As for the scope of the monitoring and evaluation mechanisms, 43.4 per cent of responding countries said that they covered the size and prevalence of disability 54.9 per cent that they covered types of disabilities 48.7 per cent that they covered age distribution 46.0 per cent that they covered disability according to gender and 44.2 per cent that they covered disability according to geographical location.

Of those countries that responded, 59.6 per cent and 57.9 per cent, respectively, indicated that they provided rehabilitation services to organizations of persons with disabilities and to the families of persons with disabilities while 46.5 per cent and 47.4 per cent, respectively, offered community based services and covered the needs of all types of disabilities.

Several Member States reported on the adoption of non discrimination legislation and other disability specific legislation, as well as on modifications of existing legislation to extend its scope to persons with disabilities.

Persons with disabilities

Handicapped persons

In 47.8 per cent of countries, statistics cover the needs of persons with disabilities in 53.1 per cent they deal with the programmes and services provided to persons with disabilities and in 42.5 per cent they include the availability, scope and coverage of services.

During the reporting period A position of Minister responsible for Persons with Disabilities was established Full Citizenship A Manitoba Provincial Strategy on Disability was released in 2001 (http www.gov.mb.ca access ) The Disabilities Issues Office was established in December 2003 and Two Round Tables on Disability Issues were hosted to provide people with disabilities with an opportunity to present feedback and suggestions concerning government policy and programs.

Disabled People apos s International (DPI) is a network of cross disability national assemblies of self help organizations of disabled persons in over 115 countries around the world.

Disability pension for an (insured) worker who became disabled

Income support is provided to individuals with physical disabilities, sensory disabilities, intellectual disabilities and psychosocial disabilities by 58.8, 51.8, 56.1, and 44.7 per cent, respectively, of the countries that responded. Women with disabilities receive income support in 55.3 per cent of responding countries, and the parents of children with disabilities in 43 per cent.

These categories determine the source and type of support provided and they are based on general social security disability pension, employment disability pension, IDF (Israel Defence Force) disability pension, hostile operations disability pensions, Holocaust and anti Nazi operations disability pensions, and children receiving disabled child pensions.

(d) Promoting awareness training programmes regarding persons with disabilities and the rights of persons with disabilities.

Promotion and awareness of disability issues

The problem of disabled women in Mozambique is particularly important, but it is not dissociated from that from those of people for whom disabilities make them a special group, nor from those of the common person who, victimized by the social vicissitudes of poverty, underdevelopment, face all types of social and economic difficult, social pressures, pressures from religious beliefs and, above all, political and traditional pressures to name but a few factors.

Women with disabilities

Children with disabilities

Women with Disabilities

(i) The disabled

Disabled children

Disability benefits

Handicapped children?

Information regarding people with disabilities originates from details on various disability benefits given to the six main categories of disabled people.

Treatment of pain using opioid analgesics

(a) Persons with disabilities are not excluded from the general education system on the basis of disability, and that children with disabilities are not excluded from free and compulsory primary education, or from secondary education, on the basis of disability

The Syrian Arab Republic enacted programmes to increase knowledge about disability, its causes and types, and to foster early detection and to promote the rights of persons with disabilities.

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Disability Programme

Invalidity Insurance Act

Automatic teller machines, easily accessible for the disabled, are located at the south end of the main corridor on the first floor of the Conference building.

Disability programme

Invalidity pensions

Total number of disabled

Education for the disabled

ADEMO Association of Disabled People of Mozambique

The psychology of the disabled Crippled Care Monographs

For example, in 2003 2004, supplementary health coverage was extended to individuals with disabilities who were leaving social assistance to assume employment.

In response to the question about the nature and scope of the awareness raising materials, 67.5 per cent stated that they covered all types of disabilities, including developmental and psychosocial disabilities 70.2 per cent indicated that materials were inclusive of the social, political and development rights of persons with disabilities and 69.3 per cent responded that the materials included the right to services, full participation and equal opportunities.

Upon reaching the retirement age the disability pension is substituted by the old age pension that must be not less than the disability pension during the disability period.

Concerned that improvement of awareness of and sensitivity to disability issues and respect for the human rights of disabled persons has not been significant enough to improve the quality of life of persons with disabilities worldwide,

(ii) To promote positive perceptions and greater social awareness towards persons with disabilities

The minimum disability pension for disabled persons in group III is 30 per cent of this wage.

Human rights of persons with disabilities

Rights of persons with disabilities

2) a disability pension

(vii) Severely disabled persons