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Article 20 - Personal mobility
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Article 20
States Parties to this Convention shall take effective measures to ensure liberty of movement with the greatest possible independence for persons with disabilities, including:
EU Proposal (chapeau): Replace “liberty of movement” with “personal mobility” to make the concept distinct from Article 18.
(a) facilitating the freedom of movement of persons with disabilities in the manner and at the time of their choice, and at affordable cost;
EU Proposal (a): Replace “freedom of movement” with “personal mobility”.
(b) facilitating access by persons with disabilities to high-quality mobility aids, devices, assistive technologies and forms of live assistance and intermediaries, including by making them available at affordable cost;
(d) encouraging private entities that produce mobility aids, devices and assistive technologies to take into account all aspects of mobility for persons with disabilities.
States Parties to this Convention shall take effective measures to ensure liberty of movement mobility with the greatest possible independence for persons with disabilities, including:
(a) facilitating the freedom of movement of persons with disabilities in the manner and at the time of their choice, and at affordable cost;
(b) facilitating access by persons with disabilities to high quality mobility aids, devices, assistive technologies and forms of live assistance and intermediaries, including by making them available at affordable cost;
(c) providing training in mobility skills to persons with disabilities and to specialist staff working with persons with disabilities;
(d) encouraging private entities that produce mobility aids, devices and assistive technologies to take into account all aspects of mobility for persons with disabilities.
States Parties shall take effective measures to ensure liberty of movement with the greatest possible independence and autonomy for persons with disabilities, taking into account the different conditions of the urban and rural areas, including:
(a) Facilitating the freedom of movement of persons with disabilities in the manner and at the time of their choice, and at affordable cost;
(b) Facilitating access by persons with disabilities to high-quality mobility aids, devices, assistive technologies and forms of live assistance and intermediaries, including by making them available at affordable cost;
(c) Providing training in mobility skills to persons with disabilities and to specialist staff working with persons with disabilities;
(d) Encouraging private entities that produce mobility aids, devices and assistive technologies to take into account all aspects of mobility for persons with disabilities
Non-governmental organizations
INTERNATIONAL DISABILITY CAUCUS
IDC Draft Article 20
Chairman’s text as amended by the IDC
States Parties to this Convention (REPLACE: “shall take effective measures to ensure liberty of movement with the greatest possible independence for persons with disabilities,” BY “ recognize the right of and shall take effective measures to ensure liberty of individual movement to persons with disabilities, including but not limited to:):
(JUSTIFICATION: The article states “take effective measures” meaning that the governments have an obligation of conduct, but not of result.)
(a) facilitating the freedom of movement of persons with disabilities in the manner and at the time of their choice, and at affordable cost;
(b) facilitating access by persons with disabilities to high-quality mobility aids, devices, assistive technologies and forms of live assistance and intermediaries, including by making them available at affordable cost;
(c) providing training in mobility skills to persons with disabilities and to specialist staff working with persons with disabilities;
(d) encouraging private entities that produce mobility aids, devices and assistive technologies to take into account all aspects of mobility for persons with disabilities.
(e) (NEW: “(publicising the range of aids and equipment, assistive technologies used by people with disabilities to facilitate safe and effective mobility and the facilities needed to optimise their use.”)
Article 20
Comments:
This provision should be inserted to Article 9 (“Accessibility”).
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY AUSTRALIA (PWDA)
Report on National Consultations
Article 20
There was general support for the article and no amendments or revisions to the Chair’s Text are proposed.