Disability Mainstreaming

Disability Mainstreaming is necessary to ensure equitable opportunities for persons with disabilities and to prevent widening inequity gaps between PWDs and general population.

A human rights-based approach to disability is key as highlighted in the Convention of rights for PWDs, aims to protect and promote the human rights of persons with disabilities. The Convention emphasizes full and active participation of persons with disabilities in all spheres of life, highlighting that persons with disabilities are equal citizens with the same rights as others. The shared key principles of the human rights-based approach and the Convention include non-discrimination, full participation and inclusion in the society, respect for difference of people with disabilities, equal opportunities, and equality between men and women, which are all emphasized also in BLINKs strategic plan