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(c) Persons with disabilities, including children, retain their fertility
on an equal basis with others.

2. States Parties shall ensure the rights and responsibilities of persons with
disabilities, with regard to guardianship, wardship, trusteeship, adoption of
children or similar institutions, where these concepts exist in national
legislation; in all cases the best interests of the child shall be paramount. States
Parties shall render appropriate assistance to persons with disabilities in the
performance of their child-rearing responsibilities.

3. States Parties shall ensure that children with disabilities have equal
rights with respect to family life. With a view to realizing these rights, and to
prevent concealment, abandonment, neglect and segregation of children with
disabilities, States Parties shall undertake to provide early and comprehensive
information, services and support to children with disabilities and their
families.

4. States Parties shall ensure that a child shall not be separated from his or
her parents against their will, except when competent authorities subject to
judicial review determine, in accordance with applicable law and procedures,
that such separation is necessary for the best interests of the child. In no case
shall a child be separated from parents on the basis of a disability of either the
child or one or both of the parents.

5. States Parties shall, where the immediate family is unable to care for a
child with disabilities, undertake every effort to provide alternative care within
the wider family, and failing that, within the community in a family setting.

Article 24
Education

1. States Parties recognize the right of persons with disabilities to
education. With a view to realizing this right without discrimination and on the
basis of equal opportunity, States Parties shall ensure an inclusive education
system at all levels and lifelong learning directed to:

(a) The full development of human potential and sense of dignity and
self-worth, and the strengthening of respect for human rights, fundamental
freedoms and human diversity;

(b) The development by persons with disabilities of their personality,
talents and creativity, as well as their mental and physical abilities, to their
fullest potential;

(c) Enabling persons with disabilities to participate effectively in a
free society.
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