[WSIS CS-Plenary] Re: [Pwd] (unicode) [WSIS-CT] RE: [Ct-drafting] URGENT: Please send COMMENTS on CS declaration

[Monthian Buntan]

Dear Hiroshi and all:

If Hiroshi has some concern over the term "persons with disabilities", 
although it has the broadest meaning, I would like to proposed the possibly 
most inclusive and compromising (a bit wordy) term, "persons with all types 
of disabilities."  I believe such term, as I proposed, will take care of 
all concerns we may have.

As far as I know, in Japan, "physical disability" includes mobility, 
sensory, intellectual, learning and autistic, but in many countries, such 
term is very narrow and includes only mobility impairment.

Best regards,

Thian

At 08:41 AM 12/7/2003, Monthian Buntan wrote:
>Dear Hiroshi:
>
>Thank you for your kind imput.  However, I have some great concern over 
>the word mental and physical disabilities.  Under many circumstances, the 
>word "physical disabilities" may not include sensory impairment at 
>all.  At least in thailand, the term "physical disabilities" refer only to 
>persons with mobility impairment.  Therefore, I would prefer "persons with 
>disabilities" as it speaks for the broadest range of "disabilities" 
>regardless of types and severity.
>
>Please seriously take it into consideration or otherwise we may end up 
>exlcuding many people out of different understanding and interpretation.
>
>Again, I confirm that "persons with disabilities" is absolutely broader 
>than "persons with physical and mental disabilities."
>
>Best regards,
>
>Thian
>
>  At 11:14 PM 12/6/2003, Hiroshi Kawamura wrote:
>>The following text is copied from WSIS-CT mailing list with permission of
>>original author. --- Hiroshi
>>
>>----------------------------------------------------
>>
>>The paragraph posted by Sally Burch, below is the latest and most accurate
>>version of the MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH CARE section for inclusion in the
>>"PRINCIPLES, GOALS AND CHALLENGES section ( or possibly in Social Justice
>>section), which I had submitted.
>>
>>The section should be titled;    MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH CARE
>>
>>The delivery of life-critical mental and physical health information can be
>>facilitated and improved through ICT-based solutions. Lack of access to
>>information and communication has been identified as a critical factor in
>>the public mental and physical health crises around the world. Experts have
>>suggested that providing citizens of underdeveloped countries with community
>>level points of access to mental and physical health information would be a
>>critical starting point for addressing the mental and physical health care
>>crises. However, such access points should support more than one-way flows
>>of information (for example, from expert to community or patient).
>>Communities must be allowed to participate in the selection and creation of
>>communication flows that they find useful and necessary to address the
>>prevention, treatment, and promotion of mental and physical health care for
>>all people.
>>
>>In addition, please note the following revisions in brackets, which were
>>previously recommended but in latest draft have been omitted.  Please
>>re-insert.  Most of these refer to specifying mental and physical health, as
>>opposed to only physical, and should be included for consistency and
>>clarity.
>>
>>3.2.4 Access to Information and the Means of Communication, paragraph 3
>>
>>Specific needs and requirements of all stakeholders, including those with
>>[mental and physical] disabilities, must be....
>>
>>3.2.5 Basic literacy, par 1 last sentence
>>
>>People-centered information technologies can foster eradication of [mental
>>and physical] illnesses and epidemics, can help give everyone food, shelter,
>>freedom and peace.
>>
>>3.2.5 Basic literacy, par 3 last sentence
>>
>>must include a focus on the needs of people who have [mental and] physical
>>impairments and all means of transcending those impairments ...
>>
>>3.3.8 Human development ­ education and training, par 2
>>   Literacy, education, and research efforts in the Information Society must
>>include a focus on the needs of people who have [mental and] physical
>>impairments and all means of transcending those impairments....
>>
>>
>>
>>In par 4 -
>>
>>
>>
>>...special needs: those of young and elderly people, of women, of people
>>with [mental and physical] impairments, of indigenous peoples, of migrant
>>communities, of refugees and returnees in post-conflict situations, in a
>>life-long perspective...
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>3.3.9 Information generation and knowledge development - research, par 1,
>>sentence 3
>>
>>
>>
>>Clear principles should be developed for the use and exploitation of the
>>body of knowledge produced [e.g. Scientific research data should be gender
>>and age disaggregated for mental and physical health.]
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>4. Conclusion, par 2, last sentence
>>
>>
>>
>>....the right to a standard of living adequate for the [mental and physical]
>>health and well-being of the individual and his or her family, including
>>food housing and (delete medical)  [mental and physical health]care.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>3.1.9 Rights of Persons with Disabilities: recommended by Monthian Buntan
>>
>>
>>
>>I also support the inclusion of the section below recommended by Monthian
>>Buntan, however, I would recommend the following revisions to be consistent
>>with the rest of the document.  While it is helpful to specify types and
>>degree of disabilities, these can be seen as referring to physical only as
>>often mental and physical health care have been disconnected in many
>>countries.
>>
>>
>>
>>3.1.9 Rights of Persons with [Mental and Physical] Disabilities:
>>
>>
>>In the inclusive information society, the rights of persons with [mental and
>>physical] disabilities to have full and absolute equal access to information
>>and communications including ICTs, regardless of types and degree of
>>disabilities, must be ensured by laws and policies at all levels.  In order
>>to achieve such goal, Universal Design principle and the use of assistive
>>technologies must be seriously promoted and supported throughout the whole
>>process of building and nurturing the information society in which PWDs and
>>their organizations must be allowed to participate fully and on equal terms
>>with non-disabled people.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Thank you for all your work on this.  Look forward to meeting everyone in
>>Geneva as hoping to arrive Monday morning, however, there is a huge blizzard
>>and snowing now in New York and flights are delayed.
>>
>>
>>
>>Elizabeth
>>
>>
>>
>>Dr. Elizabeth Carll
>>
>>Focal Point
>>
>>International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
>>
>>Tel: 631-754-2424
>>
>>Fax: 631-754-5032
>>
>>ecarll at optonline.net
>>
>>
>>
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