(b)
Persons with disabilities have access to a range of in-home,
residential and other community support services, including personal
assistance necessary to support living and inclusion in the community, and to
prevent isolation or segregation from the community;
(c)
Community services and facilities for the general population are
available on an equal basis to persons with disabilities and are responsive to
their needs.
Article 20
Personal mobility
States Parties shall take effective measures to ensure personal mobility
with the greatest possible independence for persons with disabilities, including
by:
(a)
Facilitating the personal mobility of persons with disabilities in
the manner and at the time of their choice, and at affordable cost;
(b)
Facilitating access by persons with disabilities to quality mobility
aids, devices, assistive technologies and forms of live assistance and
intermediaries, including by making them available at affordable cost;
(c)
Providing training in mobility skills to persons with disabilities
and to specialist staff working with persons with disabilities;
(d)
Encouraging entities that produce mobility aids, devices and
assistive technologies to take into account all aspects of mobility for persons
with disabilities.
Article 21
Freedom of expression and opinion, and access
to information
States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that persons
with disabilities can exercise the right to freedom of expression and opinion,
including the freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas on an
equal basis with others and through all forms of communication of their
choice, as defined in article 2 of the present Convention, including by:
(a)
Providing information intended for the general public to persons
with disabilities in accessible formats and technologies appropriate to different
kinds of disabilities in a timely manner and without additional cost;
(b)
Accepting and facilitating the use of sign languages, Braille,
augmentative and alternative communication, and all other accessible means,
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