East Asia Disability Studies Forum 2019
Keynote Session: CommentInclusion in Society from the CRPD Perspective
Nagase Osamu 長瀬修
Institute of Ars Vivendi 生存学研究所
Ritsumeikan University 立命館大学
12 October 2019 9：15ー10：15
Wuhan, China

Outline• CRPD• General Principle: Inclusion in Society• Article 19: Living independently and being included in thecommunity• General Comment on Article 19• General Comment on Article 24: Inclusive Education• Statement of Unity of Inclusion International

CRPD General Principles• (a) Respect for inherent dignity, individual autonomy
including the freedom to make one's own choices, andindependence of persons;• (b) Non-discrimination;• (c) Full and effective participation and inclusion insociety;• (d) Respect for difference and acceptance of persons
with disabilities as part of human diversity andhumanity;

CRPD General Principles• (e) Equality of opportunity;• (f) Accessibility;• (g) Equality between men and women;• (h) Respect for the evolving capacities of children withdisabilities and respect for the right of children withdisabilities to preserve their identities.

Article 19 - Living independently and being
included in the community• States Parties to this Convention recognize the equal right ofall persons with disabilities to live in the community, withchoices equal to others, and shall take effective andappropriate measures to facilitate full enjoyment by persons
with disabilities of this right and their full inclusion andparticipation in the community, including by ensuring that:• (a) Persons with disabilities have the opportunity to choose
their place of residence and where and with whom they liveon an equal basis with others and are not obliged to live in aparticular living arrangement;Article 19 - Living independently and being
included in the community• (b) Persons with disabilities have access to a range of inhome, residential and other community support services,including personal assistance necessary to support living andinclusion in the community, and to prevent isolation orsegregation from the community;• (c) Community services and facilities for the general
population are available on an equal basis to persons withdisabilities and are responsive to their needs.

CRPD General comment No. 5 (2017) on living
independently and being included in the community• 14. …In connection with article 19 of the Convention,
Sustainable Development Goal target 10.2, empowerment
and promotion of social, economic and political inclusion for
all, and target 11.1, ensuring access to adequate, safe andaffordable housing and affordable services for all, are ofspecial importance.

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CRPD General comment No. 5 (2017) on living
independently and being included in the community• 16. In the present general comment the following definitions
apply:• (b) Being included in the community. The right to be includedin the community relates to the principle of full and effective
inclusion and participation in society as enshrined in, amongothers, article 3 (c) of the Convention. It includes living a fullsocial life and having access to all services offered to the public
and to support services offered to persons with disabilities toenable them to be fully included and participate in all spheres ofsocial life...The right also includes having access to all measuresand events of political and cultural life in the community, among
others, public meetings, sports events, cultural and religious
festivals and any other activity in which the person with disability
wishes to participate;
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CRPD General comment No. 5 (2017) on living
independently and being included in the community• 80. Equal recognition before the law (art. 12) ensures thatall persons with disabilities have the right to exercise theirfull legal capacity and therefore have the equal right toexercise choice and control over their own lives by choosing
where, with whom and how they want to live and to receive
support in accordance with their will and preferences…Toachieve this, they have to be a part of the community.

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CRPD General comment No. 5 (2017) on living
independently and being included in the community• 91. The existence of individualized support services,
including personal assistance, often is a precondition foreffective enjoyment of the right to work and employment(art. 27). Furthermore, persons with disabilities should also
become employers, managers or trainers in disability-specificsupport services. Implementing article 19 will thus help tophase out sheltered employment.

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CRPD General Comment No.4 on the Right toInclusive Education (2016)• 13. The Committee highlights the importance of recognizing thedifferences between exclusion, segregation, integration andinclusion.
• Exclusion occurs when students are directly or indirectly
prevented from or denied access to education in any form.
• Segregation occurs when the education of students withdisabilities is provided in separate environments designed or used
to respond to a particular impairment or to various impairments,
in isolation from students without disabilities.
• Integration is the process of placing persons with disabilities inexisting mainstream educational institutions with theunderstanding that they can adjust to the standardized
requirements of such institutions.
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CRPD General Comment No.4 on the Right
to Inclusive Education (2016)• Inclusion involves a process of systemic reform embodying
changes and modifications in content, teaching methods,
approaches, structures and strategies in education to overcome
barriers with a vision serving to provide all students of therelevant age range with an equitable and participatory learning
experience and the environment that best corresponds to theirrequirements and preferences. Placing students withdisabilities within mainstream classes without accompanying
structural changes to, for example, organization, curriculum
and teaching and learning strategies, does not constituteinclusion. Furthermore, integration does not automaticallyguarantee the transition from segregation to inclusion.
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“Inclusion” from the Statement of Unity ofInclusion International• Inclusion supports people with intellectual disabilities to have control
over their lives and to make choices and decisions in their lives.
• Inclusion requires that people with intellectual disabilities be accepted
as full and equal members of their family and community.
• Inclusion requires the removal of social, cultural, economic andpolitical barriers that prevent people with intellectual disabilities fromfull and equal participation in all aspects of community life.
• Inclusion is about full and equal participation in using mainstream
services and is NOT consistent with segregation or segregated facilities.
• Inclusion celebrates diversity and equality, as the key to building
stronger and better communities.

CRPD General Principles• (a) Respect for inherent dignity, individual autonomy
including the freedom to make one's own choices, andindependence of persons;• (b) Non-discrimination;• (c) Full and effective participation and inclusion insociety;• (d) Respect for difference and acceptance of persons
with disabilities as part of human diversity andhumanity;謝謝감사합니다.
多謝ありがとうございます。

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