Protecting the Rights of People with Autism in the Fields of Education and Employment: International, European and National Perspectives
Registro en:
9783319137919
10.1007/978-3-319-13791-9
Autor
Della Fina, Valentina
Cera, Rachele
Institución
Resumen
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and its Optional
Protocol were adopted on 13 December 2006 at the United Nations Headquarters in
New York, and opened for signature on 30 March 2007. They entered into force on
3 May 2008.
The CRPD is unique in its complexity for many reasons. It encompasses both
civil and political rights, and economic, social and cultural rights; it includes rights
established in previous instruments, but extends them by prescribing the content of
the rights and the obligations of Contracting Parties. Furthermore, it contains a new
set of rights such as those concerning accessibility, personal mobility or habilitation
and rehabilitation, as well as it introduces new topics such as the identification of
the persons with disabilities, the concept of reasonable accommodations and the
obligation of Contracting Parties to cooperate in the field of disability.