Different Abilities, Equal Rights: exploring disabilities and disorders with duty-bearers

Tools on the poster: wheelchair, wheelchair ramp for building access, blind cane + sunglasses, assistance/therapy dog, medicines, Braille book, speech computer/tablet, hearing aid, sign language, tricycle, glasses/magnifier, leg/arm prosthesis, couch/support.

Possibile reflection questions

• Have you already come across a person using this tool in the mentioned situation or in other activities/interventions?
• What barriers would a person using this tool experience in the situation mentioned?
• How would you support a child using this tool in the situation?
• What developmental rights are being protected or violated in this particular situation? What role does the tool used play in the violation or protection of the developmental right(s)?
• ...

The 'Different Abilities, Equal Rights' poster is one of the two posters on the right to development. In the middle of the poster, four main characters - including Amir, one of the secondary characters in the stories of the five characters - are depicted. The green and red rectangles below the main character allow players to talk about barriers and how to make (public) spaces accessible for people with a disability. Around the main characters, one can see 13 circles with devices/tools which can support people with disabilities or disorders. In the four corners, icons are drawn to allow players to discuss the impact of disabilities and disorders on: education, health care, friends/family and play.

This game has been specially created to work with duty-bearers on the theme of children's rights.