5 th LATIN AMERICAN CONFERENCE - QUITO, ECUADOR 1 For a world without barriers.

15th LATIN AMERICAN CONFERENCE - QUITO, ECUADOR

For a world without barriers

5th LATIN AMERICAN CONFERENCEQUITO, ECUADOR

NOVEMBER 10, 2012

TOM BUTCHERZERO PROJECT – ESSL FOUNDATION


Zero ProjectMonitoring the rights of persons with disabilities


Established in 2007 by Martin and Gerda Essl



Family owns bauMax



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Essl Social Prize



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Survey of Implementation of the UN CRPD


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Special Survey on Employment


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Selected Innovative Practices


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Selected Innovative Practices

Selected Innovative Policies


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23 questions based on 14 different Articles


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55 countries surveyed from around the world


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9 countries surveyed from Latin America


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Survey of Implementation of the UN CRPDBrazil


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Survey of Implementation of the UN CRPDBrazilChile


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Colombia


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ColombiaEl Salvador


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ColombiaEl SalvadorGuatemala


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ColombiaEl SalvadorGuatemalaHonduras


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Mexico


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MexicoNicaragua


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MexicoNicaragua

Peru


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Survey Highlights for Latin America

Most Answers “Yes”/Green Traffic Light


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Most Answers “Yes”/Green Traffic Light• Question 1: Are all newly constructed buildings, to which there is public

access, required by law to be accessible?


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access, required by law to be accessible?• Question 6: Is sign language an officially recognized language in the courts?


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access, required by law to be accessible?• Question 6: Is sign language an officially recognized language in the courts?• Question 11: Does a child with disabilities have the right to receive free and

compulsory primary education within the mainstream educational system?


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Most Answers “No”/Red Traffic Light• Question 17: Did the percentage of persons with disabilities employed

increase in 2011?


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increase in 2011?• Question 5: Does the law provide for the possibility of partial guardianship?


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increase in 2011?• Question 5: Does the law provide for the possibility of partial guardianship?• Question 16: Is the number of persons with disabilities employed by the state

both calculated and published?


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increase in 2011?• Question 5: Does the law provide for the possibility of partial guardianship?• Question 16: Is the number of persons with disabilities employed by the state

both calculated and published?• Question 19: Are official statistics published annually covering, at minimum,

the number, age group, sex, and car provided to all those persons with disabilities living in institutions?


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10 questions based on Article 27


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20 countries from Latin America and the Caribbean


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Antigua and Barbuda Cuba Haiti Panama

Argentina Dominica Honduras Peru

Bahamas Dominican Republic Jamaica St Kitts and Nevis

Belize Guatemala Mexico St Lucia

Chile Guyana Nicaragua St Vincent and the Grenadines


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Two Highlights from the Special Survey on Employment


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• ✓ - Do persons with disabilities share, on an equal basis with others, rights of redress of grievances?


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• ✓ - Do persons with disabilities share, on an equal basis with others, rights of redress of grievances?

• ✗ - Is the difference between the general employment rate and that for persons with disabilities in employment less than 15%


The Future



The Future

All Latin American and the Caribbean



The Future

All Latin American and the Caribbean

A Special Latin American/Caribbean Report?



¡Muchas Gracias!



¡Muchas Gracias!

Muito Obrigado!



¡Muchas Gracias!

Muito Obrigado!

Vielen Dank



¡Muchas Gracias!

Muito Obrigado!

Vielen Dank

Thank you so much


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