A/HRC/34/69 girls, who did not attend school owing to caregiving responsibilities. It was important to ensure cross-cutting disaggregation of data on disability. Countries had to monitor and report progress on inclusive education, including accessibility of educational facilities and materials. 42. Representatives of Asia Pacific Women with Disabilities, Associazione Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII, Dementia Alliance International, Include Me Too, Indigenous Persons with Disabilities Global Network, Indonesian Mental Health Association, International Federation of Anti-Leprosy Associations, Italian Network on Disability and Development, Movimento Down, Sense International, World Blind Union, World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry, Foschiani Asociados and World of Inclusion spoke during the dialogue. Participants called for international strategies for inclusive education for people affected by leprosy. They discussed action plans on disability and development; contextualized education models to implement article 24 of the Convention; access to educational materials; access to financial and technical resources for empowerment; grassroots implementation of the Convention; synergy between the Convention and the Declaration on the Right to Development; exclusion of persons with psychosocial disabilities from recruitment programmes; and inclusion of children with disabilities in private schools. 43. In response, Ms. Berman-Bieler reported that UNICEF was working on a universal design format for textbooks for children with disabilities and modules on mental health. She highlighted the importance of sustainable and inclusive development to address intersectional issues. Ms. Geiser called for adequate resources and coordinated approaches to address the needs of groups that faced the greatest discrimination. Mr. Njenga urged a more comprehensive approach, moving beyond medical models of disability. He stressed the importance of learning from country experiences and working with national human rights institutions. G. Strengthening accountability 44. The Chief of Programme for Persons with Disabilities at the Defensoría del Pueblo of Peru, Malena Pineda Ángeles, said that the Defensoría had facilitated reform of the Civil Code to eliminate guardianship and strengthen the legal capacity of persons with disabilities. It promoted professional training to end social prejudice, invisibility and vulnerability, and encouraged a human rights approach to public participation, freedom of opinion and speech, mental health, informed consent to treatment, access to health-care insurance, reproductive health, an end to compulsory institutionalization and access to justice, including for persons declared unfit to stand trial. Inclusive education and pedagogical support were prioritized. The Defensoría would strengthen its structure and resources and increase interaction with organizations of persons with disabilities. 45. The Disability Discrimination Commissioner at the Australian Human Rights Commission, Alastair McEwin, stated that the Disability Discrimination Act aimed to eliminate discrimination against persons with disabilities, ensuring equal rights before the law. The Commission investigated and reconciled complaints of discrimination and could establish disability standards, helping to embed discrimination law within the community and exemplify accessibility practices, including television captioning. The Commission also scrutinized and proposed legislation, identifying trends and issuing guidelines for human rights compatibility. It conducted inquiries on issues such as barriers to employment for persons with disabilities and older persons and promoted a national disability insurance scheme. 46. Senator Godliver Omondi of Kenya said that parliaments were active participants through the allocation of budgetary resources and their oversight of implementation of the 12

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