the NHRC advises that government at all levels comply with General Comment No. 7 of the CRPD, Articles 12 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (hereinafter referred to as the CRC) and General Comments No. 9 of the CRC, to create an environment favorable to the establishment and operation of organizations representing children with disabilities. Such an environment must include providing appropriate resources to support and train families and the relevant professional personnel. Article 8: Awareness-raising 36. The NHRC notes that despite the CRPD Second Report stipulating that government agencies provide CRPD education and training for civil servants, judicial personnel, policemen, and social workers every year, persons with disabilities still feel that the public sector displays insufficient knowledge of CRPD. Additionally, no evaluation mechanisms are in place to determine the effects of training coverage rates on raising trainee awareness. As a result, the software and hardware services and facilities provided often fail to meet and protect the needs and rights of persons with disabilities. 37. Although the MOHW continues to grant subsidies to local governments and private organizations each year to cohost events that raise people’s disability awareness, the NHRC has noticed that the number of subsidy applications (and subsequently the number of subsidies granted) has seen gradual declines each year. Additionally, the number of subsidies granted varies considerably among counties and cities, and no evaluation mechanisms are in place to determine the effects of these events on raising people’s disability awareness. 21 As a result, 21 “Concerning the rights of children with disabilities, the relevant units may invite children with disabilities to participate in the discussion via disabled persons’ organizations or parent groups. The relevant units should maintain close contact with such organizations and parent groups to plan events suitable for children with disabilities to participate in.” Such a reply shows that whether children with disabilities can be involved in decision-making is determined by government agencies. Such an approach does not respect and protect the right of children with disabilities to express their opinions and is not in compliance with the CRPD. According to statistical data released by the MOHW, the number of subsidies granted by the ministry to local governments, corporate juristic persons, foundations, and private organizations to cohost promotional events in order to raise disability and CRPD awareness had decreased from 493 in 2016 to 351 in 2019. The number of subsidies received by most cities/counties ranged from 13to 47; however, 8 cities/counties received only 1to 2 subsidies, and Lienchiang County received none. 27