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(e) To take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination on the basis
of disability by any person, organization or private enterprise;
(f) To undertake or promote research and development of universally
designed goods, services, equipment and facilities, as defined in article 2 of the
present Convention, which should require the minimum possible adaptation and the
least cost to meet the specific needs of a person with disabilities, to promote their
availability and use, and to promote universal design in the development of
standards and guidelines;
(g) To undertake or promote research and development of, and to promote
the availability and use of new technologies, including information and
communications technologies, mobility aids, devices and assistive technologies,
suitable for persons with disabilities, giving priority to technologies at an affordable
cost;
(h) To provide accessible information to persons with disabilities about
mobility aids, devices and assistive technologies, including new technologies, as
well as other forms of assistance, support services and facilities;
(i) To promote the training of professionals and staff working with persons
with disabilities in the rights recognized in the present Convention so as to better
provide the assistance and services guaranteed by those rights.
2.
With regard to economic, social and cultural rights, each State Party
undertakes to take measures to the maximum of its available resources and, where
needed, within the framework of international cooperation, with a view to achieving
progressively the full realization of these rights, without prejudice to those
obligations contained in the present Convention that are immediately applicable
according to international law.
3.
In the development and implementation of legislation and policies to
implement the present Convention, and in other decision-making processes
concerning issues relating to persons with disabilities, States Parties shall closely
consult with and actively involve persons with disabilities, including children with
disabilities, through their representative organizations.
4.
Nothing in the present Convention shall affect any provisions which are more
conducive to the realization of the rights of persons with disabilities and which may
be contained in the law of a State Party or international law in force for that State.
There shall be no restriction upon or derogation from any of the human rights and
fundamental freedoms recognized or existing in any State Party to the present
Convention pursuant to law, conventions, regulation or custom on the pretext that
the present Convention does not recognize such rights or freedoms or that it
recognizes them to a lesser extent.
5.
The provisions of the present Convention shall extend to all parts of federal
States without any limitations or exceptions.
Article 5
Equality and non-discrimination
1.
States Parties recognize that all persons are equal before and under the law and
are entitled without any discrimination to the equal protection and equal benefit of
the law.
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