Peer-led training on disability rights research project

Abstract

This report is being produced in the context of the Peer-Led Training on Disability Rights Project, a research study commissioned by Aġenzija Sapport and supported by the Department of Disability Studies within the Faculty for Social Wellbeing at the University of Malta. This project aims to pilot a developing rights-based approach to disability, by devising disability rights training for service users and measuring its effects. The specific objectives of the project are : (a) Training (2) persons with intellectual disability in disability (PWIDs) rights and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (b) Producing accessible information for the training together with the same PWIDs (within working groups); (c) Passing on the above-mentioned training to other persons with ID through peer led education; (d) Reporting findings of the process and documenting them. The report is structured thus: - Chapter 1 defines disabilities and explores specific barriers and risks for people with disabilities; - Chapter 2 explores the international, European and national legal frameworks with a particular focus on the safeguards in place for people with disabilities; - Chapter 3 details the methodology employed for data gathering, training delivery and impact assessment. - Chapter 4 analyses the data gathered from the training and research study, including the outputs produced through the project. - Finally, Chapter 5 concludes the report and provides recommendations for future initiatives