Loeb M, Cappa C, Crialesi R, de Palma E

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The Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted in 1989 included the first explicit provision relating to the rights of children with disabilities. It included a prohibition against discrimination on the grounds of disability (art. 2), and obligations to provide services for children with disabilities, in order to enable them to achieve the fullest possible social integration (art. 23).1 The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities further strengthened the rights of children with disabilities with a dedicated article on children (art. 7).2 This article outlined the obligation on States to ensure the realization of all rights for children with disabilities on an equal basis with other children, to promote their best interests, and to ensure their right to be heard and taken seriously. It incorporates, within its general principles (art. 3), respect for the evolving capacities of children with disabilities and their right to preserve their identities, and introduces a general obligation (art. 4) to consult with children, through their representative organizations, when developing relevant legislation and policies.

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1. UNICEF. Convention on the Rights of the Child. Geneva: UNICEF, 1989. Available at: http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/ProfessionalInterest/crc.pdf

2. United Nations. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Geneva: UN, 2006.

3. World Health Organization. International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health: ICF. Geneva: World Health Organization, 2001.

4. Madans JH, Altman BM, Rasch EK, Mbogoni M, Synneborn M, Banda J, et al. Washington Group Position Paper: Proposed Purpose of an Internationally Comparable General Disability Measure. 2004. Available at: http:// www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/washington_group/WG_purpose_paper.pdf

5. World Health Organization. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health for Children and Youth: ICF–CY. Geneva: World Health Organization, 2007.

6. Massey M, Chepp V, Zablotsky B, Creamer C. Analysis of Cognitive Interview Testing of Child Disability Questions in Five Countries. NCHS, 2014. Available at: http://wwwn.cdc.gov/qbank/NewReports.aspx

7. Massey M, Scanlon P, Lessem S, Cortes L, Villarroel M, Salvaggio M. Analysis of Cognitive Testing of Child Disability Questions: Parent-Proxy vs. Teen Self-Report. NCHS, 2014. Available at: http://wwwn.cdc.gov/qbank/ NewReports.aspx