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Compilation of proposed revisions and amendments made by the members of the Ad Hoc Committee to the draft text presented by the Working Group as a basis for negotiations by Member States and Observers in the Ad Hoc Committee

(updated after the completion of the first reading at the Fourth Session, 26 August 2004)

[[Article 5
Promotion of positive attitudes [to] (towards — Canada) persons with
disabilities — EU]

(Creation and raising of awareness — South Africa)
(Creation of a culture of respect and inclusion — Mexico)

1. [States Parties undertake to adopt (by appropriate and active means — Australia) [[immediate — Argentina] and effective measures — Australia] to: — EU: see article 3 bis]

(a) Raise awareness throughout society regarding [disability — Swaziland] (in various forms — Philippines) and persons with disabilities (their needs, potential and contribution to society — Uganda) (and foster (a culture of — Mexico) respect for the rights of persons with disabilities — EU) (and their human rights — Costa Rica);

(b) Combat (negative — Trinidad and Tobago) stereotypes (negative cultural practices — Trinidad and Tobago) and prejudices about persons with disabilities;

(Combat practices whether cultural religious or other which discriminate persons with disabilities. — Kenya)

[(c) [[Promote] (To commit ourselves to — Arab Group) an image of — Canada] (portray — Canada, New Zealand) persons with disabilities (irrespective of type, severity and complexity of their disabilities — Thailand) as capable and contributing members of society sharing the same rights and freedoms (and responsibilities — Philippines) as all others and in a manner consistent with the overall purpose of this Convention. — New Zealand]

2. [These measures shall include, among others:

[(a) Initiating and maintaining (promoting — Canada) an effective [public — Yemen] (social — Yemen) [awareness — Canada] (policies — Costa Rica) campaign designed to [nurture (awareness of and respect for) [receptiveness — Canada] — South Africa] (respect and protection — Philippines) (promote the rights of persons with disabilities — South Africa) to the rights of persons with disabilities;

(b) [Promoting awareness — South Africa] (to develop and maintain programmes of awareness — South Africa) (in their population — Costa Rica), including in all children from an early age and at all levels of the education system, to foster an attitude of respect for the rights of persons with disabilities; — EU: see article 3 bis]

(c) Encouraging all organs of the media to [project an image of — Canada] (portray — Canada, New Zealand) persons with disabilities (in a manner — Canada) consistent with [the purpose — Canada] of this Convention (through inter alia the use of proper terminology — Trinidad and Tobago);

[(d) Working in partnership with persons with disabilities and their representative organizations (and families — Uganda) in all measures taken to give effect to the obligations contained in this article. — EU: see article 3 bis] — New Zealand]