Concluding Observation (Children with Disabilities)
UNCRPD's Concluding Observations on the initial report of the Philippines- Concluding Observations
- Children with Disabilities
- Findings
- Children with Disabilities (art. 7)
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- The Committee is concerned about:
(a) The lack of information about measures to ensure inclusion of children with disabilities in society, especially so since there are an estimated 3.3 million children with disabilities in the State party, representing about 8 per cent of the total population;
(b) The absence of strategies to promote the best interests of the child in actions concerning children with disabilities;
(c) The institutionalization of children with disabilities and the separation of children with disabilities from their families in rural areas while they attend school;
(d) The absence of measures to ensure that the views and opinions of children with disabilities are considered in all matters affecting their lives.
17.The Committee recommends that the State party:
(a) Adopt a comprehensive strategy and action plan for the promotion and protection of the rights of children with disabilities, and allocate specific human, technical and financial resources, including for monitoring mechanisms, to assess their implementation;
(b) Take measures to develop and strengthen respect for the rights of children with disabilities at home, and enhance support for the families of such children, including early childhood programmes, in accordance with the standards established under international human rights law, in particular the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The State party should pay particular attention to children with disabilities living in rural areas and those belonging to ethnic and religious minorities, as well as migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking children;
(c) Take measures to make mainstream schools accessible so that children with disabilities in rural areas can attend schools while living with their families;
(d) Strengthen and ensure national coverage of referral systems, including community-based rehabilitation of children with disabilities across the country;
(e) Set up protocols and guidelines aimed at consulting with children with disabilities through their representative organizations, ensuring support according to their age and disability, in relation to issues affecting them.
- Observatory
- Philippine Observatory on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities