoa.edu/academicssupportucedd.htm
6. References
Last updated: 15 July 2011.