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Contribution by Governments
Revised Proposal for Article 15 (par. A & B)
"People with disabilities have the equal opportunity to choose their place of residence and are not obligued to live in an institution or in a particular living arrangement, unless being neccesary".
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EL SALVADOR’S PROPOSAL TO
ART. 16 (BIS)
Art. 16 (bis) Older Persons with Disabilities
1. State Parties shall undertake actions to ensure that Older Persons with Disabilities
can grow older, with dignity and security empowering their own capacity, so
that they can participate in their family and community lives, as individuals,
with full rights, in equal standing with others.
2. State Parties undertake actions to:
a) Encourage that older persons with disabilities receive a just and dignified
treatment, regardless of the presence of a particular disability.
b) Eliminate the differences and discrimination related to age, as far as the
provisions of receiving health and rehabilitation services, so that older persons
with disabilities can receive the specialized needed attention, in accordance
with their disability, in the same manner as other younger persons with disabilities.
c) Generate appropriate conditions to reduce or eliminate the levels of disabilities
related to age, promoting an autonomous and independent lifestyle of the older
person.
d) Ensure that older persons with disabilities remain in their families and
communities, encouraging strategies to promote self-care and the provision of
technical assistance and capacity building to their caregivers, in order to
guarantee the integration of the older person in their home, without prejudice
to their disability.
e) Promote that older persons with disabilities, who remain productive and capable
of working, can continue to do so, be it paid or volunteer work, based on their
capabilities and without prejudice to age or to their disability
f) Facilitate and promote the establishment of self-help organizations for older
persons with disabilities and to their caregivers.