Working Group

On August 31, 2006, the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs of the OAS Permanent Council installed the Working Group to Prepare a Program of Action for the Decade of the Americas for the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities (2006-2016) and elected Counselor Ana Peña Doig, Alternate Representative of Peru to the OAS, as Chair of the Group. The Working Group held its first meeting on October 13, 2006.  In response to resolution [AG/RES. 2230 (XXXVI-O/06)], on December 12, 2006, it held, at OAS headquarters, a special meeting to receive inputs on the Draft Program of Action from the member states of the Organization, from the pertinent OAS organs, agencies, and entities, from other regional and international bodies, and from civil society organizations, including organizations of persons with disabilities and their families. On January 25, 2007, the Committee on Juridical and Political Affairs elected Ms Marcela Matamoros, Alternate Representative of Costa Rica to the OAS, as Chair of the Working Group.

Draft Program of action

Working Group to Prepare a Program of Action for the Decade of the Americas for the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities (2006-2016) [CAJP/GT/DDD-34/07 rev. 1]
Document presented by the Permanent Mission of Peru for consideration by the CAJP at the beginning of its 2006-2007 term [CP/CAJP-2362/06 corr. 1]

» Contributions on the Draft Program of Action

Contributions from the States

Argentina [CAJP/GT/DDD-18/06]

Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela [CAJP/GT/DDD-30/07]

Brazil [CAJP/GT/DDD-32/07]

Canada [CAJP/GT/DDD-19/06]

Colombia [CAJP/GT/DDD-28/07]

Costa Rica [CAJP/GT/DDD-26/06]

Dominican Republic [CAJP/GT/DDD-29/07]

Mexico [CAJP/GT/DDD-17/06]

Panama [CAJP/GT/DDD-43/07]

United States [CAJP/GT/DDD-20/06],
[CAJP/GT/DDD-20/06 add. 1]

Contributions from regional and international bodies from civil society organizations

Pan American Health Organization [CAJP/GT/DDD-21/06],  [CAJP/GT/DDD-21/06 add. 1]

International Labour Organization [CAJP/GT/DDD-24/06]

Contributions from civil society organizations

Civil Society contributions Draft Program of Action for the decade of the Americas for the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities (2006-2016) (Document prepared by the Summits of the Americas Secretariat) [CAJP/GT/DDD-33/07 corr. 1]