Employment of people with disabilities: the impact of legislation. Report of a technical consultation

Contents

1. Introduction 1

2. Overview 2
2.1 Themes 2
2.2 Participants 3
2.3 Resource persons 3
2.4 Resource materials 3

3. Official opening 4

4. Technical presentations 5
4.1 International trends in employment-related legislation concerning people with disabilities 5
4.2 Translating international principles on disability into national legal frameworks 10
4.3 Discussion 13

5. Working groups 14

Annex 1. List of participants 20

Annex 2. Background document. Legislation, policies and programmes concerning the employment of people with disabilities in selected countries of east africa 25