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Working methods and indicators used by existing organisations

Research Leader and Rapporteur: Anna Lawson (University of Leeds)

During 2008 we reviewed some of the working methods and indicators used by other organisations internationally to monitor disabled people's rights. The report, Monitoring the Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Europe considered examples of good practice and suggests the kinds of indicators that could be used to monitor practical implementation of the Convention in the EU and European countries.

The European Union played a leading role in development of the United Nations Convention, which came into force in May 2008, but monitoring progress will present significant challenges. The EC and its institutions will need to implement the Convention at the European level, in the context of the EU Disability Action Plan. States will need advice and guidance on the indicators they can use to monitor practical implementation.

We were interested in finding examples of good practice that would suggest actions the Commission could take to support Member States in practical implementation of the Convention. Learning lessons from existing projects provided a baseline and framework for the development of more concrete proposals in 2009.

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