An analysis of the status of implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the Caribbean

Includes bibliography

Report of the meeting of experts to define strategic priorities for the regional agenda on the situation of persons with disabilities

Includes bibliography

Report on the Expert Group Meeting on the Comprehensive and Integral International Convention to Promote and Protect the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities

The main objective of the meeting was to present recommendations to the Ad Hoc Committee established by the United Nations to consider proposals and elements for inclusion in an international convention aimed at protecting and promoting the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities. Attending the meeting were key stakeholders from the human rights and disabled community, public and private sector, the academic community, and members of the United Nations system.

Rights of children and adolescents with disabilities

Rights of children and adolescents with disabilities Until not long ago, children with disabilities were made fun of, hidden away and, all too often, the victims of violence. Fortunately, this state of affairs has improved thanks to changes in the way disability is viewed and to the ratification, by 23 countries in the region, of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).

Social Panorama of Latin America 2012

Includes bibliography

Availability, collection and use of data on disability in the Caribbean subregion

Includes bibliography

Education in basic skills and training for productive work

Includes bibliography

Marginality and social integration in Uruguay

Includes bibliography

Los derechos de la infancia y adolescencia con discapacidad

Los derechos de la infancia y adolescencia con discapacidadHasta hace poco, los niños y niñas con discapacidad eran escondidos, objeto de burlas y, en muchos casos, víctimas de violencia. Esta situación ha mejorado gracias a algunos cambios en la concepción de la discapacidad y a la ratificación de la Convención sobre los Derechos de las Personas con Discapacidad por parte de 23 países de la región.

Situation of unpaid work and gender in the Caribbean: The measurement of unpaid work through time-use studies

Includes bibliography.

Informe regional sobre la medición de la discapacidad. Una mirada a los procedimientos de medición de la discapacidad en América Latina y el Caribe. Grupo de tareas sobre medición de la discapacidad Conferencia Estadística de las Américas (CEA)

Introducción .-- I. Inclusión de los lineamientos internacionales en los procesos de medición de la discapacidad en los países de América Latina y el Caribe .-- II. Situación actual de la medición de la discapacidad en los países de la región .-- III. Principales dificultades que enfrentan los países en la recolección de datos .-- Conclusiones.