The above-mentioned legal instruments are part of the current legal framework on disability, understood as the legislation in force in our country, adopted with the aim of promoting, guaranteeing and guaranteeing the rights of persons with disabilities, in order to recognize them as legal subjects on an equal footing in all areas of life. Whether social, legal, family, political, civil, patrimonial, educational, leisure, work, among others. For more information, see: Inclusion of persons with disabilities in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.* Law 24.901 System of basic benefits for adaptation and comprehensive rehabilitation for persons with disabilities Link to another page in a new window The New Delhi Declaration on Inclusive ICTs for Persons with Disabilities: Making empowerment a reality (UNESCO, 2015) ratifies persons with disabilities as a legal entity and explicitly stipulates inclusion. The words disability and inclusion do not appear. On the other hand, the terms equality, diversity, respect, evaluation of the heterogeneity of singular rhythms and learning styles follow. Although I still have to deal with the subject, I dare to hypothesize positively that they reflect a development of the social vision of disability, a vision that does not have to mention the difference, because it no longer perceives it as such. The Optional Protocol to the Convention entered into force at the same time as the Convention. This annex confers additional powers on the Committee of Experts which, in accordance with the Protocol, may receive and examine complaints from individuals and conduct investigations when there are indications of serious and systematic violations of human rights. Both the Convention and its Optional Protocol immediately received broad support from the international community. Its adoption was welcomed as evidence of a genuine commitment to a truly inclusive universal human rights framework. Words represent what we believe, what we make visible; What is not named does not exist.

And what is named exists as we call it. The word disability is no exception. And the rules, the legal acts that we create to organize ourselves. In this article, we will give a brief overview of some of the international and Argentine norms of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, where we observe how the designation of the word disability or the people who suffer from it vary. according to the different social views that accompany it. Consequently, and for accession to this international convention, these Argentine standards concerning the right to quality education and access to information also apply to persons with disabilities (children, students): The Sendai Framework* is a global agreement on disaster risk reduction and reduction. This instrument recognizes that persons with disabilities and their organizations play a crucial role in all phases of disaster risk reduction planning and calls for the inclusion of all disability-related policies. In this section, you will have access to the current legal framework on disability, including the Equal Opportunities Act, Act No. 7600, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (ratified by Act No. 8661) and the Act establishing the National Council of Persons with Disabilities (Act No. 9303). The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities provides sufficient standards for the protection of the civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights of persons with disabilities on the basis of inclusion, equality and non-discrimination.

The document makes clear that persons with disabilities have the right to live independently in their communities, to make their own decisions and to play an active role in society. The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities improves the traditional approach of previous human rights treaties. By including key clauses on international cooperation, data collection and disaggregation, advocacy, and national implementation and monitoring mechanisms, this document facilitates policy formulation and advocacy efforts to realize the rights of persons with disabilities. Step 1. Prior to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (United Nations, 2006), Article 1 of the Convention recognized the same status and right to full and effective participation in society for all persons with disabilities, regardless of their difficulties. From that moment on, people with disabilities became legal subjects. In the area of humanitarian action, the United Nations Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) developed the Guidelines on the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action*, published in 2019, which set out key actions that humanitarian actors must take to effectively identify and respond to the needs and rights of persons with disabilities. who are more likely to be abandoned in humanitarian situations. The Inter-Agency Standing Committee guidelines are the result of an extensive consultation process involving more than 600 representatives of the disability and humanitarian sectors, including many organizations of persons with disabilities from around the world, as well as United Nations agencies, including OHCHR.

20. In June 2019, the Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2475 (2019), in which, for the first time, it urged Member States and parties to armed conflict to protect persons with disabilities in conflict situations and to ensure their unimpeded access to justice. Basic services and humanitarian assistance.