3. Convention on the Rights of Persons
with Disabilities (CRPD)
United Nations Treaty, 2006
Key Principles
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•
•
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Equal opportunity
Full participation and inclusion in society
Disability accepted as a part of human diversity
Accessibility (community, information)
4. CRPD Key Articles
Article 9 – Accessibility
• Greater access to community life
• Public information in easy read format and Braille
• Access to technology
• Qualified support to get important information
5. CRPD Key Articles
Article 12 – Equal recognition under the law
• Abuse prevention
• Own or inherit property
• Control financial affairs
• Legal safeguards
6. CRPD Key Articles
Article 29 – Participation in political life
• Voting procedures and facilities accessible
• Materials easy to understand and use
• Secret ballot with support
• Hold office
7. Living the Treaty
Article 9: Access to information and technology
Article 7: Children treated equally
Article 12: Same rights under the law
Article 19: Being part of the community
Article 11: Protection in risky situations
Article 27: Work, equal job rights and pay
8. Who are we talking about?
Australia
Channel 7, Melbourne Australia
June 5, 2013
http://au.news.yahoo.com/today-tonight/latest/article/-/17489370/adult-illiteracy/
United States
American Illiteracy
YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LghnA2XbuU
9. Australia and USA literacy data
2006 and 2013
60
50
40
30
non functional literacy
functional literacy
20
% adults
15-74 yrs.
10
0
Australia
2006
Australia
2013
USA 2006
USA 2013
10. Literacy data from OECD countries
2006
80
70
60
50
40
30
% adults
15-74 yrs
20
10
0
non functional literacy
functional literacy
12. Data Reveals
More likely to:
Live in poverty, underemployed
Have poor health
Be involved in the justice system
Be less engaged in community life
13. Who are we talking about?
People:
Seniors
Diverse cultural backgrounds
Poor educational outcomes
Acquired and lifelong disabilities
Hearing impaired community
Mental and physical illness
14. Who are we talking about?
Also people who are:
Time poor
Stressed
Caregivers
Low comprehension readers
15. About Mary
Crafts & activity groups
Church & activities
U3A lecturer
Age 65
wife, mother,
grandmother
Outer suburban
semi-rural
Mary
Volunteer
Committee
member
Massive stroke
January 2012
16. About Mary
Vision
Attention and concentration
Tiredness
Reading and understanding
Medical knowledge and terminology
Understanding health related costs
Rehabilitation choices & home modifications
Initial stroke phase and later needs
Husband’s lack of medical knowledge, stressed
19. Our dream for Mary
New life together
Expectations
and changes
Emergency
information
$$
Financial
information
Information
for husband –
now the carer
Now
&
Later
Leisure access
options
Rehabilitation
choices and
options
New medical
status and
risks
Exercise and
rehab
program
21. About Karen
Limited education
General knowledge limited to life experience
Functional reading (bills, simple recipes)
Limited community connections
Support required to use government services
22. Karen’s needs - some
Health information
Preventative and medicines
Government Entitlements
Housing, pension, child support
Employment Resources
Civic participation
Voting and community engagement
Leisure activities
Financial management
General knowledge
23. Some needs are met
...Medical
Preventative information
Consent forms
24. 0
Some needs are met
...Government
Dad and Partner pay
brochure
But lots of reports......
30. About Miguel
Interested in civil rights and advocacy
Limited literacy in English and Spanish
Mild developmental impairment
Never employed – government entitlements
Family provides care support
31. About Miguel
Board member - $140 million case management agency
Chair, peer advocacy council
Represents over 10,000 peers
Limited “facilitation” support for positions
Never received governance training
32. Miguel needs
•
Board meeting structure modified
•
Meeting materials adapted
•
Governance training
•
Qualified “meeting facilitation” support:
before – during - after
A job!
•
33. Some needs are met
FOR FACILITATORS
Training manual
FOR AGENCIES:
Accessible meeting
organization handbook
FOR MIGUEL:
Online governance training
http://www.brcenter.org/BRC_Board_Training/publications.shtml
34. About Jane
Fixed Income
Age 52
Grandmother
Activist-Advocate
Jane
Limited education
Mental health challenges
35. About Jane
Not employed – government entitlement
Lives at the poverty level
Has significant debt - “payday loan” scheme
Hides personal financial crisis
Does not understand tax procedures and forms
36. Jane needs
Understand money and numeracy
Learn about loans, interest and terms
Understand “Payday loans”
Learn about and follow a budget
Begin future planning
Competent support staff
Professional mental health support
37. Some needs being met
Support team –getting trained
Money management
Decision making process
Mental health website
Supports and services
38. Opportunities
Turn to the person beside you
Think about new policies or practices that can make
accessible information available to people with low
literacy.
39. Opportunities
Think about new policies or practices that
can make accessible information available to
people with low literacy.
Policies
Practices
40. Challenges
Turn to the person beside you
Think about what are the challenges to developing
documents for people with low literacy.
41. The message
Plain Language for Democracy and Citizenship
The silent % of those with low literacy
Social inclusion and participation
Equal opportunity
Civic engagement
