Equality

means that all human beings have the same inherent worth, regardless of differences between people.

We are all equally entitled to human rights simply because we are human and the qualities that make us unique and different do not make us superior or inferior in regard to rights.

The principle of equality requires every individual and the societies in which they live to value and accommodate human difference, including difference based on disability.

Non-discrimination

concerns avoiding and correcting unfair treatment on the basis of disability, regardless of whether the unfair treatment is blatant or subtle.

This unfair treatment could be direct and blatant, such as a law expressly discriminating against persons with disabilities, or it could occur in a more indirect and subtle manner, such as where a rule is neutral but acts to adversely affect persons with disabilities.