A/RES/48/96 Page 2 Also noting with appreciation the generous financial contributions of Member States to the working group, Welcoming the fact that the working group was able to fulfil its mandate within three sessions of five working days each, Acknowledging with appreciation the report of the ad hoc open-ended working group to elaborate standard rules on the equalization of opportunities for persons with disabilities, 2/ Taking note of the discussion in the Commission for Social Development at its thirty-third session 3/ on the draft standard rules contained in the report of the working group, 1. Adopts the Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities, set forth in the annex to the present resolution; 2. Requests Member States to apply the Rules in developing national disability programmes; 3. Urges Member States to meet the requests of the Special Rapporteur 4/ for information on the implementation of the Rules; 4. Requests the Secretary-General to promote the implementation of the Rules and to report thereon to the General Assembly at its fiftieth session; 5. Urges Member States to support, financially and otherwise, the implementation of the Rules. 85th plenary meeting 20 December 1993 ANNEX Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities INTRODUCTION Background and current needs Previous international action Towards standard rules Purpose and content of the Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities Fundamental concepts in disability policy __________ 2/ E/CN.5/1993/5, annex. 3/ See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1993, Supplement No. 4 (E/1993/24), chap. III, sect. E. 4/ See sect. IV, para. 2, of the annex to the present resolution. /...