Ch4: Global Perspective on AT

Question 1

CRPD (Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities)

Answer 1

• United Nations convention, adopted on 13 December 2006
• Intended as a human rights instrument with an explicit social development dimension
• Adopts a broad categorization of persons with disabilities and reaffirms that all persons with all types of disabilities must enjoy all human rights and fundamental freedoms

Question 2

Convention on the rights of the child-

Answer 2

• United Nations convention
• Adopted on 20 November 1989, that articulates the child’s rights and provides a set of guiding principles that fundamentally shape how we view children.
• The articles of the Convention, in addition to laying the foundational principles from which all rights must be achieved, call for the provision of specific resources, skills, and contributions necessary to ensure the survival and development of children to their maximum capability

Question 3

MIPAA (Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing)

Answer 3

• United Nations plan of action
• Adopted at the Second World Assembly on Ageing in April 2002,
• Focuses on three priority areas: older persons and development; advancing health and well-being into old age; and ensuring enabling and supportive environments

Question 4

SDGs (Speech generating devices)

Answer 4

Electronic augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems that enable individuals with speech impairment to verbally communicate

Question 5

Community Based Rehabilitation

Answer 5

Bottom-up approach to development involving the communities, especially those for whom the initiatives are targeted, in all stages of the development process including planning, implementation, and

Question 6

Cycle of Poverty and Disability

Answer 6

• Idea that disability and poverty reinforce and perpetuate one another
• Malnutrition, poor health care, and dangerous living, working, and traveling conditions present in poor settings are risk factors for disability.
• In its turn, disability may have a negative impact in the standard of living through lack of access to education and employment, and through increased expenditure related to disability

Question 7

Inclusive education

Answer 7

• Education systems that remove the barriers limiting the participation and achievement of all learners; respect diverse needs, abilities, and characteristics; and eliminate all forms of discrimination in the learning environment.
• Ensures all students attend and are welcomed by their neighborhood schools in age-appropriate, regular classes and are supported to learn, contribute, and participate in all aspects of the life of the school

Question 8

GATE initiative

Answer 8

World Health Organization program aimed at improving access to high-quality affordable assistive products globally