Domain 3 | Module 11: Regional, National, and Domain-Specific Instruments Flashcards
How many countries in Europe, to date, have adopted some form of disability equality protections?
33
What are two legal approaches to providing legal protections for disability?
- Reasonable accommodation
- Accessibility
True or false:
Accommdation does no seeks to provide equal treatment on a case-by-case basis
FALSE
It is provided on a case-by-case basis
Accommodations considert the conditions or requirements that should be met regardless of a person’s disability status.
FALSE
This is accessibility.
Which section of the US Rehabilitation Act of 1973 speaks to accessibility?
Section 508
What does section 508 of the US Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Info be presented in a format just as accessible for the disabled as for the non-disabled
True or False:
Section 508 of the US Rehabilitation Act of 1973 speaks information technology in particular
True
True or False:
Charter of Fundamental Rights is a regional instrument.
True
When was the Charter of Fundamental Rights declared and implemented?
2000, 2009
Which article of the Charter of Fundamental Rights speaks against discrimination on any facet of personal identity?
Article 21
Which article of the Charter of Fundamental Rights speaks including and integrating disabled persons into society through increased independance and participation in the community?
Article 26
What directive prohibits employment and occumpation discrimination and requires reasonable accommodation and equal treatment?
Employment Equality Directive
What directive, though not adopted, offers more general prohibitions and accommodations that apply outside the labor market, resulting in differences in legislation differ from country to country?
Anti-Discrimination Directive
What charter, adopted in 1981, does not address disability explicitly, but it has been used in discourse and hearing for such cases?
African Charter on Human and People’s Rights
What institution adds details to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights for provisions in cases of forced displacements?
African Disability Rights Protocol (ADRP)
What article of the African Disability Rights Protocol (ADRP) says that “State parties must take immediate measures to combat stereotypes, prejudices, and harmful practices on the bases of personal identity markers, including disability.”
Article 8(1)
What article of the African Disability Rights Protocol (ADRP) says that “State parties must offer assistance to victims of harmful practices”
Article 11(1)
Article 8(1) of the African Disability Rights Protocol (ADRP) says:
“______ parties must take ________ measures to combat ________, ________, and ________ practices on the bases of personal ________ markers, including ________.”
state, immediate,
stereotypes, prejudices
harmful
identity
disability
Article 11(1) of the African Disability Rights Protocol (ADRP) says:
“______ parties must offer ________ to victims of ________ practices”
state, assistance, harmful
CEDDIS, adopted in Guatemala in 1999, is the first _______, ________ treaty that prohibits discriminatory actions against the disabled.
regional, binding
In English, CEDDIS stands for Inter-_______ Convention the _______ of _______ Forms of _______ Against Persons with Disabilities (CEDDIS)
American, Elimination, All, Discrimination
Which article of CEDDIS aims to prevent and eliminate all forms of discrimination as well as integrate the disabled into society?
Article 2
Which article of CEDDIS lists measures to achieve the objectives stated in article 2.
Article 3
What are three measures of article 3 of CEDDIS?
- Eliminate descrimination gradually and promoting integeration by providing resources to the community as well as the disabled
- Ensure that newly constructed things and placesare accessible to people with disabilities
- Eliminating structures, methods, or systems that pose obstacles
