The concept of reasonable accommodation in selected national disability legislation

DEPARTMENT FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS (DESA), UNITED NATIONS

Publication Date 

December 2005

This paper describes how national legislation in selected countries has managed to incorporate the concept of reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. It utilises case studies from the following selected countries: Australia, Canada, European Union, Ireland, Israel, New Zealand, the Philippines, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States and Zimbabwe

Meeting:Ad Hoc Committee on a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with DisabilitiesNew York16 January - 3 February 2006 

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http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/rights/ahc7bkgrndra.htm

Keywords 

Cross-cutting; accessibility; Development/ Humanitarian; disability and development; Enabling environments; housing; Human rights; rights

Regional Focus 

Africa (AFRO)
Europe (EURO)
Pan American (PAHO)
Western Pacific (WPRO)

Country focus 

Australia; Canada; Ireland; Israel; New Zealand; Philippines; South Africa; Spain; Sweden; UK; USA; Zimbabwe

Language 

English

Type of material 

text

Content type 

research; paper

CRPD 

article 05: equality and non-discrimination; article 07: children with disabilities; article 10: right to life

Publisher 

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)