Anybody have more information on this?

Who are these people?

Was Beijing accessible?  How went native cuisine?

S.

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Subject: Beijing Declaration on the Rights of People with Disabilities


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Beijing Declaration on the Rights of People with Disabilities in the New
Century

Adopted on 12 March 2000 at the World NGO Summit on Disability

1. We, the leaders of Disabled People's International, Inclusion
International, Rehabilitation International, the World Blind Union and
the
World Federation of the Deaf, as well as national non-governmental
organizations (NGOs) of and for people with disabilities from all
continents, have convened in Beijing from 10 to 12 March 2000 to develop
a
new century strategy for the full participation and equality of people
with
disabilities,

2. We recognize, with appreciation, that the last two decades of the
twentieth century witnessed an increased awareness of issues faced by
over
600 million people with disabilities, assisted in part by various United
Nations instruments,

3. We express deep concern that such instruments and mandates have yet
to
create a significant impact on improving the lives of people with
disabilities, especially women and girls with disabilities, who remain
the
most invisible and marginalized of all disadvantaged social groups,

4. We emphasize that the continued exclusion of people with disabilities
from the mainstream development process is a violation of fundamental
rights
and an indictment of humankind at the inception of the new century,

5. We share the conviction that the full inclusion of people with
disabilities in society requires our solidarity in working towards an
international convention that legally binds nations, to reinforce the
moral
authority of the United Nations Standard Rules on the Equalization of
Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities,

6. We believe that the inception of the new century is an opportune time
for
people with diverse disabilities and their organizations, and other
civic
organizations, local and national governments, members of the United
Nations
system and other inter-governmental bodies, as well as the private
sector,
to collaborate closely in an inclusive and wide consultative process
aimed
at the development and adoption of an international convention to
promote
and protect the rights of people with disabilities, and enhance equal
opportunities for participation in mainstream society,

7. We therefore urge all heads of state and government, public
administrators, local authorities, members of the United Nations system,
people with disabilities, civic organizations that participate in the
development process, and socially responsible private sector
organizations,
to immediately initiate the process for an international convention,
including by raising it in all forthcoming international forums,
especially
the Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly on Social
Development, the NGO Millennium Forum, the United Nations Millennium
Assembly and related preparatory meetings,

8. We further urge all participants in this process to actively
facilitate
the adoption of such a convention, which should address, inter alia, the
following areas of priority concern:

(a) Improvement of the overall quality of life of people with diverse
disabilities, and their upliftment from deprivation, hardship and
poverty;
(b) Education, training, remunerative work, and participation in
decision-making processes at all levels;
(c) Elimination of discriminatory attitudes and practices, as well as
information, legal and infrastructural barriers;
(d) Increased allocations of resources to ensure the equal participation
of
people with disabilities;

9. We hereby send out a call to action to all concerned with equality
and
human dignity, to join together in widespread efforts embracing national
capitals, towns and cities, remote villages, and United Nations forums,
to
ensure the adoption of an international convention on the rights of all
people with disabilities,

10. We commit our respective organizations to strive for a legally
binding
international convention on the rights of all people with disabilities
to
full participation and equality in society.


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Fred Fay
Chair, Justice For All
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