A/HRC/31/30 States should not detain asylum seekers with disabilities beyond the scope allowed under international human rights law.68 48. All parties to a conflict have an obligation to provide prisoners of war with disabilities with accessibility and reasonable accommodation. According to the jurisprudence of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, all persons with disabilities who have been deprived of their liberty should have access to reasonable accommodation and appropriate measures to ensure that they can live independently and participate fully in all aspects of life within their places of detention.69 Reasonable accommodation is requested in order not to aggravate incarceration conditions for persons with disabilities.70 Moreover, places of detention should also take into account any additional requirements that may arise as detainees age. 49. The socioeconomic reintegration of ex-combatants with disabilities requires the establishment of comprehensive support systems, which should include social services to enable them to reconnect with their communities. 71 Rehabilitation services should facilitate the reintegration of ex-combatants in livelihoods, and be seen as only one part of the reintegration process. Practices that focus only on the medical aspect risk isolating excombatants and generating challenges to their reintegration. D. Transformation through innovation 50. Innovation is essential in making policies related to disaster risk reduction and humanitarian emergencies inclusive of and accessible to persons with disabilities. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities promotes the concept of universal design, connected to the principle of accessibility, which should guide all policies, and, in particular, those on reconstruction, and stresses the role of information and communications technology. In addition, article 32 (d) of the Convention promotes the transfer of technologies as part of international cooperation. 51. States should “build back better”, ensuring that all post-emergency and post-conflict reconstruction complies with the principles of accessibility and universal design. House reconstruction should be undertaken from this perspective, with attention paid to the specific requirements of persons with disabilities, including the provision of wheelchair access, single-level living and easy access, and orientation to community amenities. Making public transport, temporary accommodation, emergency shelters, workplaces, communications systems, schools, medical facilities, parks and government offices accessible strengthens the right of persons with disabilities to choose where and with whom they live, on an equal basis with others. It is important to include the principles of accessibility and universal design in indicators and to lay them down as design parameters and criteria for resource allocation and outcome indicators. 52. New technologies present opportunities to enhance informed decision-making in a crisis and during evacuations, as well as improving aid delivery. Mobile telephones, social media, the Internet and electronic support for crisis mapping and electronic data interchange are some of the tools that can help persons with disabilities to gain situational awareness and to overcome barriers to information and programme assistance. They may 68 69 70 71 Human Rights Committee, general comment No. 35 (CCPR/C/GC/35). CRPD/C/11/D/8/2012, para. 9 (b)(i); see also CRPD/C/COK/CO/1, para. 28 (b); CRPD/C/CZE/CO/1, para. 28; and CRPD/C/MNG/CO/1, para. 26. CRPD/C/MNG/CO/1, para. 26. ILO, Socio-economic reintegration of ex-combatants, 2010, pp. 90–96. 15