Commentary on: Intellectual disability in Switzerland: the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as a vehicle for progress

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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to provide a commentary on “Intellectual disability in Switzerland: the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, as a vehicle for progress”.

Design/methodology/approach
This commentary highlights the importance of including people with intellectual disabilities in human rights reporting. The commentary builds on available data from academic research as well as civil society reports.

Findings
Three main aspects are presented: the lack of involvement of people with intellectual disabilities in human rights reporting, the barriers to their participation in developing and publishing human rights reports and possible strategies to tackle those barriers.

Originality/value
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with disabilities (CRPD) makes it mandatory to include people with intellectual disabilities in policy-making as well as in monitoring the CRPD. Academics need to change their practice to include people with intellectual disabilities in human rights research.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)40-45
Number of pages6
JournalTizard Learning Disability Review
Volume27
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 21 Mar 2022
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Autism
  • CRPD
  • Disability movement
  • Easy read
  • Human rights
  • Intellectual disability

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