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(iii) Guaranteeing the free expression of the will of persons with
disabilities as electors and to this end, where necessary, at their request,
allowing assistance in voting by a person of their own choice;

(b) To promote actively an environment in which persons with
disabilities can effectively and fully participate in the conduct of public affairs,
without discrimination and on an equal basis with others, and encourage their
participation in public affairs, including:

(i) Participation in non-governmental organizations and associations
concerned with the public and political life of the country, and in the
activities and administration of political parties;

(ii) Forming and joining organizations of persons with disabilities to
represent persons with disabilities at international, national, regional and
local levels.

Article 30
Participation in cultural life, recreation,
leisure and sport

1. States Parties recognize the right of persons with disabilities to take part
on an equal basis with others in cultural life, and shall take all appropriate
measures to ensure that persons with disabilities:

(a) Enjoy access to cultural materials in accessible formats;

(b) Enjoy access to television programmes, films, theatre and other
cultural activities, in accessible formats;

(c) Enjoy access to places for cultural performances or services, such
as theatres, museums, cinemas, libraries and tourism services, and, as far as
possible, enjoy access to monuments and sites of national cultural importance.

2. States Parties shall take appropriate measures to enable persons with
disabilities to have the opportunity to develop and utilize their creative, artistic
and intellectual potential, not only for their own benefit, but also for the
enrichment of society.

3. States Parties shall take all appropriate steps, in accordance with
international law, to ensure that laws protecting intellectual property rights do
not constitute an unreasonable or discriminatory barrier to access by persons
with disabilities to cultural materials.

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