UNCRPD Expert Seminar

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UNCRPD Expert Seminar

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UNCRPD Expert Seminar. Programme 10.30amWelcome Paul Noonan, Equality Commission for Northern Ireland 10.35am Developing the List of Issues Paul Noonan 10.45am Current shortfalls in public policies and programmes QUB research team 11.30am Break 11.45amBreakout groups - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Programme10.30am Welcome

Paul Noonan, Equality Commission for Northern Ireland10.35am Developing the List of Issues

Paul Noonan10.45am Current shortfalls in public policies and programmes

QUB research team11.30am Break11.45am Breakout groups12.15pm Feedback on Research

QUB Research Team12.30pm Feedback on List of Issues

Paul Noonan12.45pm Lunch1.30pm How to best influence the UNCRPD Committee

Tony O’Reilly, Equality Commission for Northern Ireland Colin Caughey, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission

2.30pm Optional group discussion on UNCRPD reporting: The room has been booked for an additional hour for those who

wish to stay and discuss UNCRPD reporting.3.30pm Close

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• Awareness raising (Art. 8)• Participation in political and public life (Art. 29)• Reliable data and statistics (Art. 31)and access to information

(Arts. 9 and 21)

+• Legal reform (Art. 5: Equality and non-discrimination)• Mental capacity and mental health legislation (Art. 12: Equal

participation before the law)• Special Educational Needs reform (Art. 24: Education)• Access to Healthcare/NHS Reform (Art. 25: Health)• Welfare Reform (Art. 28: Adequate standard of living and

social protection)

IMNI’s provisional list of Issues