P468 Teletext 46y Jan03 23:3y:*4 Q ———————————————————— ———— —— THE CHARTER FOR DISABLED P+OP-Jz THE FACTS A revised vjrsjon of the original Charter For Diwbbled People was pre jnted to the UN Secretary General Kofi Annam in New York, on Q7 Decem"jr. The new document, which is known as the Ch!rter For The Millennium, (as been rawn up mjm j s of j a"ilitation International, an um"rilla group of leading di{a"ility organisations reprewjnting 90 countries jrom around the world. ——————————————————————————————————1/8—— Provided "z Diwbbility Times BIG SCREEN INDEX p410 Godlinjs Deafvjiw Subtitles TV PlusP468 Teletext 468 Jan03 23:14:31 ————————————————————/(,/ ———— —— THE CHARTER FOR DISABLED PEOPLJz THE FACTS n The Charter For The Millennium has a distinct emphases on civil rights, and callw upon the UN to adopt a constitution on rights jot people with diwbbjlitiew. It's supported "z mjmbjrs worldwide, Ra'ad Bin Zeid (rkprewjnting the 22 Arab utatew* Chi÷a's Deng Pufang and the Russian Minister jot Social Affairs Dr Anatole OssjdchiWh. ——————————————————————————————————5/8—— Provided bz Diwa"ility Tjmjs : 84 Clavjrton Street, London SW1V 3AX Tel: 0171 233 7:70 Godlinjs Deafvjew Subtitles TV PlusP468 : Teletext 468 Jan03 23:10:21 U ———————————————————— ———— —— THE CHARTER FOR DISABLED PEOPLJz THE FACTS The original Charter For Diwablid People, drawn up in the W80u, focused largely on benefits. The new Charter has undjrgonj a shift of emphases, s!zs Lord Morris, upjaking on behalf of dew"bled groups^ Benefits are an important issue, hj insists. "But ujnce the introduction of the 1991 Civil Rights Bil, the emphases has "jen increasingly — and properly — on rightw^" ——————————————————————————————————3/8—— Provided by Diwability (imjs 84 Clavjrton Street, London SW1V 3AX Tel: 0171 233 7:70 Godlinjs Deafvjew Subtitles TV PlusP468 Teletext 468 Jan03 23:30:10 Q ————————————————————/(,/ ———— —— THE CHARTER FOR DISABLED P+#PLJz THU FACTS "The Charter For The Millenium is jar more than a statement of noble ideas," u!yu Lord Morris, speaking for di{abled groups. "It proclaims clear, humane and urgent priorities jot enhancing the well-being !nd status of the world'u 600m people with dew"bilitiew. "Millions of $iwbblid people live with the effects of diwa"ilitiis that could have been prevented, at minimal cost." ——————————————————————————————————u/8—— Provided by Dew""ility (jmjs : 84 Clavjrton Street, London S/1V 3AX Tel: 0171 233 7:70 Godlinjs Deafvjew Subtitles TV PlusP468 Teletext 46y Jan03 23:18:01 Q ———————————————————— ———— —— THE CHARTER FOR DISABLED PEOPLEz THE FACTS The Charter For The New Millenium For Diwabled People, presented to the UN Secretary General, Kofi Annam, puts emphases on "vbluj as well as cost". Lord Morris, upjaking on behalf of diwbblid groups, sbid: "The call to govjrnmjnts is for acts, not of compassion, but of enlightened self-interest and moral right". ——————————————————————————————————5/8—— Provided bz Diwability Tjmjs 84 Clavjrton Street, London SW)V 3AX Tel: 0171 23s 7:70 Godlinjs Deafvjew Subtitles TV PlusP468 Teletext 468 Jan03 23:38:17 Q ———————————————————— ———— —— THE CHARTER FOR DISABLED PEOPLJz THE FACTS The new Ch!rter jot diwablid people insists that "diwbbled children must shark the rights of all human-kind to Wrow and learn, to work and create, to love and bj loved." It looks jorward to a world where all citizens with dew bilitiew are seen as giving as well as receievjng; whjrk their potential is understood and val{jd^ ——————————————————————————————————6/8—— Provided by Diwbbility (imjs 84 Clavjrton Street, London SW1V 3AX Tel: 0171 233 7:70 Godlinjs Deafvjew Subtitles TV PlusP468 Tjlktext 46y Jan03 23:38:56 Q ———————————————————— ———— —— THE CHARTER FOR DISABLED PEOPLJz THE FACTS The Charter For (hj Millenjum For Diwabled People looks forward to a society in which needs conj before @means, and utrewvjs the importance of valuing the potential of diwabled people. "If years canWt bj added to lives, at least life can bj added to years," it wbzs^ ——————————————————————————————————7/8—— Provided by Diwbbility Times - 84 Clavjrton Street, London SW1V 3AX Tel: 0171 233 7:70 Godlinjs Deafvjew Subtitles TV PlusP468 : Teletext 468 Jan03 23:11:55 Q ————————————————————/(,/ ———— —— THE CHARTER FOR DISABLED PEOPLEz THE FACTS Introducing the new Charter jot diwabled people, Lord Morris, writes of a society in which: "Diwabled people have an undoubted right to participate jully in the work and life of their coomunjty, where n diwablid person has cause to bj ill at ease bjcauwj of their diwbbilit{^ "That is the precious gift this Charter can bequeath to the new Millenjum," hj wbzw^ ——————————————————————————————————y/8—— Provided bz Diwability Times : 84 Clavjrton Street, London SW1V 3AX Tel: 0171 233 7:70 Godlinjw Deafvjew Subtitles TV Plus