1. States Parties undertake to adopt immediate, effective and appropriate
measures:
(a) To raise awareness throughout society, including at the family
level, regarding persons with disabilities, and to foster respect for the rights
and dignity of persons with disabilities;
(b) To combat stereotypes, prejudices and harmful practices relating
to persons with disabilities, including those based on sex and age, in all areas
of life;
(c) To promote awareness of the capabilities and contributions of
persons with disabilities.
2. Measures to this end include:
(a) Initiating and maintaining effective public awareness campaigns
designed:
(i) To nurture receptiveness to the rights of persons with disabilities;
(ii) To promote positive perceptions and greater social awareness
towards persons with disabilities;
(iii) To promote recognition of the skills, merits and abilities of
persons with disabilities, and of their contributions to the workplace and
the labour market;
(b) Fostering at all levels of the education system, including in all
children from an early age, an attitude of respect for the rights of persons with
disabilities;
(c) Encouraging all organs of the media to portray persons with
disabilities in a manner consistent with the purpose of the present Convention;
(d) Promoting awareness-training programmes regarding persons
with disabilities and the rights of persons with disabilities.
