Zero Project Almanac 2013–2016

214 Pages·2017·8.01 MB·English

by  Zero Project Team

Zero Project
Almanac
2013 – 2016
Supporting the implementation of the
UN Convention on the Rights
of Persons with Disabilities
UN CRPD Ratification
World Map
Countries by year of ratification of
the UN Convention on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilties, 2007 to 2016
(total: 172 by end of 2016)
Year of Ratification
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Countries that have NOT ratified UN CRPD
(another 12 countries, among them the United States and
Ireland, have signed the UN CRPD but not ratified it)

“For all persons with disabilities
and for all contributors to the
Zero Project, worldwide”
Zero Project Director and Zero Project Almanac coordinator: Michael Fembek
Design: Christoph Almasy
Articles about Innovative Practices and Policies: Zach Dorfman
Article about the Essl Foundation: Saskia Wallner
Graphic Facilitation: Petra Plicka
Portrait Illustrations: Alexander Fuehrer
Easy Language Text: Atempo GmbH
Editing: John Tessitore
Photos of Zero Project Conferences: Frank Garzarolli, Pepo Schuster;
Austrian Conferences: Fotos provided by regional Conference partner
Photos of all organizations mentioned have been provided by these organizations
ISBN 978-3-9504208-2-1
© Essl Foundation, January 2017. All rights reserved.
First published 2017. Printed in Austria.
Disclaimers
The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of
the Essl Foundation or the Zero Project. The designations employed and the
presentation of the material do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoe ver
on the part of the Essl Foundation concerning the legal status of any country,
territory, city, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delineation of its
frontiers or boundaries.
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Zero Project
Almanac
2013 – 2016
Supporting the implementation of the
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
List of Acronyms

$............US Dollars ITU..........International Telecommunication Union
€............Euro Ltd. .........Limited (registered company)
£............British Pound MENA.......Middle East and Northern Africa
ADA.........Americans with Disabilities Act MTE.........Medical Tactile Examiner
ALS.........Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis MP .........Member of Parliament
ASEAN......Association of Southeast Asian Nations N/A .........Not available or not answered
CBR.........Community-based rehabilitation NGO ........Non-governmental organization
CIS..........Countries of the former Soviet Union OECD.......Organisation for Economic Co-operation
CRPD .......see UN CRPD and Development
DPI .........Disabled Peoples’ International OHCHR .....Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
DPO ........Disabled People Organization p. ...........Page
EAA.........European Accessibility Act PO..........Personal Ombudsman
EASPD......European Association of Service Providers PAB.........Personal Assistant Budget
ECOSOC....United Nations Economic and Social Council PWD ........Person with Disability
EFC.........European Foundation Centre ®............Registered Trademark
ENAT .......European Network of Accessible Tourism SDG.........Sustainable Development Goals
ENIL ........European Network for Independent Living TVET........Technical vocational and educational training
EU ..........European Union UK ..........United Kingdom
e.V. .........eingetragener Verein (registered Association) UN ..........United Nations
f., ff. .........following page, following pages UN CRPD ...United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons
G3ICT.......Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs with Disabilities
GAATES ....Global Alliance on Accessible Technologies UN DESA....United Nations Department of Economic and
and Environments Social Affairs
HDI .........Human Development Index UNDP .......United Nations Development Programme
ICT..........Information and communication technologies UNESCO....United Nations Educational, Scientific and
IT ...........Information & Technology Cultural Organization
IDA..........International Disability Alliance UNICEF .....United Nations Children’s Fund
IE ...........Inclusive Education US, USA.....United States of America
IFES ........International Foundation for Election Systems VET.........Vocational and educational training
INEE ........Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies WHO .......World Health Organization
ILO .........International Labour Organization
Zero Project Almanac 2
ABOUT THE ZERO PROJECT
Martin Essl, the Essl Foundation, and the Zero Project ............................ 8
About the Almanac & Timeline of the Zero Project ................................ 14
The Zero Project Conferences 2013 – 2016 in pictures ............................ 16
2013: EMPLOYMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Discussion on the UN CRPD and inclusive employment .......................... 26
Case-Study: The Specialisterne model ............................................. 34
A Catalogue of Innovative Practices and Policies .................................. 42
Case-Study: The Discovering Hands model ........................................ 46
Worldmap: Social Indicators on employment ....................................... 54
2014: ACCESSIBILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Case-Study: The One Quarter for All/Hamburg model ........................... 58
A Catalogue of Innovative Practices and Policies .................................. 68
Case-Study: The Australian Development Aid Programme ....................... 76
Worldmap: Social Indicators on Accessibility ....................................... 82
2015: INDEPENDENT LIVING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Interview with Adolf Ratzka ........................................................... 86
A Catalogue of Innovative Practices and Policies .................................. 90
Case-Study: Personal budget and Personal Ombudsman ........................ 96
Worldmap: Social Indicators on Independent Living .............................. 106
The Zero Project Austria Conferences in pictures ................................ 108
2016: EDUCATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Case-Study: The One Class for All model ......................................... 114
A Catalogue of Innovative Practices and Policies ..................................124
Case-Study: The Lumos model of Deinstitutionalisation ......................... 132
Worldmap: Social Indicators on Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
ANNEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
The UN CRPD in full .................................................................. 143
Zero Project Network 2013 – 2017 ................................................... 152
Zero Project Social Indicators: All questions 2013 – 2017 ........................ 170
Zero Project Social Indicators: All results 2013 – 2017 ............................ 174
All Innovative Practices 2013 – 2016. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
All Innovative Policies 2013 – 2016 ................................................... 190
EASY TO READ AND UNDERSTAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
What is most important in this book (a summary of
the Zero Project Almanac in Easy Language)
Content 3
“ The existing good practices and
innovative solutions that are collected
in this Zero Project Almanac will be
enormously helpful in supporting UN
Member States and other stakeholders
in achieving the SDGs and in fulfilling
the promise of the CRPD.”
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