Comprendre... le handicap chez les enfants et les jeunes

L’UNICEF agit pour défendre les droits de l’enfant en France et partout dans le monde.

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Extrait : « L’Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS) reconnaît trois types de handicap :
• Le handicap physique : par exemple, quand on est paralysé.
• Le handicap sensoriel : malvoyants, non voyants ou malentendants.
• Le handicap mental : par exemple quand on a des déficiences intellectuelles. » (…)

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La mission de l’UNICEF est d’agir dans 7 domaines essentiels au bon développement de l’enfant : la santé, le VIH–SIDA, l’eau/l’assainissement et l’hygiène, la nutrition, la protection, l’éducation et l’inclusion sociale.

L’objectif est de permettre à chaque enfant de commencer sa vie avec un maximum de chances pour se développer et s’épanouir.

Zoom (Right) Khalil, 13, and his friends sit in their wheelchairs at Assanad, a centre for children with disabilities, in Tunis, the capital. The boys, who have physical and mental disabilities, live at the centre. Most residents have been orphaned or abandoned or come from poor families. Assanad, which means ‘support’ in Arabic, is run by the Institution of the Ministry of Social Affairs. UNICEF supports the training of the centre’s staff and social workers. In June 2012 in Tunisia, positive improvements for children are evident. Rates of under-five mortality have seen a 67 per cent reduction since 1990, routine vaccination coverage remains high, and incidence of HIV/AIDS remains low, including among young people. Rates of primary school attendance are high as are youth literacy rates. Still, the benefits of progress remain unequally shared. Access to improved sources of drinking water is high throughout the country, but that of sanitation is only 85 per cent overall and drops to 64 per cent in rural areas. Additionally, stark income inequalities remain manifest: the lowest 40 per cent of households holds only 16 per cent of the country’s wealth, while the highest quintile holds just under half of it. Tunisians with disabilities also continue to bear a burden of inequity. Limited data collection and reporting result in underestimations of the number of people affected and, therefore, a limited understanding of the challenges they face. Still, current figures indicate that 37 per cent of Tunisians living with disabilities are children. More must be done to ensure their egalitarian access to education, vocational training, future employment and other rights and opportunities. Ongoing UNICEF support includes programmes in health, education and child protection as well as initiatives to promote better monitoring and advocacy of child rights. In addition to supporting a variety of local organizations whose services aid children with disabilities, UNICEF – togeth

Zoom Nguyen Trang Thanh Thang, 5, who is partially deaf, attends an early intervention class at Nguyen Dinh Chieu Special School in the city of Da Nang. By listening to his teacher, Trang Tran Thi Ly, beat a drum, he develops skills in aural pattern recognition. In October 2012, Viet Nam is 1 of 155 countries that has signed the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. But for the up to 1.5 million Vietnamese children living with disabilities, inequities persist, including unequal access to education. Nevertheless, the Government has demonstrated its commitment to inclusive policies for children with disabilities and their families. Targeted social protection initiatives, including cash transfers, have also been launched for children with disabilities. National and provincial authorities have established resource centres that identify, assess and provide necessary support in education for children with disabilities. Additionally, mid-level training programmes are helping to reduce shortages of rehabilitation professionals. Through pilot activities, including in Viet Nam, the UNICEF-supported Rights Education and Protection (REAP) programme, funded in part by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAid), is helping education and protection sectors better respond to the needs of children with disabilities.