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Rights & Autism
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The Rights of Autistic People
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Rights explain what things you are allowed to have and to do.
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Rights also explain how other people can and cannot treat you.
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The “Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities” explains what rights disabled people have.
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A convention is an agreement between different countries.
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This agreement says that people with disabilities have the same rights as other people.
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It says people with disabilities are free to make their own choices.
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It says they can go to regular schools.
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It says they can work and earn money like everybody else.
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It says they can choose where they live.
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It says we must treat people with disabilities with respect.
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You can read more about the convention if you click here.
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In the European Union, almost all countries have promised to follow this agreement.
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Only one country has not yet promised to follow it.
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This country is Ireland.