the Court considers it necessary that the State continue to provide training courses to officials of the Executive and the Judiciary and public information campaigns on the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities.473 The training programs should reflect the principles of full participation and equality, 474 and be conducted in consultation with organizations for persons with disabilities.475 In addition, the Court considers that the State should continue to strengthen cooperation between State institutions and non-governmental organizations in order to improve the care provided to persons with disabilities and their families. To this end, it should ensure that the organizations of persons with disabilities can play a significant role so as to guarantee that their concerns are duly taken into account and processed appropriately.476 C. Compensation C.1) Pecuniary damages Arguments of the parties and of the Commission 309. The representatives asked the Court to order, based on the principle of equity, “for the consequential damage suffered, […] payment of US $6,000 in favor of Danilo Furlan and US$ 3,000 in favor of Susana Fernández,” as a result of the “expenses required for Sebastián’s medical care, to purchase medicines and pharmaceutical products, to hire the ambulance service in order to carry out the different examinations, the cost of the rehabilitation treatments and consultations with private specialists,” as well as “the obvious expenses that the interested parties had to incur for transport to the offices of the jurisdictional and administrative authorities where they processed the different stages of the proceedings.” 310. As pecuniary damages for loss of earnings, the representatives requested “payment of $920,400 [Argentine pesos] (US$ 222,587) in favor of Sebastián Furlan.” They argued that, in the case of Sebastián Furlan, “the State failed to provide prompt and adequate rehabilitation treatment, as well as comprehensive assistance for his situation of disability,” which “involved a substantial change in his job opportunities, significantly reducing his prospects of advancement.” They indicated that “if the violations had not occurred, Sebastián would have completed his secondary studies at the age of 19 [in] 1992, and would have been in a position to join the labor market as of 1993.” They stated that, taking into account the current life expectancy for men in Argentina, “his overall productive capacity would have lasted until 2048.” Bearing in mind the evolution of the minimum wage, which was changing and dynamic in Argentina, they calculated compensation for loss of earnings at US$ 222,587. With regard to Danilo Furlan, they pointed out that “the work he did […] was not based on a relationship of dependence, for which reason it is difficult to include documentation that would establish exactly the monthly he earned.” They argued 473 This aspect is also related to the provisions of Article 13 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which establishes, in relation to access to justice, that States Parties shall promote appropriate training for those working in the field of administration of justice, including police and prison staff. 474 Cf. Article 19(2) of the Standard Rules for the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities, resolution approved by the United Nations General Assembly, Forty-Eighth Period of Sessions, March 4, 1994, A/RES/48/96. 475 Cf. Article 19(3) of the Standard Rules for the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities, resolution approved by the United Nations General Assembly, Forty-Eighth Period of Sessions, March 4, 1994, A/RES/48/96. 476 Cf. Article 18 of the Standard Rules for the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities, resolution approved by the United Nations General Assembly, Forty-Eighth Period of Sessions, March 4, 1994, A/RES/48/96. 97

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