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Social Inclusion of Young Persons with Disabilities (PWD) in Lebanon: Where do we Stand and What should be done to Promote their Rights?

UNESCO

Country: Lebanon

Classification: Movement, Loss of Feeling, Mental Illness, Hearing-Speech, Intellectual, Visual

Year of Publication: 2013

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http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/FIELD/Beirut/images/SHS/Social_Inclusion_Young_Persons_with_Disabilities_Lebanon.pdf

Study Type:
Quantitative Study

Sample Size:
NA

The Research party:
1. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Beirut Office 2. Lebanese National Commission for UNESCO 3. Dr. Nawaf Kabbara

Main Idea or Research Questions:
This study comprises an analysis of the status of the issue of disability in Lebanon and in particular young men and women with disability after the adoption by the Parliament of law 220/2000 and by the United Nations of the international convention on the rights of persons with disability (CRPD). Research Questions: 1. Are there clear statistical standards for measuring disability in general and youth with disability in particular in terms of numbers and kind? 2. Does the law 220/2000 deal with disability on the principles of integration and human rights? 3. Which authorities are responsible for implementing disability-related policies?

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