RIGHTS AND ENTITLEMENTS By Mark and Louise
United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Social Services and Well Being Act
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Who are we? Who are you?
Article 21 Saying what you want and access to information
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Article 8
Giving people information about disability
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Marks Experiences, Making a Difference
Article 9 Accessibility
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Article 24 Education
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Article 27 Right of Work
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Article 28 Standards of living
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Discussion What is a good standard of living in Wales?
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Article 19 Independent Living and being part of the community
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Article 25 Health Disabled people have the right to good health and access to health services.
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Article 26 Services to help you recover Countries will make sure disabled people can lead an independent and healthy a life as possible and will provide support in health, work, education and social services to help that happen.
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What aids and adaptations do you know about?
Article 29 Being involved in politics
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Quiz
Article 12 Being treated equally by the law
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Article 23 Respect for the home and the family
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Choice and Responsibility Making choices brings responsibilities too. Some choices contradict the responsibilities of other choices. For example – Choosing to work but not wanting to get up in the mornings 20
Article 17 Treating disabled people as people first
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