A Year of Human Rights Covenants: Great Leap for Taiwan National Human Rights Commission, Taiwan Report of Republic of China (Taiwan) on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Independent Opinions on the CRPD) on September 15, 2021, submitted our parallel responses to the “List of Issues” in June 2022, and participated in the international review meeting held in Taipei on August 1–3 of the same year. The IRC members praised our written opinions and the sense of purpose and commitment demonstrated in the meeting. It took us six months to prepare for the Independent Opinions on the CRPD, gathering opinions from all stakeholders distributed questionnaires to 21 agencies, holding three regional seminars, five focus group interviews, one webinar, seven agency seminars, and two expert and scholar consultation meetings. The CRPD Independent Opinion covered key issues such as reasonable accommodation, judicial access, inclusive education system, accessibility, and retirement security. ▋ Cover of the easy-read version of the Independent Opinions on the Second National Report on CRPD. ▋ The NHRC production team of the easy-read version of the Independent Opinions on the Second National Report on CRPD. National Human Rights Commission 2022 Annual Report 33

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