Summary

The present report, submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 55/8, contains an examination of the rights of persons with disabilities and digital technologies and devices, including assistive technologies.

The report expands upon the previous reports mandated by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 49/12, and goes into more detail on digital technologies and assistive technologies as elements of care and support for persons with disabilities, which were discussed in the report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on good practices of support systems enabling community inclusion of persons with disabilities. The report also complements the thematic study on the human rights dimension of care and support prepared by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 54/6.