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Article 26
Habilitation and rehabilitation

1. States Parties shall take effective and appropriate measures, including
through peer support, to enable persons with disabilities to attain and maintain
maximum independence, full physical, mental, social and vocational ability,
and full inclusion and participation in all aspects of life. To that end, States
Parties shall organize, strengthen and extend comprehensive habilitation and
rehabilitation services and programmes, particularly in the areas of health,
employment, education and social services, in such a way that these services
and programmes:

(a) Begin at the earliest possible stage, and are based on the
multidisciplinary assessment of individual needs and strengths;

(b) Support participation and inclusion in the community and all
aspects of society, are voluntary, and are available to persons with disabilities
as close as possible to their own communities, including in rural areas.

2. States Parties shall promote the development of initial and continuing
training for professionals and staff working in habilitation and rehabilitation
services.

3. States Parties shall promote the availability, knowledge and use of
assistive devices and technologies, designed for persons with disabilities, as
they relate to habilitation and rehabilitation.

Article 27
Work and employment

1. States Parties recognize the right of persons with disabilities to work, on
an equal basis with others; this includes the right to the opportunity to gain a
living by work freely chosen or accepted in a labour market and work
environment that is open, inclusive and accessible to persons with disabilities.
States Parties shall safeguard and promote the realization of the right to work,
including for those who acquire a disability during the course of employment,
by taking appropriate steps, including through legislation, to, inter alia:

(a) Prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability with regard to all
matters concerning all forms of employment, including conditions of
recruitment, hiring and employment, continuance of employment, career
advancement and safe and healthy working conditions;

(b) Protect the rights of persons with disabilities, on an equal basis
with others, to just and favourable conditions of work, including equal
opportunities and equal remuneration for work of equal value, safe and healthy
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