Module 2

Personal assistance is a right of people with disabilities.

Choose one;
TRUE
Fake

Article 10 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities regulates the right to personal
assistance for independent living of persons with disabilities.

Choose one;

TRUE
Fake

The right to personal assistance is regulated in Mexico.

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TRUE
Fake

Personal assistance only applies to cases of people who require more intense support.

Choose one;
TRUE
Fake

The costs of personal assistance must be assumed by people with disabilities and their families, and not
by the State.
Choose one;
TRUE
Fake

Accessibility to the physical environment is important for independent living.

Choose one;
TRUE
Fake

Accessibility to transportation and information and communications technologies is optional for

independent living.
Choose one;
TRUE
Fake

Personal assistance makes people with disabilities dependent and reduces their autonomy.

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TRUE
Fake
Personal assistance is a paternalistic and welfare action of the State.

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TRUE
Fake

Article 23 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities also refers to personal assistance.

Choose one;
TRUE
Fake
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What is the main cause that causes the phenomenon of discrimination to occur in Mexico?
Select one:
to. The tolerance.
b. The acceptation.
c. The diversity.
d. The intolerance.

Accessibility is considered by the Convention as a principle and a right, in which articles?

Select one:
to. 3 and 9.
b. 4 and 5.
c. 7 and 8.
d. 1 and 3.

The need for both public servants and society in general to become aware of the rights of people with
disabilities is regulated in the Convention, in its article...
Select one:
to. 8
b. 10
c. 12
d. 25

How many articles does the Convention consist of?

Select one:
to. 60
b. 50
c. 45
d. 35

The protection of the human rights and physical and mental integrity of people with disabilities in risk
and emergency situations is a commitment that they must primarily assume...
Select one:
to. Associations of and for people with disabilities.
b. Social organizations.
c. Individuals.
d. The states.
The denial of reasonable adjustments, in the Federal Law to Prevent and Eliminate Discrimination, is
established in the article:
Select one:
to. 9
b. 2
c. 10
d. 22

What was the main function of the Ad Hoc Committee?

Select one:
to. Monitor the application of the Convention.
b. Lead the process towards the creation of a new treaty to protect the rights of people with disabilities.
c. Approve the draft of the Convention.
d. Coordinate the application of the Convention in Mexico.

In accordance with General Comment No. 2 of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,
the difference between universal design, accessibility and reasonable accommodation lies in…
Select one:
to. Accessibility is for everyone, universal design is for particular cases and reasonable adjustments are for
groups.
b. Universal design is for everyone, accessibility is for groups and reasonable adjustments are for individual
cases.
c. Accessibility is for particular cases, universal design is for everyone and reasonable adjustments are for
groups.
d. All of the above.

According to your reading of this module, how is respect for the dignity of people considered?
Select one:
to. A prerogative.
b. A gift
c. A right.
d. A beginning.

On what date was the World Conference against Racism and Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and
Related Forms of Intolerance held, in which the Mexican delegation proposed the creation of a broad and
comprehensive convention to protect rights of people with disabilities?
Select one:
to. In March 2007.
b. On December 17, 2007.
c. On December 13, 2006.
d. In September 2001.
The right to equal recognition as a person before the Law, of people with disabilities, is a right…
Select one:
to. Civil.
b. Real.
c. Of credit.
d. Economic.

What are reasonable accommodations under the CRPD?

Select one:
to. The modifications to the infrastructure and services that the Mexican State must carry out for the benefit of
the group of people with disabilities.
b. The design of products, environments, programs and services that can be used by all people, to the greatest
extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design.
c. The necessary and appropriate modifications and adaptations that do not impose a disproportionate or undue
burden, when required in a particular case, to guarantee people with disabilities the enjoyment or exercise, on
equal terms with others, of all rights.
d. Modifications or adaptations that are carried out when a group of people with disabilities requires it.

The denial of reasonable adjustments is regulated in our domestic legislation as a cause of discrimination,
in…
Select one:
to. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
b. General Law for the Inclusion of People with Disabilities.
c. Political Constitution of the United Mexican States.
d. Federal Law to Prevent and Eliminate Discrimination.

In what year was work on the text of the Convention concluded?

Select one:
to. 2005
b. 2008
c. 2006
d. 2007

Which article of the Convention describes its purpose?

Select one:
to. Article 5.
b. Article 1.
c. Article 9.
d. Article 2.

What is the purpose of universal design?

Select one:
to. Build an inclusive environment in all aspects, for all people.
b. Build an exclusive environment.
c. Build an accessible environment only for people with disabilities.
d. Modify the environment to achieve accessibility for the benefit of people without disabilities.

Of the following rights, which one is classified in the group of economic, social and cultural rights?
Select one:
to. The right to the highest possible level of health.
b. The right to life.
c. The right to equality and non-discrimination.
d. The right to accessibility.

In which article of the Convention is the Mexican State obliged to implement legislative and
administrative public policies for the inclusion of people with disabilities?
Select one:
to. Article 1.
b. Article 10.
c. Article 4.
d. Article 5.
What are the parts that make up an international treaty, according to Dr. Mario Álvarez Ledesma?
Select one:
to. By principles, the noun and adjective parts.
b. A dogmatic part and an adjective part.
c. A preamble, a substantive part, the content of the obligations of the signatory State and an adjective part.
d. The preamble and the substantive part, or content of rights.

In what year did Mexico ratify the Convention?

Select one:
to. 2007
b. 2009
c. 2008
d. 2006