A/HRC/28/58 to equal recognition before the law, the right to freedom and security of the person, the right to live independently and to be included in the community and other interrelated rights in the civil and political sphere. (b) Combating poverty: Addressing the root causes of poverty among persons with disabilities that prevent them from enjoying their economic and social rights and being active contributors to their communities, including by supporting the development and implementation of social protection systems that are inclusive of persons with disabilities, by promoting access to inclusive education and employment, and by contributing to the inclusion of persons with disabilities in all national and international development processes and programmes. (c) Promoting change in social perceptions about persons with disabilities. The Special Rapporteur, guided by article 8 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and paragraph 2 (e) of Human Rights Council resolution 26/20, intends to challenge and to contribute to changing negative perceptions of persons with disabilities with a view to fostering respect for the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities, combating stereotypes, prejudice and harmful practices relating to persons with disabilities, promoting awareness of the positive contributions of persons with disabilities to society and informing persons with disabilities, their families and communities about their rights. Awareness-raising activities will be undertaken as stand-alone activities, such as social media campaigns and contributing to the visibility of the annual International Day of Persons with Disabilities, and as components of her mandated work. VII. First steps in setting up a framework for collaboration 34. In her first months as mandate holder, the Special Rapporteur took initial steps to set up a framework for collaboration. Grateful for the positive welcome that she has received, she has already had the chance to exchange with a large number of stakeholders and looks forward to further opportunities of interaction. 35. Upon taking up her duties, on 3 December 2014 the Special Rapporteur issued her very first statement together with the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Disability and Accessibility, in which these human rights mechanisms called jointly for the inclusion of the rights of persons with disabilities in relevant ongoing processes, ranging from defining the post-2015 development agenda to climate negotiations and the third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, and called for universal ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional Protocol thereto. While respecting the independence and specificity of each mandate, these mechanisms will continue to work together in a coherent manner to build upon each other’s work and to collaborate when relevant. The three mechanisms have started to coordinate their work informally with the aim of exchanging information on a regular basis and identifying areas where joint action is of added value and can bring about a stronger impact. 36. The Special Rapporteur has also taken first steps towards collaborating with other special procedures mandate holders. Initial efforts of collaboration have included a joint statement made on Human Rights Day, on 10 December 2014, with other special procedures mandate holders on climate change and human rights, and joined efforts regarding issues of common concern with the mandate holders on the right to food, older persons and the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health. 37. The Special Rapporteur participated in the fifty-third session of the Commission for Social Development, at which she spoke under the agenda item 3(6), on the review of 14