2. Children with disabilities shall be registered immediately after birth and shall have the right from
birth to a name, the right to acquire a nationality and, as far as possible, the right to know and be
cared for by their parents.
Article 19
Living independently and being included in the community
States Parties to the present Convention recognize the equal right of all persons with disabilities to live
in the community, with choices equal to others, and shall take effective and appropriate measures to
facilitate full enjoyment by persons with disabilities of this right and their full inclusion and participation
in the community, including by ensuring that:
(a) Persons with disabilities have the opportunity to choose their place of residence and where and with
whom they live on an equal basis with others and are not obliged to live in a particular living
arrangement;
(b) Persons with disabilities have access to a range of in-home, residential and other community
support services, including personal assistance necessary to support living and inclusion in the
community, and to prevent isolation or segregation from the community;
(c) Community services and facilities for the general population are available on an equal basis to
persons with disabilities and are responsive to their needs.
Article 20
Personal mobility
States Parties shall take effective measures to ensure personal mobility with the greatest possible
independence for persons with disabilities, including by:
(a) Facilitating the personal mobility of persons with disabilities in the manner and at the time of their
choice, and at affordable cost;
(b) Facilitating access by persons with disabilities to quality mobility aids, devices, assistive
technologies and forms of live assistance and intermediaries, including by making them available at
affordable cost;
(c) Providing training in mobility skills to persons with disabilities and to specialist staff working with
persons with disabilities;
(d) Encouraging entities that produce mobility aids, devices and assistive technologies to take into
account all aspects of mobility for persons with disabilities.
Article 21
Freedom of expression and opinion, and access to information
States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that persons with disabilities can exercise
the right to freedom of expression and opinion, including the freedom to seek, receive and impart
information and ideas on an equal basis with others and through all forms of communication of their
choice, as defined in article 2 of the present Convention, including by:
(a) Providing information intended for the general public to persons with disabilities in accessible
formats and technologies appropriate to different kinds of disabilities in a timely manner and without
additional cost;
(b) Accepting and facilitating the use of sign languages, Braille, augmentative and alternative
communication, and all other accessible means, modes and formats of communication of their choice
by persons with disabilities in official interactions;
(c) Urging private entities that provide services to the general public, including through the Internet, to
provide information and services in accessible and usable formats for persons with disabilities;
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