A/RES/48/96 Page 20 4. Persons with disabilities participating in sports activities should have access to instruction and training of the same quality as other participants. 5. Organizers of sports and recreation should consult with organizations of persons with disabilities when developing their services for persons with disabilities. Rule 12. Religion States will encourage measures for equal participation by persons with disabilities in the religious life of their communities. 1. States should encourage, in consultation with religious authorities, measures to eliminate discrimination and make religious activities accessible to persons with disabilities. 2. States should encourage the distribution of information on disability matters to religious institutions and organizations. States should also encourage religious authorities to include information on disability policies in the training for religious professions, as well as in religious education programmes. 3. They should also encourage the accessibility of religious literature to persons with sensory impairments. 4. States and/or religious organizations should consult with organizations of persons with disabilities when developing measures for equal participation in religious activities. III. Rule 13. IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES Information and research States assume the ultimate responsibility for the collection and dissemination of information on the living conditions of persons with disabilities and promote comprehensive research on all aspects, including obstacles that affect the lives of persons with disabilities. 1. States should, at regular intervals, collect gender-specific statistics and other information concerning the living conditions of persons with disabilities. Such data collection could be conducted in conjunction with national censuses and household surveys and could be undertaken in close collaboration, inter alia, with universities, research institutes and organizations of persons with disabilities. The data collection should include questions on programmes and services and their use. 2. States should consider establishing a data bank on disability, which would include statistics on available services and programmes as well as on the different groups of persons with disabilities. They should bear in mind the need to protect individual privacy and personal integrity. 3. States should initiate and support programmes of research on social, economic and participation issues that affect the lives of persons with disabilities and their families. Such research should include studies on the /...