Disability-Specific Sporting Competitions and the UN CRPD: Segregation as Inclusion?

IF 1.3 Q1 LAW
Laws Pub Date : 2023-06-05 DOI:10.3390/laws12030050
Rinke Beekman, Frea De Keyzer, T. Opgenhaffen
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Abstract

Since the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) was created, segregation of persons with disabilities is no longer allowed. Separate schools, sheltered workshops, and isolated social care homes impede inclusion and must be banned. Sport is a remarkable exception to this general principle. The CRPD explicitly states that persons with disabilities should have the opportunity to organize, develop, and participate in disability-specific sporting activities. This contribution—focusing on the Paralympics and Special Olympics—examines why the CRPD allows and encourages disability-specific sporting competitions, despite (or perhaps due to) its radical choice for inclusion. Beyond that, this contribution asks the obvious follow-up question: if disability-specific competitions are allowed, how can the criteria for participation be determined in a manner consistent with the CRPD? The CRPD opposes a medical approach to disability, yet that approach is often used in selection criteria. Although this contribution primarily focuses on sports, the impact is wider: it raises questions on inclusion and how to assess disability.
残疾人体育比赛与联合国残疾人权利公约:隔离即包容?
自《联合国残疾人权利公约》(CRPD)制定以来,不再允许对残疾人进行隔离。单独的学校、庇护车间和孤立的社会护理院阻碍了包容性,必须予以禁止。体育是这一一般原则的一个显著例外。《残疾人权利公约》明确规定,残疾人应有机会组织、发展和参与针对残疾人的体育活动。这篇文章聚焦于残奥会和特奥会,探讨了为什么残疾人权利委员会允许和鼓励针对残疾人的体育比赛,尽管(或者可能是因为)它选择了激进的包容性。除此之外,这一贡献还提出了一个显而易见的后续问题:如果允许针对残疾的比赛,如何以符合《残疾人权利公约》的方式确定参赛标准?《残疾人权利公约》反对对残疾采取医学方法,但这种方法经常被用于选择标准。尽管这一贡献主要集中在体育上,但影响更广泛:它提出了关于包容和如何评估残疾的问题。
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