Part II >
Our Efforts and Transformation
When attending the international review meeting
compulsory removal, parental supervision
statements:
suspension. Students may even be requested
on August 1, 2022, we made the following
i. A f t e r t h e N H R C ’ s e s t a b l i s h m e n t , w e
immediately prepared the independent
opinions for the second national report of
the CRPD. We organized many regional
seminars, focus group discussion, key issues
seminars, and agency seminars to gather
opinions and date to understand the status of
CRPD implementation in Taiwan. Through the
independent opinions, we comprehensively
responded to the second national report of
CRPD and submitted a parallel response to the
List of Issues proposed by IRC members. In
addition to the Traditional Chinese and English
versions, we have also prepared various
accessible versions including that of Braille
and sign language, as well as an audio book
and easy to read version.
ii. In 2021 we announced that we would establish
an oversight mechanism in compliance with
the requirements of Article 33 of CRPD which
was included in the 2022 strategic planning.
However, as the “special chapter on the
NHRC’s powers and functions” was still under
deliberation in the legislature, we substituted
with the “Plan to implement CRPD oversight
implementation.” The plan covered the key
performance indicators (KPIs), grievance
acceptance and investigation, assisting
the participation of persons with disabilities
throughout the process.
iii. We are also aware of the difficulties that
students with affective disorders face within
the education system. When students with
emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD)
and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have
a meltdown in public, schools often call for
disciplinary action (demerits), suppression,
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in class or disciplinary action at home, and
to receive compulsory medical treatment or
charged with causing bodily harm. However,
none of these methods are helpful for the
students with EBD to gain control over their
symptoms, nor do they comply with the
principle of positive support. We emphasize
that only inclusive education can make an
inclusive society a reality. As current methods
are only reliant on medicinal treatment,
it is not conducive to building a positive
atmosphere of acceptance in schools, and we
suggest relevant authorities should confront
the problem of insufficient expertise in the
education system.
After the international review meetings, we
invited IRC members to a seminar at the NHRC.
IRC Chair Osamu Nagase affirmed Taiwan’s
establishment of the NHRC and hoped that
we can make a greater effort in human rights
education to change the wide-spread charitybased conception of people with disabilities,
and accomplish a paradigm shift from the
medical approach towards the human rights
approach of the CRPD. IRC member Hyung
Shik Kim suggested that we should focus on
talent development and improve the research
capability of our staff to consistently produce
high-quality parallel reports, parallel responses,
and various oversight reports. Additionally,
IRC member Janet Meagher reminded us to
pay attention to collaboration and coordination
with government departments to develop the
capability of overseeing CRPD implementation.
She also hoped that the NHRC can keep
close, consistent contact with the civil society,
especially with regards to promoting the full
participation of persons with disabilities and the
organizations representing them.