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November 26, 2008
African Decade of Persons with Disabilities Extended
The following informaion was found from Disabled Peoples' International's
(DPI) E-news and downloaded with permission of its publisher.
As most of you may know, the African Decade of Persons with Disabilities has been extended to December 2019. The extension was declared at the AU ministers in Charge of Development meeting held in Windhoek, Namibia on 27-31October, 2008.
With this declaration, the African Union adopted a Continental Plan of Action (CPOA) with twelve objectives that African States were to implement over the period. The twelve objectives cover a wide range of themes that are of critical importance to improvement in the lives of persons with
disabilities in Africa. These themes include ideas and strategies to:
a.. Formulate and implement national policies, programmes and legislations to promote the full and equal participation of persons with disabilities
b.. Promote the participation of persons with disabilities in the process of economic and social development
c.. Promote the self-representation of people with disabilities in all public decision-making structures
d.. Enhance support services for disabled persons
e.. Promote special measures for children, youth, women and elderly persons with disabilities
f.. Ensure and improve access to rehabilitation, education, training, employment, sports, and the cultural and physical environment
g.. To promote and protect disability rights as human rights
h.. To support the development of and strengthen Disabled Persons’ Organizations
i.. Mobilize resources
Posted by jicafriends at November 26, 2008 02:01 PM