Phase I report: Opportunities, Methodologies, and Training Resources for Disability Rights Monitoring

Foreword and Acknowledgements

Glossary and Abbreviations

Executive Summary

1. Project Background

A) Context

B) Furthering Disability Rights Advocacy

C) Scope and Expertise of Current Disability Monitoring Activities

D) Overview of DRPI Phase I Methodology

2. International Human Rights Monitoring Mechanisms and Opportunities for the Promotion and Protection of Disability Rights

A) Overview

B) The Applicability of International Human Rights Monitoring Mechanisms to the Disability Context

i) Incorporating Disability into Human Rights Treaty Monitoring

ii) Using Disability Rights Provisions

iii) Interpreting General Human Rights Provisions to Apply to People with Disabilities

iv) Applying Human Rights Treaties to Disability Rights Issues: Specific Examples

C) The Potential for Monitoring the Five Areas of Focus through Existing International Human Rights Mechanisms

3. Creating Monitoring Tools for People with Disabilities

A) Overview

B) A Survey of Human Rights Monitoring Tools

i) Individual Case Assessment Tools

ii) System Assessment Tools – Monitoring Legislative Frameworks, Case Law, and Government Programmes and Practices

iii) Media Monitoring

C) Key Concepts Essential to Effective Monitoring of Human Rights, Including Disability Rights

4. Disability Rights Training Resources

A) Overview

B) Disability Rights Training and the Five Areas of Focus for Monitoring

C) Three Training Models

i) An Introduction to Human Rights and Disability Rights

ii) Disability Rights and International and Regional Human Rights Systems

iii) Adapting Disability Rights and Human Rights Systems Training for Specific Audiences Training Programmes for Monitors

D) Key Concepts for Disability Rights Training

5. Conclusion

6. Appendices

Appendix A: DRPI Advisory Committee

Appendix B: Phase I Project Team

Endnotes