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Title: Antidiscrimination


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Anti-discrimination
  • A critical legal tool for moving towards equal
    opportunities of people with disabilities

2
The significance of anti-discrimination
  • A shift in thinking seeing disability as a
    human rights issue, not a medical one
  • Key tool for changing the environment
  • A mechanism for equal opportunities
  • An awareness raising tool
  • It is the base for EU policy formulation on
    disability

3
A look at experiences in other countries
  • Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Disability Discrimination Act UK
  • EU anti-discrimination directives on employment,
    transportation and public procurement

4
Anti-discrimination in Serbia
  • Serbia - first country in the Balkans to adopt
    anti-discrimination on disability, setting the
    momentum for the rest of the region
  • Drafted with the strong participation of people
    with disabilities and their representative
    organizations

5
Challenges in implementation
  • The complaints mechanism allows only individuals
    rather than organizations to file a suit making
    it more challenging to implement
  • Key role of information and awareness raising on
    this law
  • There is a need to develop and disseminate
    guidelines on how to use the law
  • The role of the media is critical in covering the
    cases and supporting the implementation of the
    law
  • Public services should set an example by
    implementing non-discrimination policies

6
Policies needed to support equal opportunities
  • The state must put into place regulatory
    mechanisms and resources to support local
    authorities in fulfilling their duty regarding
    rights stipulated by the law
  • Setting up support services to enhance
    independence and enjoyment of human rights
  • Creating an accessible public environment and
    providing accessible information
  • Guaranteeing equality in public proceedings
  • Ensuring inclusion of people with disabilities in
    education
  • Participation in cultural and social life
  • Generating equal opportunities through
    cross-cutting measures

7
Implementation
  • Without strong support to DPOs (disabled persons
    organizations) on implementation, the law will
    not be effective in making concrete changes in
    the lives of people with disabilities
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