This is the fifth of five resources in the It’s My Choice toolkit. From a human rights perspective choice plays a central role as one of the primary underlying principles. In the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) choice and autonomy are the basis of the first principle and linked to the aspiration of independence: ‘Respect for inherent dignity, individual autonomy including the freedom to make one’s own choices, and independence of persons…’(Article 3a)
Authors: Ramcharan, P, Leighton, D, Moors, R, Laragy, C, Despott, N & Guven, N
Organisations: Inclusion Melbourne and RMIT University,Melbourne