How to Implement UN Standards

(c)The-Swedish-Disability-Federation

Organisation: The Swedish Disability Federation

A model for how to plan the implementation of local/regional disability policy plans in accordance with the
UN Standard Rules/UN Convention.
Agenda 22 is a Swedish method for implementation of the UN Standard Rules by drawing up disability policy plans. The method is built on a few main elements such as: close co-operation with disabled persons organisations, concrete objectives and concrete descriptions of measures, stating what is to be done, when, the agency responsible, financing, and procedures for evaluation and revision of the policy plan.Agenda 50 is a Swedish strategy for implementation of the UN CRPD by drawing up action plans in close cooperation with disabled persons organisations. The strategy is presented in material entitled “From Rights to Action”. The strategy consists of the following parts:

• How the management of a municipality or county can work
• How each department of a municipality/county can work
• How governmental authorities can work for implementation of the Convention
• How local associations for persons with disabilities can prepare for cooperation with a local authority
• Documents – tools with additional facts
  • The responsibilities of the municipalities article by article
  • The responsibilities of the counties article by article
  • The gender perspective
  • The rights of children with disabilities
  • The differences between the UN Standard rules and the Convention
  • Different kinds of action plans