making our rights work for us accessible information and human rights
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Making our rights work for us Accessible information and human rights. Robyn Hunt AccEase. What we’ll cover. Background Access to information as a human right What does the CRPD say about access to information? Practical application and opportunities. 5%. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Making our rights work for usAccessible information and human rights
Robyn Hunt
AccEase
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What we’ll cover
• Background
• Access to information as a human right
• What does the CRPD say about access to information?
• Practical application and opportunities
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5%Only 5% of print informationis ever translated into alternative formats
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Impact of the CRPD
• A sea change in the way disabled people and their issues and rights can be understood.
• Exciting opportunities for fundamental and far-reaching changes to the lives of disabled people.
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The CRPD perspective
• The CRPD takes a broad and inclusive view of disability, acknowledging the complexity of the relationship between a person’s impairment and the surrounding disabling social and physical environment.
• It sees disability as:– an evolving concept– allows for change and development.
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The CRPD and access to information
• Article 9 Accessibility
• Article 21 freedom of expression and opinion and access to information
• CRPD http://www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?
navid=13&pid=150
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Example of what has happened
• Passage of the Sign Language Act– New Zealand Sign Language becomes a
national language– Result
• increased confidence• Deaf people pursued access
to captioned movies in cinemas, an example of private sector attention to human rights
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More examples of what has happened
• Rights and responsibilities as citizens– Elections New Zealand – right to vote in parliamentary elections,
(Article 29 participation in political and public life.)
• New Zealand’s recent natural disasters Christchurch– Sign language guy
(Article 11)
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More examples of what has happened
• After working with disabled people the Bankers Association produced guidelines for services to their older and disabled customers, including accessible information.
• Increasing provision of audio-described theatre productions following work by the ABC
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What can we do?• Learn about the CRPD and
human rights. – www.odi.govt.nz
www.hrc.co.nz
• Help people to complain constructively and strategically, and as groups www.hdc.org.nz www.bit.ly/ssZujt
• Join your disabled people’s organisation or other advocacy group to advocate in your community for accessible information
.
• Engage with the wider disability community, especially those who are print-disabled, to think and act strategically about priorities
• Create a business case for the private sector in your community.
• Acknowledge and celebrate best practice, progress and successful outcomes. Give credit where credit is due.
• Check: is your own information accessible?
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Questions - Discussion
Robyn HuntAccEase Ltd
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