Executive Summary

The ASEAN-Japan Senior Officials’ Meeting on International Cooperation and Disability was organized by the Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in collaboration with the ASEAN Secretariat, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security of Thailand and the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) on 31 August 2015 in Tokyo, Japan. The objective of the Meeting, which was attended by more than 150 participants, was to provide an opportunity to elaborate future perspectives of international cooperation on disability among senior officials in ASEAN countries and Japan. The Tokyo Recommendations on International Cooperation and Disability 2015 and Beyond in the ASEAN Region was discussed and adopted by the Meeting participants. APCD also presented a regional perspective of the APCD/JICA/JAIF projects, which have been implemented as international cooperation projects on disability in partnership with the Government of Japan, governments of Thailand and other ASEAN countries.

Among the senior officials present at the Meeting were H.E. Dr. Tej Bunnag (Chairman of Executive Board, Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability), H.E. Dr. AKP Mochtan (Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs, ASEAN Secretariat), H.E. Mr. Kimihiro Ishikane (Director General, International Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan), H.E. Mr. Yasuhiro Fujii (Director General, Department of Health and Welfare for Persons with Disabilities, Social Welfare and War Victims’ Relief Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare of Japan), and H.E. Mr. Jakkrit Srivali (Director General, Department of ASEAN Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand). H.E. Mr. Taro Kimura (Special Advisor to the Prime Minister, Government of Japan) was a guest of honor for the Meeting.

Other participants included government ministries and agencies of ASEAN member countries and Japan, Disabled People’s Organizations, international non-government organizations, persons with disabilities and family members, university students in Japan and other supporters.

Tokyo Recommendations
on International Cooperation and Disability 2015
and Beyond in the ASEAN Region

We, the representatives of government focal points on disability and development, local governments, civil society organizations, including persons with disabilities and other local partners/stakeholders from the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), namely Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, and Japan, gathered in Tokyo, Japan, on 31 August 2015, at the ASEAN-Japan Senior Officials’ Meeting on International Cooperation and Disability. Attended by over 150 participants, the Meeting was organized by the Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in collaboration with the ASEAN Secretariat, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security of Thailand, with support from the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF).

Appreciating the continued initiative and support by the Government of Japan to improve the quality of life of persons with disabilities and their families in the ASEAN region, particularly the Mekong Sub-region;

Acknowledging that the Meeting serves as an effective forum for elaborating the future perspectives on international cooperation and disability among senior government officials and relevant stakeholders on disability and development in the ASEAN Member States and Japan;

Recognizing the “Hanoi Recommendations on Community-based Inclusive Development Towards 2015 and Beyond”, as an outcome document in Hanoi, Vietnam on 28 August 2013, which outlined the implementation for the development of model communities across Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Vietnam, and other ASEAN Member States until 2020;

Recognizing also that disability is a continuing global and cross-cutting issue, with about 15% of the world’s population living with some forms of disability. Many of them in the ASEAN region are poor and socially excluded due to the barriers imposed on them by society.This trend of exclusion is expected to continue particularly in the ASEAN Member States where the population is projected to age rapidly in the near future. Protecting the rights and addressing the needs of persons with disabilities to prevent their isolation and poverty are thus important matters that require an urgent response from each ASEAN Member State;

Noting that various efforts have been made by the government of each ASEAN Member State in line with principles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), the Incheon Strategy to Make the Right Real (2013-2022), and other related international instruments, as well as ASEAN instruments including the Bali Declaration on the Enhancement of the Role and Participation of the Persons with Disabilities in ASEAN Community, the ASEAN Declaration on Strengthening Social Protection and the framework of the ASEAN Decade of Persons with Disabilities (2011-2020);

Noting also that more measures need to be taken to ensure active and full participation of persons with disabilities in the development of their own communities;

Recognizing that the partnership between APCD and JICA has been strengthened further through ongoing partnership activities in the ASEAN Member States, including the implementation of the Third Country Training Programme and the dispatch of Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers, building upon the outcomes of the past technical cooperation projects for 10 years;

Emphasizing also the importance of the above-mentioned Third Country Training Program implemented by APCD in collaboration with the Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA) and JICA, with support from the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security of Thailand, which facilitated the empowerment of emerging groups such as young persons with intellectual disabilities, autism, psycho-social disabilities, and those who are hard of hearing in the ASEAN Member States through the Knowledge Creation Forum from the perspective of Community-based Inclusive Development;

Acknowledging also that the APCD/JAIF Project, in partnership with the governments of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam, has provided an opportunity for persons with disabilities to contribute towards making their environments particularly rural markets accessible to everyone and contribute to their own families and their communities through income generating opportunities made available through the accessible rural markets;

With ASEAN’s aspiration towards a community of opportunities, we, the participants of the ASEAN-JAPAN Senior Officials’ Meeting on International Cooperation and Disability, recommend the following:

1) Strengthen collaboration between the ASEAN Member States and Japan in the field of
disability and development, and explore new initiatives to maximize the capacities
of each country to protect the rights and respond to the needs of persons with disabilities,
as well as build the capacities of persons with disabilities for Community-based Inclusive
Development;

2) Involve persons with disabilities further, including emerging groups of persons with
disabilities as the focus of the APCD/JICA Third Country Training Programme, at the
forefront in formulating and implementing policies, laws, and services which will
ensure the inclusion of the disability agenda in development programs and services in
the ASEAN Member States;

3) Accelerate the inclusion of disability in people-to-people exchanges between the
ASEAN Member States and Japan to reaffirm the importance of facilitating disability-
inclusive development for all, and promote in consultation with relevant organizations,
disability-inclusive sports for all, towards the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games
in Tokyo;

4) Replicate model projects on disability and development such as the APCD/JAIF Project
in the Mekong Sub-region, and elaborate the creation of disability-inclusive hometowns
where everyone, including persons with disabilities, the elderly, children, pregnant
women and others in need can contribute to and benefit from ASEAN Integration;

5) Undertake greater initiatives in ensuring that children with disabilities have access to
appropriate education on an equal basis with other children;

6) Enhance cooperation between the ASEAN Member States and Japan to realize regional
peace, prosperity and sustainable development while protecting and promoting the
rights and roles of persons with disabilities to contribute towards freedom, democracy,
the rule of law and human dignity;

7) Actively engage in the regional economic partnership negotiations between the ASEAN
Member States and Japan, and to cooperate together in promoting exchanges on work and
employment towards achieving disability-inclusive business development for inclusive
and people-centered ASEAN in following with the ASEAN-Japan Strategic Economic
Cooperation Roadmap (2012-2022);

8) Facilitate exchanges on cultural life, recreation, leisure and sports in a disability-
inclusive manner in the ASEAN Member States and Japan by sharing the know-how
and experience of Japan; and

9) Reaffirm the determination to contribute to greater development of the region and
recognize Japan’s continuing support for disability-inclusive ASEAN development and
community-building efforts through JICA, JAIF, the Japan Foundation and other
platforms that will contribute towards the ASEAN Community Vision 2025.

Welcome Remarks

Dr. Tej Bunnag

Chairman, Executive Board

Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD)

H.E. Dr. AKP Mochtan (Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs),

H.E. Mr. Kimihiro Ishikane (Director General, International Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan),

H.E. Mr. Yasuhiro Fujii (Director General, Department of Health and Welfare for Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan),

Distinguished Guests, Friends and Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen,

First of all, I would like to thank the Government of Japan through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Japan International Cooperation Agency for co-organizing the ASEAN-Japan Senior Officials’ Meeting on International Cooperation and Disability here in Tokyo. Your encouragement and active support has been instrumental in making this important meeting a reality. I appreciate the support from the Government of Japan through the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) to poverty reduction for persons with disabilities in ASEAN and making our communities inclusive for all through the APCD/JAIF Project. I also appreciate the continuing partnership between APCD and JICA through the ongoing Third Country Training Programme and the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteer, which contributes towards the empowerment of emerging groups of persons with disabilities such as persons with intellectual disabilities, autism and hard of hearing in the ASEAN region. My sincere thanks and appreciation goes to all the participants for your presence and participation which will make this event significant to us all.

Following the Japan-Thailand Joint Press Statement on 9 February 2015 in Tokyo, which reiterated the determination to maintain and further develop the Strategic Partnership between Thailand and Japan based on our long-standing amicable relationship, I warmly welcome you all to the ASEAN-Japan Senior Officials’ Meeting on International Cooperation and Disability. This is the first meeting of its kind which is a great opportunity for Thailand, other ASEAN Member States and Japan to strengthen our collaboration and partnerships in the field of disability and development to contribute towards ASEAN Integration in 2015 and beyond, which is truly inclusive.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

In order to ensure an inclusive ASEAN Integration, we need to accelerate the inclusion of disability in various areas such as the ASEAN Framework for Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, infrastructure development including access to information and communication technologies, people to people exchanges in culture, education and sports towards the 130th anniversary of Japan-Thailand diplomatic relations in 2017 and 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, and the ASEAN Community Vision 2025.

I am confident that at this Meeting, we will have meaningful and lively exchanges and develop concrete recommendations that will significantly contribute towards making a truly inclusive ASEAN Community for all.

In closing, I wish to reaffirm that APCD together with our continuing partnerships with the governments of Thailand and Japan, will continue to collaborate with all of you through our technical cooperation and support for the empowerment of persons with disabilities and promoting inclusive, rights-based and barrier-free societies for all.

Thank you very much.

Opening Remarks

H.E. Mr. Kimihiro Ishikane

Director General, International Cooperation Bureau Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

First of all, I am very happy to note that this Meeting held today is well attended by representatives from ASEAN Member States and Japan. I appreciate the efforts made by the Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD) and other colleagues from the ASEAN Member States, with support from the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) ,which have been effective to support persons with disabilities in the region.

Since 2002 when we started to cooperate to establish APCD through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Project, we supported trainings and capacity building of government officials and other participants from the ASEAN Member States. When I visited to Bangkok last autumn in 2014, I was really impressed by the enthusiasm of the participants who attended such trainings at APCD.

Regarding Japan’s Official Development Cooperation Charter announced on February 2015, the emphasis is on “Promoting Human Security” as a principle for development cooperation by the Government of Japan. According to this principle, we are going to make an effort to realize quality growth, inclusiveness, and sustainability in each of ASEAN countries. We especially focus on those who are in vulnerable positions and try to support and empower them for the realization of human security. APCD must be able to play an important role in this regard.

Moreover, everybody is gearing up for the establishment of the ASEAN community. We have supported continuously the strengthening of connectivity among the ASEAN countries. It is one of the important issues for the ASEAN Member States to realize social justice and rights including the rights of persons with disabilities according to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Person with Disabilities (CRPD). We would like to continue to support the activities of ASEAN countries on disability even after the establishment of the ASEAN Community.

In today’s Meeting, we will share information of our ongoing activities and discuss about the role of ASEAN countries and Japan in the field of international cooperation and disability beyond 2015. Thus, I would like to wish everyone a very fruitful and successful Meeting.

Thank you.

Opening Remarks

H.E. Mr. Yasuhiro Fujii, Director General

Department of Health and Welfare for Persons with Disabilities Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan

Dr. Bunnag,

Dr. Mochtan,

Representatives from ASEAN countries,

and Ladies and Gentlemen,

Let me start by expressing my great pleasure to have many participants from ASEAN countries gathering for the ASEAN-Japan Senior Officials’ Meeting on International Cooperation and Disability held in our country.

I would also like to thank you for inviting me to the Meeting.

As announced, the Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD) was established in 2002, as one of the initiatives of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons (1993-2002) proclaimed by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), in cooperation with the Thai Government (the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security), the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and the Japanese Government.

Since its establishment in 2002, APCD has been working, among others, to develop organizations and community networks, give leadership training, and provide various information and communication for persons with disabilities, aimed to promote their empowerment and a barrier-free society in the Asia Pacific region. The Government of Japan has cooperated in these efforts through the JICA Technical Cooperation Projects and the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) Projects.

There are a large number of persons with disabilities in Asia today. We believe that the efforts to remove barriers to their social participation, enabling them to lead lively and full lives in their communities and promoting their independent living with dignity, will become increasingly important in the future.

Against this backdrop, we consider that it would be extremely valuable for administrative officials in ASEAN countries and Japan to get together and share the experience and knowledge in the welfare services for persons with disabilities in each country, as well as exchange the opinions on the future perspectives for global cooperation at this meeting.

On January 20th last year, Japan ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Convention came into force on February 19th in the same year. In accordance with the purpose of the Convention, we are obliged to take further actions to realize an inclusive society where we can live together in full respect for each other’s personality and character, regardless of disabilities. The environment surrounding persons with disabilities is thus significantly changing.

In the coming year, the Act on Comprehensive Support for Social and Daily Living of Persons with Disabilities, stipulating benefits for the welfare service for persons with disabilities and other measures, is planned to be revised. Currently, we are studying the Act for the planned revision intended to steadily improve our measures on the welfare of persons with disabilities.

Later today, I am scheduled to explain to you about the current situation on the measures on the welfare for persons with disabilities in Japan during the session on “Achievements and Future Direction of International Cooperation between ASEAN and Japan,” starting at 13:30. I hope Japan’s experience will contribute to the evolution of the measures on the welfare of persons with disabilities in the ASEAN countries in the future.

In the past, as Director of the International Affairs Division of the Minister’s Secretariat at the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, I participated in the ASEAN and Japan High Level Officials Meeting on Caring Societies held in Tokyo, and exchanged opinions with representatives from ASEAN countries on various matters, which was extremely fruitful. Through these experiences, I saw firsthand that sharing common awareness on issues builds a sense of unity among participants.

In closing, may I express my sincere wish that this Meeting will become a forum for a fruitful exchange of opinions, and my special thanks to all of you who gathered here today.

Keynote Speech

H.E. Dr. AKP Mochtan

Deputy Secretary-General for Community and Corporate Affairs The ASEAN Secretariat

Excellencies,

Ladies and Gentlemen,

It gives me great pleasure to be part of this important Meeting. I wish to express our congratulations to the Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability and other organizers for convening this Meeting and to thank you all for giving the ASEAN Secretariat the opportunity to present a perspective on a very important issue relevant to ASEAN as we are addressing the development challenges of the region and at the same time, shaping the ASEAN Community Vision 2025.

As we usher in the ASEAN Community by the end of this year, the ASEAN region shall continue to leverage on its already notable achievement of maintaining peace and security, economic growth and significantly reducing poverty, improving health and education outcomes, and generally uplifting the quality of life of peoples in ASEAN.

While achievements in these areas are indeed considerable, the progress has been uneven across countries and sectors. As members of the international community, we share in the aspiration to promote inclusive and sustainable development. Thus, ASEAN aspires that the fruits of development and regional cooperation be evenly shared, across countries, leaving no man, woman and child behind.

Ladies and gentlemen,

Let me begin by highlighting the commitment of ASEAN to promote inclusive and sustainable development which was made by our leaders. These commitments are enshrined in four ASEAN Declarations:

• First, the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration which reflects our leaders’ resolve
to ensure that ASEAN peoples’ human rights are protected, that they enjoy fundamental
freedoms and partake in development.

• Second, the ASEAN Declaration on Strengthening Social Protection which acknowledges
that everyone, including persons with disabilities, is entitled to have equitable access to social
protection that is a basic human right. This Declaration is translated into the ASEAN
Framework and Action Plan that has recently been developed by the relevant ASEAN sectoral
bodies for adoption by the leaders at the upcoming 27th ASEAN Summit in November 2015.

• Third, the Bali Declaration on the Enhancement of the Role and Participation of Persons
with Disabilities in the ASEAN Community which was adopted in 2011. The Declaration calls
ASEAN Member States to, among others: i) ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), ii) promote the quality of life of persons with disabilities
in the context of poverty alleviation; iii) ensure the fulfillment of the rights of persons with
disabilities in all aspects of life through mainstreaming disability perspective in the
development; iv) encourage the participation of persons with disabilities in all aspects of
development; and v) develop the social inclusiveness of persons with disabilities which includes
the development of leadership, community inclusive, gender-sensitive and socially inclusive
business. Toward that end, ASEAN Member States are encouraged to develop national plans
of action on disability and allocate national budget through relevant line-ministry or agency for
empowering persons with disabilities.

• Lastly, the Joint Declaration on the Attainment of MDGs in ASEAN that commits the Member
States to strengthen cross-sectoral cooperation and coordination to accelerate the achievement
of the MDGs. ASEAN supports its Member States in achieving the MDGs through cooperation
in five key areas of (1) advocacy and linkages, (2) knowledge, (3) resources, (4) expertise and
(5) regional cooperation and regional public goods. Those five areas of cooperation are reflected
in the ASEAN Roadmap for the Attainment of the MDGs that was adopted in 2011 to implement
the Joint Declaration on the Attainment of the MDGs.

I wish to underline that these ASEAN’s commitments will continue to be relevant and implemented beyond 2015.

Ladies and gentlemen,

ASEAN has been and is unremittingly committed to empowering persons with disabilities in the region. As reflected in declarations by the leaders, our continuous cooperation in various platforms and for multi-sector engagement with persons with disabilities and stakeholders, and the programs and initiatives both at the regional and national levels, ASEAN is a staunch partner of persons with disabilities towards inclusive and sustainable development.

Consistent with the ASEAN Declaration on Persons with Disabilities, the years 2011 to 2020 has been proclaimed as the ASEAN Decade of Persons with Disabilities, towards ensuring the effective participation of persons with disabilities and mainstreaming disability perspectives in ASEAN policies and programs across the economic, political security and socio-cultural pillars of the ASEAN Community.

Furthermore, among the Member States, nine of 10 have already ratified the UN CRPD and only one country remains, but is already a signatory. With this, we are expecting that ASEAN, collectively and individually as Member States, would fortify their efforts in making the right real for persons with disabilities.

Ladies and gentlemen,

Looking forward, ASEAN is presently drafting The ASEAN Community Vision 2025. The Vision is geared to better prepare us for an inclusive and sustainable development.

The underlying premise for the vision is that the robust economic growth and competitiveness of ASEAN Member States could only be sustained if it is built upon equitable and inclusive development. Elevating the poor out of poverty is a key goal of our macroeconomic and development agendas. As such, barriers for the poor and vulnerable groups including persons with disabilities to participate fully in the development, access opportunities, and enjoy prosperity should be removed. The quality, coverage, affordability, and sustainability of social protection schemes should be improved. Overall, our preparedness and response to the emerging social challenges in the region should be enhanced.

Cognizant of these challenges and opportunities, the vision 2025 for ASEAN socio-cultural pillar is for an ASEAN Community that engages and benefits the people and is inclusive, sustainable, resilient, and dynamic. This vision aims to realize five goals:

Engages and benefits - A committed, participative and socially-responsible community through an accountable and inclusive mechanism for the benefit of all ASEAN peoples, upheld by the principles of good governance;

Inclusive - An inclusive community that promotes high quality of life, equitable access and opportunity for all and promotes and protects human rights of women, children, the elderly/older persons, persons with disabilities, migrant workers, and vulnerable and marginalized groups;

Sustainable - A sustainable community that promotes social development and environmental protection through effective mechanisms to meet the current and future needs of the people;

Resilient - A resilient community with enhanced capacity and capability to adapt and respond to social and economic vulnerabilities, disasters, climate change as well as emerging threats, and challenges; and

Dynamic - A dynamic and harmonious community that is aware and proud of its identity, culture, and heritage with the strengthened ability to innovate and proactively contribute to the global community.

These ASCC vision and goals are translated into strategic measures in the draft ASCC Blueprint for 2016-2025 in a comprehensive and coherent approach. We also take into consideration the global agenda of Sustainable Development Goals that would also give impact to the poverty eradication in the region in the post-2015 era.

I would like to highlight five strategic measures among the relevant ones that would contribute to a realization of an inclusive and sustainable development in ASEAN:

Reduce inequality, and promote equitable access to social protection and enjoyment of human rights by all

Enhance regional platforms to promote equitable opportunities, participation and effective engagement of, among others, persons with disabilities in the development and implementation of ASEAN policies and programmes.

Promote inclusive growth through appropriate measures at the national level to ensure that the poor and the vulnerable have equitable access to economic and other opportunities.

Promote regional inter-sectoral mechanisms towards a holistic, multi-disciplinary approach in enhancing quality care, well-being, gender equality, human rights, social justice, and fundamental freedoms of all, especially the vulnerable groups, in response to all hazards and emerging social and economic risks/threats.

Support accelerated implementation among ASEAN Member States to extend coverage, accessibility, availability, comprehensiveness, quality, equality, affordability and sustainability of social services and social protection.

Altogether, the draft ASCC Blueprint carefully considers the existing vulnerabilities of the society that may threaten ASEAN in the years to come. Therefore, financing our development to be inclusive and sustainable will be a critical issue in the future. This is especially true in our efforts to eradicate poverty and to prepare our communities to be resilient from potential shocks, whether from the global economy or from the impacts of climate change or natural disasters.

Here, the participation of the vulnerable groups themselves, civil society and the private sector is critical. Wider stakeholder consultation and meaningful participation will continue to be promoted in all aspects of development planning and implementation. We have seen ASEAN’s efforts to engage civil society and the private sector increased over the years through both formal and informal mechanisms. Their participation has led to richer and grounded discussions as well as more tangible initiatives.

Ladies and gentlemen,

I hope I have conveyed my message clearly, namely: The pursuit for inclusive and sustainable development is a necessity – and it should continue to guide the future development discourse. Issues of economic growth, social development and environmental protection must be reconciled and integrated at the planning, development and implementation stages. Ensuring rights-based approach in the development agenda is not at the cost of economic development. It is a key factor in sustaining our economic development endeavors.

I wish to conclude my presentation by once again expressing my appreciation to the organizers for the opportunity to share information and perspectives in this Meeting.

Thank you.

Special Welcome Remarks

H. E. Mr. Taro Kimura

Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Government of Japan

First of all, I would like to offer my sincere congratulations for the successful organization of ASEAN-Japan Senior Officials’ Meeting on International Cooperation and Disability. I would like to express my heartfelt thanks for inviting me to this important Meeting.

When I went to Bangkok, I had a chance to visit the Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD), where I learned about the APCD’s initiatives and various activities.
I understand that APCD has been functioning as the focal point in the ASEAN region for empowering persons with disabilities in cooperation with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), since APCD was established under the cooperation between the Government of Thailand and the Government of Japan.

To advance environment where persons with disabilities play more important roles in our societies is a common challenge for all countries including Japan. In order to promote our initiatives, it is very effective that ASEAN Member States and Japan promote our cooperation by sharing our experience and expertise. In this respect, it is very significant that the great achievements up to now and our resolution for the future were re-affirmed here in Tokyo today.

In the “Japan Revitalization Strategy” drawn up by the Abe administration, the promotion of support for the social participation of all people including those with disabilities is stipulated with the aim of securing various work and employment opportunities, which is an important part of “Abenomics.”

In closing, I sincerely hope that the arenas in which persons with disabilities can play active roles will be further enlarged as a result of the initiatives and activities of ASEAN Member States and Japan, in which the APCD will continue to serve as a focal point.

Thank you very much.

Programme

08:00-09:00

Registration

09:00-10:00

Item 1

Opening

- Welcome Remarks: H.E. Dr. Tej Bunnag (Chairman, APCD Executive Board)

- Opening Remarks: H.E. Mr. Kimihiro Ishikane (Director General, International Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan)

- Opening Message: H.E. Mr. Yasuhiro Fujii (Director General, Department of Health and Welfare for Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan)

- Keynote Speech: H.E. Dr. AKP Mochtan (Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs, ASEAN Secretariat)

-Group Photo

10:00-10:15

Refreshment Break

10:15-11:15

Item 2

Achievements and Future Direction of International Cooperation between ASEAN and Japan (Presentation by APCD, governments of CLMV)

11:15-12:30

Item 3

Achievements and Future Direction of International Cooperation Between ASEAN and Japan (Presentation by governments of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand)

12:30-13:30

Lunch Break

13:30-14:00

Item 4

Achievements and Future Direction of International Cooperation Between ASEAN and Japan

- Presentation by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan

- Presentation by the Japan International Cooperation Agency

14:00-15:45

Item 5

Discussion on the draft “Tokyo Recommendations on International Cooperation and Disability 2015 and Beyond in the ASEAN Region”

15:45-16:00

Refreshment Break

16:00-17:00

Item 6

Closing

- Adoption of the Recommendations

- Closing Remark: Mr. Ken Okaniwa (Deputy Director General, International Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan)

- Closing Remark: H.E. Dr. Tej Bunnag (Chairman, APCD Executive Board)

17:30-19:00

Dinner Reception (Kazankaikan)

Dinner Reception Programme

17:00-17:30

Move from Nadao Hall to Kazankaikan (200 meters)

17:30-18:00

Welcome Remarks

- H.E. Dr. Tej Bunnag

(Chairman, APCD Executive Board/Former Foreign Minister of Thailand)

Special Welcome Remarks

- H.E. Mr. Taro Kimura

(Special Advisor to the Prime Minister, Government of Japan)

Appreciation Speech

- H.E. Mr. Jakkrit Srivali

(Director General, Department of ASEAN Affairs, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of Thailand)

Appreciation Speech

- H.E. Dr. AKP Mochtan

(Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate
Affairs, ASEAN Secretariat)

18:00-19:00

Greetings and Exchanges / Dinner

Participants List

Brunei Darussalam

Name

Position

Organization/Government Office

Ms. Hajah Noridah
Binti Abdul Hamid

Acting Director General

Department of Community Development,

Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sports

Dk Siti Saihalina binti

Pg Hj Md Daud

Assistant Director

Department of Community Development,

Ministry of Culture, Youth & Sports

Cambodia

Name

Position

Organization/Government Office

H.E. Em Chan Makara

Secretary General

Disability Action Council

H.E. Dr. Neth Un

Deputy Secretary General

Disability Action Council

H.E. Mr. Yi Veasna

Advisor to the Royal

Kingdom of Cambodia/

Executive Director

National Center for Disabled Persons

Mr. Som Sin

Deputy Governor

Kien Svay District, Kandal Province

Mr. Chan Sarin

Executive Director

Hands of Hope Community

Indonesia

Name

Position

Organization/Government Office

Ms. Apriyanita Abizar

Amir

Advisor to the Minister

Ministry of Social Affairs

Ms. Eva Rahmi Kasim

Deputy Director

of Social Rehabilitation

Disability Action Council

Japan

Name

Position

Organization/Government Office

H.E. Mr. Taro Kimura

Special Advisor
to the Prime Minister

Government of Japan

Mr. Kei Sato

Secretary to the Special Advisor to the Prime Minister

Disability Action Council

H.E. Mr. Kimihiro
Ishikane

Director General

International Cooperation Bureau,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs

H.E. Mr. Ken
Okaniwa

Deputy Director General

International Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Tadayuki

Miyashita

Director

Development Assistance Policy

Coordination Division, International

Cooperation Bureau, Ministry
of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Takahito Misumi

Principal Deputy Director

Country Assistance Planning
Division I, International Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Yuya Uozomi

Deputy Director

Country Assistance Planning
Division I, International Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Hideaki Matsumae

Officer

Country Assistance Planning
Division I, International Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ms. Ritsuko Suzuki

Officer

Country Assistance Planning
Division I, International Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Goshi Tsukamoto

Officer

Country Assistance Planning
Division I, International Cooperation
Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ms. Reiko Nagashima

Officer

Regional Policy Division, Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

H.E. Mr. Yasuhiro
Fujii

Director General

Department of Health and Welfare
for Persons with Disabilities, Social Welfare and War Victims’ Relief Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare

Mr. Motonori Ueda

Chief

Policy Planning Division, Department of Health and Welfare for Persons with Disabilities, Social Welfare and War Victims’ Relief Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour
and Welfare

Mr. Satoshi Nakane

Officer

Policy Planning Division, Department
of Health and Welfare for Persons
with Disabilities, Social Welfare and
War Victims’ Relief Bureau, Ministry
of Health, Labour and Welfare

Mr. Sho Sudo

Deputy Director

International Affairs Division,
Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry
of Health, Labour and Welfare

Ms. Shio Sugita

Deputy Director

International Affairs Division,
Minister’s Secretariat, Ministry
of Health, Labour and Welfare

Ms. Kae Yanagisawa

Vice President

Japan International Cooperation
Agency

Dr. Takao Toda

Director General

Human Development Department,
Japan International Cooperation
Agency

Ms. Emi Aizawa

Director

Social Security Team, Human
Development Department, Japan
International Cooperation Agency

Mr. Takakiyo

Nishikawa

Deputy Assistant Director

Social Security Team, Human

Development Department, Japan International Cooperation Agency

Ms. Chiharu Hoshiai

Program Officer

Southeast Asia Division 4, Southeast
Asia and Pacific Department, Japan
International Cooperation Agency

Lao PDR

Name

Position

Organization/Government Office

Mr. Bounpone Sayasenh

Director General

Pension, Invalid and Disability

Department, Ministry of Labour
and Social Welfare

Mr. Seng Aloun Luangraj

Pension, Invalid and Disability
Department, Ministry of Labour
and Social Welfare

Mr. Virasack
Nammountry

District Governor

Naxaithong District, Vientiane

Mr. Nouanta Latsavongxay

Acting President/Director

Lao Disabled People’s Association

Ms. Manichanh

Phothilath

DPO Leader

Naxaithong District, Vientiane

Malaysia

Name

Position

Organization/Government Office

Mdm. Noormah
binti Dato’ Hj.

Abdul Rauf

Deputy Director General

for Social Affairs,

Ayeyarwady Region

Welfare, Ministry of Women, Family

and Community Development
Operations, Department of Social

Ms. Norliza Mokhtar

Institute of Social Malaysia, Ministry
of Women, Family and Community
Development

Myanmar

Name

Position

Organization/Government Office

H.E. Mdm.

Khin Saw Mu

Regional Minister
for Social Affairs

Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement,
Ayeyarwady Region

Dr. San San Aye

Deputy Director General Ministry of Social Welfare,
Relief and Resettlement

Department of Social Welfare

Mr. Zay Ya Ohn

Administrator

Pyapon Township, Ayeyarwady Region

Mr. Aung Kyaw Soe

Deputy Governor

Myanmar Physically Handicapped
Association, Ayeyarwady Region

Ms. Ei Ei Cho

Program Associate

ActionAid Myanmar, Ayeyarwady
Region

Philippines

Name

Position

Organization/Government Office

Mr. Mateo Lee

Deputy Executive Director

National Council on Disability Affairs

Mr. Alberto Villa

Technical Assistant

National Council on Disability Affairs

Singapore

Name

Position

Organization/Government Office

Mr. Victor Hui

First Secretary

Embassy of Singapore in Tokyo

(on behalf of the Ministry of Social and Family Development)

Mr. Lim Puay Tiak

Manager

Fundraising and Community
Engagement, Bizlink Centre

Thailand

Name

Position

Organization/Government Office

H.E. Mr. Jakkrit Srivali

Director General

Department of ASEAN Affairs,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ms. Urawadee Sriphiromya

Director

Social and Cultural, Department
of ASEAN Affairs,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ms. Phitchanan Panadamrong

Third Secretary

Department of ASEAN Affairs,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Nathavat Pongsuvan

Officer

Department of ASEAN Affairs,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ms. Napa Setthakorn

Director General

Department of Empowerment
of Persons with Disabilities,
Ministry of Social Development
and Human Security

Ms. Vijita Rachatanantikul

Director

Department of Empowerment
of Persons with Disabilities,
Ministry of Social Development
and Human Security

Ms. Wimolrat Ratchukool

Director

ASEAN Division, Ministry of Social
Development and Human Security

Name

Position

Organization/Government Office

Mr. Akiie Ninomiya

Executive Director

Asia-Pacific Development Center
on Disability

Mr. Ryuhei Sano

General Manager

Asia-Pacific Development Center
on Disability

Ms. Nongluck Kisorawong

Administrative Manager

Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability

Mr. Jasper Rom

Community Development Manager

Asia-Pacific Development Center
on Disability

Ms. Lynette Corporal

Media Expert

Asia-Pacific Development Center
on Disability

Ms. Panchaporn Phuphatcha

Financial Officer

Asia-Pacific Development Center
on Disability

Ms. Mayu Kurita

Project Coordinator

Asia-Pacific Development Center
on Disability

Ms. Saika Moriya

Intern

Asia-Pacific Development Center
on Disability

Vietnam

Name

Position

Organization/Government Office

Ms. Ha Thi Minh Duc

Deputy Director General

International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Labour, Invalids
and Social Affairs

Ms. Le Tuyet Nhung

Deputy Director General

Bureau for Social Protection, Ministry
of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs

Mr. Nguyen Quoc Van

Head

Labour – Invalids and Social Affairs
Division, Ba Vi District, Hanoi

Mr. Dao Van Tuan

President

Ba Vi Disabled People’s Organization,
Ba Vi District, Hanoi

Ms. Nguyen Thi Lan Anh

Director

Hands of Hope Community
Action to the Community Development Center

ASEAN Secretariat

Name

Position

Organization/Government Office

H.E. Dr. AKP Mochtan

Deputy Secretary-General

ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs, ASEAN Secretariat

Participants List

Civil Society Organizations in Japan

Name

Organization

Mr. Yuji Mori

apanese Federation of Organization
of the Disabled Persons

Ms. Kana Sato

Japanese Federation of Organization
of the Disabled Persons

Mr. Takayuki Suzuki

Assistant to Mr. Suzuki

Ms. Kuniko Sakuma

Ba Vi Disabled People’s Organization,
Ba Vi District, Hanoi

Mr. Ichiro Miyamoto

Japanese Federation of the Deaf

Mr. Yasunori Shimamoto

Japanese Federation of the Deaf

Mr. Katsunori Fujii

Japan Council on Disability

Ms. Kaoru Araki

Japan Council on Disability

Ms. Asuka Sawaguchi

Assistant to Mr. Fujii

Ms. Fuki Sato

Assistant to Mr. Fujii

Mr. Osamu Nagase

Inclusion Japan

Ms. Minami Yumiko

All Japan Association of Hard of Hearing
and Late-Deafened People

Mr. Tadashi Miyamoto

All Japan Association of Hard of Hearing
and Late-Deafened People

Ms. Rieko Yagawa

Secretariat of Kyosaren

Mr. Hideo Sagawa

Japan National Council on Social Welfare

Mr. Takayoshi Seno

Japan National Council on Social Welfare

Ms. Akiko Fukuda

Japan Deafblind Association

Mr. Kiyoshi Harada

Japanese Society for Rehabilitation of Persons
with Disabilities

Mr. Ryosuke Matsui

Chair of Executive Committee of 3rd Asia-Pacific
CBR Congress

Ms. Sayako Nogiwa

AAR Japan (Programme Manager)

Ms. Tomiko Maejima

Asian Development with Disabled Persons (President)

Ms. Saito

Asian Development with Disabled Persons

Mr. Ichiro Miyamoto

World Federation of the Deaf (Asia Pacific Secretary)

Mr. Hironobu Shibuya

The Nippon Foundation (Special Adviser)

Universities in Japan

Name

University

Mr. Masazumi Ogawa

International Center, Chuo University

Mr. Takahiro Hamada

Chuo University (Student)

Mr. Takahiro Noguchi

Chuo University (Student)

Mr. Yuma Kada

Chuo University Graduate School

Ms. Ayaka Iimori

Chuo University (Student)

Mr. Akiyasu Nishio

Gifu University

Ms. Yuri Murakami

International Christian University (Student)

Ms. Shion Nakamura

International Christian University (Student)

Ms. Riko Takeno

International Christian University (Student)

Ms. Sana Iwashita

International Christian University (Student)

Mr. Takuya Sakuramoto

Keio University (Student)

Mr. Kohei Tomita

Keio University (Student)

Ms. Sari Ogihara

Meiji University (Student)

Mr. Yuki Kamiesu

Meiji University (Student)

Ms. Natsuki Mori

Meiji University (Student)

Ms. Miu Inoue

Meiji University (Student)

Ms. Kaho Yamamiya

Meiji University (Student)

Ms. Noriko Mikage

Meiji University (Student)

Ms. Marina Ishibashi

Meiji University (Student)

Mr. Kenichirou Ihara

Meiji University (Student)

Ms. Akane Uchida

Meiji University (Student)

Ms. Maika Katagiri

Nihon University (Student)

Ms. Ayano Tezuka

Nihon University (Student)

Ms. Yui Morizawa

Nihon University (Student)

Ms. Yuri Matsuo

Nihon University (Student)

Mr. Tsubasa Takaki

Reitaku University (Student)

Ms. Manri Oosumi

Showa Women’s University (Student)

Mr. Kei Imai

Sophia University (Student)

Ms. Reimi Yamamitsu

Sophia University (Student)

Ms. Marino Kou

Sophia University (Student)

Ms. Rie Nagashima

Sophia University (Student)

Ms. Saki Nakagawa

Sophia University (Student)

Ms. Haruka Matsukawa

Sophia University (Student)

Mr. Hiroki Itou

Sophia University (Student)

Ms. Nao Saiki

Sophia University (Student)

Ms. Wakiko Sen

Sophia University (Student)

Ms. Chiho Takahama

Sophia University (Student)

Ms. Seika Kurihara

Tokyo Women’s Christian University (Student)

Ms. Riho Ide

Tokyo Women’s Christian University (Student)

Ms. Ayaka Oosawa

Tokyo Women’s Christian University (Student)

Ms. Mari Yanagisawa

Tokyo Women’s Christian University (Student)

Ms. Haruka Yoshimoto

Waseda University (Student)

Ms. Saki Noguchi

Waseda University (Student)

Mr. Yuta Matsumura

Waseda University (Student)

Ms. Maho Yamanaka

Waseda University (Student)

Ms. Haruko Miyagawa

Atomi Gakuen High School (Student)

Support for Language/Information Accessibility

Name

Role

Ms. Sachiko Sakaki

Interpreter

Ms. Ai Miyake

Interpreter

Ms. Chikako Kohyama

Interpreter

Ms. Chie Shindo

Sign Language Interpreter

Ms. Sachiko Ishida

Sign Language Interpreter

Ms. Misako Hozumi

Sign Language Interpreter

Ms. Fumiko Iijima

Captioner (Japanese Speech-to-text Interpreter)

Ms. Makiko Hayashi

Captioner (Japanese Speech-to-text Interpreter)

Ms. Noriko Sekiyama

Captioner (Japanese Speech-to-text Interpreter)

Ms. Reiko Seya

Captioner (Japanese Speech-to-text Interpreter)

Ms. Akiko Ogasawara

Captioner (Japanese Speech-to-text Interpreter)

Ms. Yumiko Murayama

Captioner (Japanese Speech-to-text Interpreter)

Ms. Takako Shinmura

Deafblind Interpreter

Ms. Miharu Uchida

Deafblind Interpreter

Ms. Moeno Kiuchi

Personal Assistant

Presentations
Brunei Darussalam

Slide 1

Title: ASEAN-Japan Senior Officials Meeting on International Cooperation and Disability, Nadao Hall, Tokyo, Japan, 31 August 2015 Activity Report Brunei Darussalam

Slide 2

Slide detailing the disability issues in Brunei Darussalam including population, registered PWDs, and core functions of the Community Development Department in disability matters

Slide 3

Slide showing the stakeholders on disability issues, including the Child Development Centre, Ministry of Health; Special Education Unit, Ministry of Education; Non-Government Organizations for Persons with Disabilities

Slide 4

Disability Related Initiatives, such as the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities signed on 18 December 2007 and the Special Committee on Persons with Disabilities and the Elderly consisting of the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, the Permanent Secretary of MCYS, and other government agencies.

Slide 5

Slide showcasing the terms of reference of the Special Committee including the recommendation fo policies, legislations and plans of actions, coordination of plans of actions and programs, among others.

Slide 6

The Old Age and Disability Pensions Act indicating monthly financial pensions for citizens and permanent residents who cannot or have lost the ability to gain employment due to disability

Slide 7

Slide featuring the types of services offered by Pusat Bahagia (Center for Persons with Disabilities), including education training on basic living skills, vocational training, community-based rehabilitation, on the job training, among others

Slide 8

Other disability-related initiatives such as fund for persons with disabilities, site for permanent buildings of eligible DPOs, and the allocation of special government expenditure for NGOs including for DPOs

Slide 9

Slide showing photos during the celebration of the International Day for the Disabled, and the participation of persons with disabilities’ in national and regional sports festivals like the Special Olympics, ASEAN Para Games, and the Arafura Games

Slide 10

Future Plans include the ratification of the CRPD, the enactment of Persons with Disabilities Order, the launch of the volunteer program for persons with disabilities, the training of volunteers in caring for persons with disabilities in CBR, capacity building activities, and official brand for products made by persons with disabilities

Cambodia

Slide 1

Title: Cambodia Activity Report: Presentation by H.E. Mr. Em Chan Makara, Secretary General of the Disability Action Council

Slide 2

Slide showing a map of Cambodia and its various districts

Slide 3

Slide showing the number of persons with disabilities in Cambodia, which is 301,629 or 2.06% of the total population. 157,008 (52.05%) are males while 144,622 (47.95%) are females; 41,649 live in urban areas.

Slide 4

General situation of persons with disabilities, such as that they live in rural communities, limited in their participation, have numerous barriers from negative attitudes to economic well-being

Slide 5

Types of disability include physical, intellectual, psychological and others

Slide 6

Policies related to disability include both international and national regulations

Slide 7

Slide showing the Royal Government of Cambodia’s Rectangular Strategy, which includes the implementation of the national policy on disability through the Disability Action Council, the strengthening of the implementation of the Law on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and the promotion of the enhancement of rights and welfare of the disabled according to the CRPD.

Slide 8

Legislative framework and the National Disability Strategic Plan, which was formulated by the Disability Action Council in consultation with development partners and NGOs. The NDSP’s vision is to enhance persons with disabilities’ quality of life and participate fully, actively and equally in society.

Slide 9

The National Disability Strategic Plan 2014-2018 Goals related to CBR include the improvement of livelihood of persons with disabilities and their families, respect and dignity, and independent living including comprehensive welfare services.

Slide 10

NDSP Strategic Objective 1 is to reduce povery of persons with disabilities through increased work and appropriate employment.

Slide 11

APCD/JAIF Project in Cambodia Focused on Non-Handicapping Environment

Slide 12

APCD/JAIF Project objective is to create barrier-free rural communities where persons with disabilities have increased capacity and opportunities to participate in economic and social life. Strategy is to focus on making rural markets accessible for all.

Slide 13

Map showing Project location in Kandal Province, Kien Svay District

Slide 14

Slide showing the population chart of Kien Svay District

Slide 15

Slide explaining the rural market modification process starting from the identification of target rural markets, visitation and access audit of target market, discussion/agreement with market owner and local government officials, signing of memorandum of agreement between local government representatives, market owners and the Project, followed by actual modifications for accessibility, and the monitoring of target markets.

Slide 16

Photos showing before and after modifications, such as ramps, in target rural markets

Slide 17

Photos showing newly built accessible toilets in target rural markets

Slide 18

Photos showing free market spaces provided for persons with disabilities in target rural markets

Slide 19

Photos showing the training on proposal writing in the target rural markets

Slide 20

Future plans include the continued development of legal documents, implementation of existing documents, accessibility improvements, collection of data of persons with disabilities, expansion of the CBR/NHE Project to other districts in each province, and training of relevant stakeholders

Slide 21

Acknowledgments of partners including the Government of Japan, with support from the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund, Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation, Disability Action Council, Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability, and local authorities

Slide 22

A sample clip of the Project

Slide 23

Thank you for your attention.

Indonesia

Slide 1

Title: ASEAN-Japan Senior Officials Meeting on International Cooperation and Disability, Nadao Hall, Tokyo, Japan, 31 August 2015

Ministry of Social Affairs, Republic of Indonesia: Ms. Apriyanita, Ms. Eva Rahmi Kasim

Slide 2

Country background of Indonesia including the number of persons with disabilities of 10.4 million

Slide 3

Situation of persons with disabilities in Indonesia

Slide 4

Persons with disabilities in Indonesia based on the 2010 population census, which totals to 10.6 million or 4.45% of the total population

Slide 5

Job participation of persons with disabilities - 74.4% are unemployed while 25.6% are employed, majority of which work as farmers. Other jobs include laborers, service sector, entrepreneurs, private employees, among others.

Slide 6

School participation by persons with disabilities

Slide 7

Policies on rehabilitation programs for persons with disabilities with a goal towards disability inclusion. Among these are the Presidential Decree No. 75 on National Action Plan for Human Rights 2015-2019, Law No. 4 - 1997 about people with disabilities, Law No. 19 - 2011 on the ratification of RPD, Presidential Decree No. 2/2015 on National Middle Development 2014-2019, to name some.

Slide 8

Social services for persons with disabilities

Types of government services for persons with disabilities under the Ministry of Social Affairs - institution based, outreach program, community-based rehabilitation

Slide 9

National Budget for Social Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities in Year 2015 facts and figures

Slide 10

The Way Forward 2015-2019

Inclusion of persons with disabilities in all aspects of life, including the strengthening of advocacy and harmonization of national and local regulations/policies; incdrease in social service provision; development of social protection programs; and raising awareness among society such as the government sector, to name a few.

Slide 11

Harmonization laws and regulations in both national and local levels towards CRPD

- Drafting of a new comprehensive law on persons with disabilities is ongoing

- Enactment of the national policy on inclusion of persons with disabilities into mainstream national development programs

- Creation of local regulations on persons with disabilities, 15 provinces of which have already developed the regulation

Slide 12

Strengthening participation of society through CBR

Facilitating the establishment of the Indonesia CBR Network

Revitalization of social rehabiliation centers

Sharing of budget with local governments

Establishment of Pos Rehsis as an embryo of CBR program in nine locations in Java island

Slide 13

Extended areas of CBR program with the establishment of Pos Rehsos

Slide 14

Strengthen national coordination

- Establish the national coordination team on disability issues

- Establish ad hoc joint secretariat for the implementation of the National Plan of Action on Human Rights 2015-2019

Slide 15

Develop Inclusive Social Protection Programs

Diagram showing the Social Protection of Persons with Disabilities, including the social assistance for persons with severe disabilities; Indonesia Smart Card; Indonesia Health Card; and Family Welfare Card

Slide 16

Thank you.

Lao PDR

Slide 1

ASEAN-Japan Senior Officials Meeting on International Cooperation and Disability

Nadao Hall, Tokyo, Japan

31 August 2015

Activity Report

Lao PDR

Slide 2

Map of the Mekong Region

Slide 3

Population of Lao PDR 2014

Total population 6,809,054; Female: 3,405,090

The National Census 2005 indicated 56, 272 people have disability

Slide 4

Situation of persons with disabilities in Laos

- Lack of accurate date of persons with disabilities

- Majority of persons with disabilities live in the rural area

- Persons with disabilities have difficulty accessing public services, such as education, healthcare and rehabilitation, work and employment

Slide 5

Slide indicating existing National Disability Legislation, including the Decree on Disability in 2014; the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare/Secretariat of the National Committee for Disabled and Elderly; various ministries; the Chamber of Commerce and Industry; the Center of Medical Rehabiliation, and other key supporters

Slide 6

Other supporters include various embassies, JICA, Handicap International, APCD, DPOs, People’s Supreme Court, Lao Bar Association and the Prosecutor Office

Slide 7

Photos showing the launching of the ceremony and celebration of the National Day on Disability

Slide 8

Domestic Disability Related Legislation including the National Policy on Inclusive Education 2010; the National Strategy and Action Plan on Inclusive Education 2011

Slide 9

Domestic laws that mention disability include: Education Law, Labor Law, Construction Law, Taxation Law, Transport Law

Slide 10

Projects for persons with disabilities include: Social Economic Empowerment for Disability (2015-2017) funded by John Snow Inc and USAID through World Education Inc., the promotion of social participation and small-scale entrepreneurship of persons with disabilities project, 2014-2016 funded by JICA through AAR, Japan, to name some

Slide 11

Projects for persons with disabilities

- Strengthening the capacities of Lao Disabled People’s Organizations to meaningfully contribute to the inclusive development of Lao PDR (2014-2016), funded by Direction General Development-Belgian Cooperation through HI Laos

- Socio-economic rehabilitation for Lao Disabled Persons and war victims funded by Lom Orng, Cambodia

Slide 12

-Lao Employment Support Program for the Disabled (2014-2016), funded by Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO Project under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, through the Asian Development with the Disabled Persons

Slide 13

Disability sector future plans

- Development of the National Policy, Strategy and Action Plan on Disability by 2016

- Finalizing the National Policy on Healthcare and Rehabilitation by end of 2015

- Accelerating implementation of the National Strategy and Action Plan on Inclusive Education until 2020

- Reviewing the existing domestic legislations in the context of the CRPD

Slide 14

Disability sector future plans (continued)

- Finalizing the National Report on the Implementation of the CRPD by end of 2015

- Expanding awareness-raising/advocacy activities on disability rights nationwide until 2017

- Developing a pilot project to implement the Disability Decree by 2016

- Continuing the Dissemination of Disability Decree at provincial and district level until 2016

- Promoting implementation of the CRPD

Slide 15

APCD/JAIF Project

General Objective: Reduction of poverty among persons with disabilities in ASEAN

Specific Objective: Creation of barrier-free rural communities where persons with disabilities have increased capacity and opportunities to participate in economic and social life

Slide 16

Project strategies

- Focus on creating accessible rural markets in collaboration with local government officials, persons with disabilities, business sector, and other stakeholders

- Increase opportunities for persons with disabilities to access/offer services or products in the market for income generation via free market spaces

- Raise awareness on disability through rural market accessibility and disability-inclusive business

Slide 17

Map showing the APCD/JAIF Project in Naxaithong District, one of the nine districts in Vientiance Province

Slide 18

Steering Committee establishment

Slide describing how the APCD/JAIF Project Steering Committee was established in Naxaithong District. Over 30 participants attended the meeting, which included local government authorities, business representatives, community members and persons with disabilities. Nine Steering Committee members were elected.

Slide 19

Group photo of Steering Committee meeting attendees

Slide 20

Population facts and figures of Naxaithong district:

- 70,000 people

Slide 21

NHE Training

The training on Non-Handicapping Environment was organized during 9 to 20 June 2014

Slide 22

Photo showing the meeting between Steering Committee members and Songpeauy Market market manager

Slide 23

Photo showing the Training on Proposal Writing organized from 22-24 September 2014 for Steering Committee members

Slide 24

Training on Disability Awareness organized on 26-27 September 2014 for Steering Committee members, and district and village authorities

Slide 25

Slide listing rural market modifications done at Songpeauy Market, New Naxaithong Market, Nongsa Market, Narkhoun Market and Houa Khua Market

Slide 26

Photos showing Songpeauy Market before and after modifications

Slide 27

Photos showing New Naxaithong Market before and after modifications

Slide 28

Photo showing a person with disability selling fruits in New Naxaithong Market

Slide 29

Photos showing Nongsa Market before and after modifications

Slide 30

Photos showing Nakhounnoy Market before and after modifications

Slide 31

Photo showing a person with disability selling fish in Nakhounnoy Market

Slide 32

Photos showing Houa Khoua Market before and after modifications

Slide 33

Initiatives of local authority, such as building a ramp at the entrance of Naxaithong Governance Office

Slide 34

Slide showing support from local stakeholders, including Lao Midori (shoe company) and market owners who all contributed to the rural market modifications

Slide 35

Main outcome showing persons with disabilities having the opportunity to improve economic condition by runing their own shops/stalls at local markets

Slide 36

Main outcome (continued), including how government officials now have a better understanding towards persons with disabilities. Examples include the Naxaithong Governance Office’s approval of the proposed establishment of the Naxaithong Disabled People’s Organization and the development of policy on accessibility and enforcement.

Slide 37

Main outcome (continued)

People in a community improved their understanding, attitude and practices towards persons with disabilities, and local enterprises expressed their willingness to support disability work

Slide 38

Future Plans include:

- To continue modifications of local markets, schools and hospitals

- To register the Naxaithong Disabled People’s Association with the department of home affairs

- To cooperate with other partners to improve livelihoods of persons with disabilities in Naxaithong

Slide 39

Thank you very much for your attention. Your questions are always welcomed.

Malaysia

Slide 1

Title: ASEAN-Japan Senior Officials Meeting on International Cooperation and Disability

Nadao Hall, Tokyo, Japan, 31 August 2015

Activity Report

Malaysia

Slide 2

Overview of Presentation

1. Introduction

2. Main Activities

3. Main Outcomes or Activities

4. Future Plans

Slide 3

Introduction

Slide 4

Malaysia at a Glance: Slide showing map and demographics of Malaysia

Slide 5

Slide detailing the demographic of persons with disabilities as of April 2015, with a total number of 335,217 majority of which have learning disabilities (35.8%)

Slide 6

Background of Malaysia’s Department of Social Welfare and its establishment in 2009

Slide 7

Main Activities

Slide 8

Definition of Disability according to Persons with Disabilities Act 2008

“Disabled includes people with long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which in interaction with various barriers may hinder their full and effective participation in society.”

Slide 9

Slide listing Policies Framework, including the PWDs Act 2008, CRPD, and the Incheon Strategy to Make the Right Real for persons with disabilities in Asia and the Pacific

Slide 10

Photos showing some programs for persons with disabilities, including job coach service, Disability Equality Training, Independent Living, Dousa Hou

Slide 11

Explanation of the Job Coach Service Program, initiated by the department to promote sustainable employment for persons with disabilities which is being implemented nationwide with proper disability awareness

Slide 12

Slide explaining the background of the DWS-JICA Project (2005-2015) which aims to support participation of persons with disabilities

Slide 13

Statistics showing the number of persons with disabilities employed with job coach support from 2012-2015, which number to 431.

Slide 14

Photos showing the various job coach training for government officers in collaboration with key stakeholders. Some of these trainees include Department of Social Welfare officers, special education teachers, Labour Department and SOCSO officers, and the Ministry of Health consisting of doctors and paramedics.

Slide 15

Photos showing activities in the first Job Coach TOT conducted in Malaysia in 2014

Slide 16

Group photo of job coach trainers (25 job coach trainers and 8 senior job coach trainers) from 18 government agencies and organizations, NGOs and the private sector

Slide 17

Slide showing the regional supported employment seminars and job coach trainings 2013-2015 with total participants numbering to 146

Slide 18

Slide showing a map of the countries that participated in the Employment and Job Coach Seminar on 5-6 May 2015 in which 16 countries from the Asia-Pacific region took part

Slide 19

Photos showing the various activities related to the Asia-Pacific Supported Employment and Job Coach Seminar

Slide 20

Disability Equality Training (DET), which is promoted to raise awareness on disability for employers and other organizations

Slide 21

Photos showing DET and Job Coach Seminars, including those held in Kuantan for East Zone 2013 and the DET Seminar organized by Bank Negara in 2015

Slide 22

Photos showing DET at Aeon for HR officers and managers in 2014 and 2015

Slide 23

Independent Living programs promote self-advocacy and empowerment among persons with disabilities

According to the 11th Malaysia Plan, seven independent living centers will be established within five years from 2016-2020

Slide 24

Photos showing Independent Living Training for the Private Sector in collaboration with the Labour Department

Slide 25

Dousa Hoa is a motor action training founded by Professor Emeritus Naruse Gosaku of Kyushu University in Japan in the early 1960s. The program is the core of the psychological recovery and rehabilitation of persons with disabilities either in institutions and CBR Malaysia.

Slide 26

Slide showing the training of Dousa Hoa from 1993 to 2014 involving 2,456

Slide 27

Photos showing therapy activities and motor action training of children

Slide 28

Main Outcome of Activities

Slide 29

Slide showing Job Coach Training resources and publications

Slide 30

Photos showing the participants of the Asia-Pacific Supported Employment and Job Coach Seminar

Slide 31

Slide showing achievements of regional activities including 26 people from 13 countries trained in DET and 53 participants from 16 countries taking part in the Asia-Pacific Supported Employment and Job Coach Seminar in 2015

Slide 32

Publications and videos produced for DET include training modules, training videos and resource books

Slide 33

Group photo of participants of the Regional DET TOT Training 2014

Slide 34

Photos showing activities related to the Dousa Hoa Training and Seminar 2014

Slide 35

Future Plans

Slide 36

Among the future plans being eyed are the registration of more persons with disabilities through awareness programs, having more accessible environment via an Audit Access Team, increased participation of persons with disabilities in open employment and public sector, and the development of an excellence center for vocational training for persons with disabilities

Slide 37

Future Plan for Job Coach and DET

The overall goal is to get the social participation of persons with disabilities through increased and improved employment. Some indicators include a specific number of persons with disabilities employed with the Job Coach Service Program annually; 50 percent of job coach users retaining employment after six months; 120 new job coaches being trained annually; and a 10% increase in the number of companies that apply the Job Coach Service Program.

Slide 38

Future plans for Independent Living Center include brainstorming workshops, guideline development workshops, a national ILC seminar, and the management and planning of ILC workshops.

Slide 39

Future plans for Dousa Hoa includ the increase in its advocacy, attendance to the international Dousa Hou in 2015 to 2018, and the development of a handbook.

Slide 40

Thank you.

Myanmar

Slide 1

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar

Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement

ASEAN-Japan Senior Officials Meeting on International Cooperation and Disability

Activity Report

By Dr San San Aye

Deputy Director General

Department of Social Welfare

Nadao Hall, Tokyo, Japan

31 August 2015

Slide 2

Slide presenting the demographics of Myanmar and the general situation of persons with disabilities. Some 2,311,250 (4.6%) out of the total population have at least one type of disability, the most common of which is visual (54.1%) and mobility (41.4%).

Slide 3

Useful information about disability including prevalence that increase at age 40 and rises sharply after age 65; females past age 80 report slightly higher disability rates. Source of the figures is the 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census.

Slide 4

Slide showing the general situation of persons with disabilities, including the fact that the largest number are persons with physical disabilities, with 900,000 (68.2%) as recorded in the First Myanmar National Disability Survey 2008-2009

Slide 5

Main Activities of the Department of Social Welfare under the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement, which is mandated to focus on eight types of social welfare services, as well as prevention, protectiona nd rehabilitation.

Slide 6

Slide listing policy frameworks including disaster preparedness trainings, development of the New National Strategic Plan, ratification of CRPD, development of early childhood intervention system and the development of disability certifications systems and procedures, to name a few.

Slide 7

A list of the services being offered, inlcluding special schools, pension and support schemes, employment programs, CBR projects, social protection and sign language projects

Slide 8

Main outcome of activities include the encouragement of persons with disabilities and the enhancement of their abilities resulting in full participation in society; development of rights, education, health and job opportunities; empowerment of persons with disabilities; capacity building that create barrier-free environments enabling them to be heard, to name a few.

Slide 9

(Continued)

- Strengthening of self-help groups and self-help organizations of persons with disabilities

- Advanced vocational trainings to reduce poverty, and enhance work and employment prospects

Slide 10

Future plans include the implementation of the rights of persons with disabilities; increased awareness about disability among stakeholders especially government organizations and the public; CRPD monitoring and evaluation; development of national strategies and action plans based on the Incheon Strategy

Slide 11

(Continued)

- Holding of a nationwide disability specific data analysis

- Empowerment of persons with disabilities

- Strengthening of financial resources

- Advancing technological resources

- Accomplishment of comprehensive rehabilitation programs

Slide 12

APCD/JAIF Project

Slide 13

APCD/JAIF Project’s general objective is to reduce the povery level of persons with disabilities in ASEAN. Specific objective is to create barrier-free rural communities where persons with disabilities have increased capacity and opportunities to participate in economic and social life.

Slide 14

Map showing Project target area in Myanmar - Pyapon Township in Ayeyarwady Region

Slide 15

Slide showing some brief general information about the target community and the general situation of persons with disabilities, which number 472,619 according to the 2014 Census

Slide 16

A list of Project-related main activities including meetings between the Steering Committee members and local government authorities, DPOs, INGOs, NGOs and the business sector; holding of Non-Handicapping Environment trainings for Steering Committee members; trainings of project proposal writing and advocacy/awareness; and actual rural market modifications.

Slide 17

Photos of the Steering Committee members, as well as the memorandum of agreement signing between Project partners

Slide 18

Photos of Myo Ma Zay Gyi Market before and after modifications

Slide 19

Photos of Myo Ma Zay Gyi Market before and after the construction of accessible pathways

Slide 20

Photos of Myauk Pine Market before and after modifications, including accessible ramps/pathways and accessible toilets

Slide 21

Photos of Sadanar Mon Market before and after construction of accessible, paved pathways

Slide 22

Project Main Activities also include disability-related initiatives of local government, the implementation of policies and programs, CBR project implementation, awareness about disability, to name a few.

Slide 23

Main Outcome Activities include the full participation of persons with disabilities in society; enhanced abilities, skills and knowledge of stakeholders; development of opportunities to access the right to education, health, and work and employment for persons with disabilities; strengthening of self-help groups and organizations

Slide 24

Future plans include increased awareness about the rights of persons with disabilities; education about issues and concerns of persons with disabilities among stakeholders; development of a project model for possible use in other regions and states; continued empowerment of persons with disabilities; and the strengthening of financial resources for the Project’s further development.

Slide 25

Thanks for your kind attention!

Philippines

Slide 1

National Council on Disability Affairs

ASEAN-Japan Senior Officials Meeting on International Cooperation and Disability

Nadao Hall, Tokyo, Japan

31 August 2015

Activity Report

Philippines

Slide 2

Slide showing the map of the Philippines and brief background information

Slide 3

Slide showing the country population as of the 2010 Census, with a total of 92,337,852 population

Slide 4

Slide showing that persons with functional difficulty number 1,442,586 with men having a slightly higher number than women

Slide 5

Average number of children ever born by a woman with disability was three; one in three persons with disability was a household head

Slide 6

Of the more than 12 million elementary students who attended school from 2009 to 2010, there were only 14,853 children with disabilities.

Slide 7

Statistics on the enrollment of students with disabilities from 2012-2013: 110,169 students with disabilities enrolled in government elementary schools, including kindergarten

Slide 8

In secondary school, 84,232 students with learning disabilities enrolled from 2012-2013

Slide 9

One in every 20 out-of-school youth did not attend formal school due to illness or disability

Slide 10

Educational attainment of persons with disabilities: almost half attended or completed elementary education; 7 in 10 persons with disability are literate

Slide 11

As for employment and livelihood, more than half were gainfully employed, with 3 out of 10 being gainfully employed. Major industry was agriculture, hunting and forestry.

Slide 12

Household characteristics

- 3 out of 5 households with at least one person with disability used electricity for lighting

- 1 in 5 households with persons with disabilities get water from the community water systems for drinking/cooking

- Majority of households had a radio

- 28% owned agricultural land

Slide 13

Housing characteristics

- Majority lived in single houses

- Most houses had roofs made of galvanized iron/aluminum

- Majority of housing units needed minor repair or no repair at all

- More than 3/4 of households owned/amortized their housing units

Slide 14

Information about the National Council on Disability Affairs

- A national government agency mandated to formuluate policies and coordinate activities of all agencies, both public and private, on disability issues and concerns

- Lead agency tasked to steer the course of program development for persons with disabilities and the deliver of services to the sector

Slide 15

Philippine Disability Laws

Slide 16

List of existing laws including Accessibility Law, Magna Carta for Persons with Disabilities, Republic Act No. 9442 which amends the Magna Carta for Persons with Disabilities

Slide 17

(Continued)

- Establishment of the Persons with Disabilities Affairs Office

- Republic Act No. 10524 regarding employment of persons with disabilities

- Accessible Polling Places law

Slide 18

Programs/Project and Main Activites of Persons with Disabilities

Slide 19

Photo showing a model of designated accessible polling place for persons with disabilities and senior citizens. According to Republic Act 10524, at least 1% of all positions in all government agencies, offices or corporations shall be reserved for persons with disabilities.

Slide 20

- Early enrollment for persons with disabilities

- Enhancement of the implementation of Accessibility LAw

- Philippine registry for persons with disabilities

Slide 21

Philippine Registry for Persons with Disability is a national registration and reporting system for specific types of disabilities and the issuance of unique identification numbers for discounts and other benefits implemented in coordination with the National Council on Disability Affairs.

Slide 22

Future plans include the implementation of data collection systems as recommended by UNESCAP, the implementation of the Incheon Strategic Framework Indicators through mainstreaming in results-based monitoring and evaluation plan, formulated by NCDA; and to advocate inclusive education.

Slide 23

Salamat. Thank you. Arigato.

Singapore

Slide 1

Title: ASEAN-Japan Senior Officials Meeting On International Cooperation and Disability

Nadao Hall, Tokyo, Japan

31 August 2015

Activity Report

Bizlink Centre Singapore Ltd

Slide 2

Slide describing Bizlink’s background, from being set up by the Ministry of Community Development and Singapore Council of Social SErvice in 1986 to its privatization in 1995 to its being ramped up to a social enterprise with 7 businesses and workforce consisting of persons with disabilities and disadvantaged, to name some.

Slide 3

Bizlink’s mission is to reach out to the disadvantaged and persons with disabilities in Singapore to assist them in achieving independence, dignity and integration through training and sheltered employment.

Slide 4

Main outcome include the employment of 250 disadvantaged persons and persons with disabilities; majority of employees are persons with disabilities; provision of vocational assessment for 10,200 persons with disabilities; and job placements of 4,500 persons with disabilities in open employment

Slide 5

Photo showing activities related to Bizlink-For-Us: A Community Enabled Thru Work

Slide 6

The Bizlink Community is made up of persons with various disabilities and the elderly. Bizlink is one of the largest employers of persons with disabilities in Singapore, other than the civil service.

Slide 7

Diagram showing Bizlink’s sheltered employment and therapy for beneficiaries from the intake assessment to sheltered workshops and day activity centers to work therapy

Slide 8

Diagram showing Bizlink’s 7 social enterprises, namely, food and beverages; data management; manpower outsourcing; subcontract services and fulfillment; cleaning services; cards and gifts; and floral and hampers

Slide 9

Diagram showing Bizlink’s sustainable employment model, which includes parents and caregiver relief; beneficiaries mental, social and financial health; companies; employers; and lessening of government’s burdens

Slide 10

Diagram showing the 4Ps (People, Private, Public, Partnership)

Slide 11

Slide showing Bizlink’s corporate partners, including UOB, HSBC, UPS, Deutsche Bank, Marina Bay Singapore, among others

Slide 12

Future plans include capability building, capacity building and legislation/employment promotion

Slide 13

News clipping about Bizlink’s payment of workers with disabilities basic living wage

Slide 14

News clipping about Bizlink

Slide 15

Question and Answer session

Slide 16

Thank you.

Thailand

Slide 1

Title:

ASEAN-Japan Senior Officials Meeting on International Cooperation and Disability

Nadao Hall, Tokyo, Japan

31 August 2015

Activity Report

Thailand

Presented by Mrs. Napa Setthakorn

Director-General, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEP), Ministry of Social Development and Human Security

Slide 2

Slide explaining what the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities of the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security is. It is the national focal point on disability that interacts and cooperates with government and non-government agencies in both international and national levels.

Slide 3

Table showing the number of persons with disabilities by gender and regions, with a total number of 1,719,355

Slide 4

Diagram showing related legislations

Slide 5

Slide indicating plans on disability issues such as the 4th National Plan on Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, the 1st Women with Disabilities Empowerment Plan 2013-2016; and the 2nd Provincial Plans on Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities 2012-2016

Slide 6

Thailand’s achievement includes being able to significantly promote and mobilize the Koh Kred Community Role Model to promote universal design accessibility, the Provincial Disability Service Centers, and the Thai Accessible Places Application

Slide 7

Slide showing a map and partner logos of the Koh Kred Community Role Model to promote universal design accessibility

Slide 8

DEP Disability Policies and Projects Towards ASEAN Community

Slide 9

Slide describing ASEAN Projects under SOMSWD Strategic Framework 2011-2015 and the ASEAN Decade of Persons with Disabilities, 2011-2020 Towards Inclusive Society such as the ASEAN Dialogue between government and non-government organizations on disability issues; the ASEAN Workshop on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the CRPD; the Project for Improving the Overall Quality of Life and Well-Being of Persons with Disabilities in ASEAN by APCD; and the Workshop on the Establishment of ASEAN+3 Network for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities.

Slide 10

Slide detailing the project outcome, including the promotion of inclusive development for all, strengthened collaboration between government and non-government organizations at the regional level; mutual understanding and awareness on CRPD and the encouragement for the ratification and implementation of CRPD principles in ASEAN, to name a few

Slide 11

Photos showing the different regional workshops conducted

Slide 12

Slide showing the Development of ASEAN+3 Network for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities. Funded by JAIF, there are four activities in this project the expected outcome of which is to give persons with disabilities an opportunity to develop and use their skills and for persons with disabilities and the government sector to meet and share experiences about the status of self-help groups and sustainable development.

Slide 13

Regional workshops on CBR and the promotion of NHE for persons with disabilities are also included in the activities.

Slide 14

Photos showing various activities

Slide 15

JICA Volunteers, which include specialists for homes and vocational rehabilitation centers consisting of vocational specialist and physical therapists

Slide 16

Diagram showing the way forward, which includes a rights-based approach, a central element of national development and investment for human resources

Slide 17

Slide explaining the ultimate outcome of the project, which is that persons with disabilities are empowered in a rights-based, barrier-free, caring and inclusive society

Slide 18

Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEP),

Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, Royal Thai Government

255 Rajvithi Road

Rajthevi, Bangkok Thailand 10400

Tel: +66-2-354-3388, Ext. 304, 305

Fax: +66-2-54-5196

Email: nep.thaiand@gmail.com

Vietnam

Slide 1

Title: ASEAN-Japan Senior Officials Meeting on International Cooperation and Disability

Nadao Hall, Tokyo, Japan

31 August 2015

Activity Report

Viet Nam

Slide 2

Short introduction including demographic, status and numbers about persons with disabilities

Slide 3

Vietnam map plus demographic information

Slide 4

Slide showing the updated situation on persons with disabilities in Vietnam, including the fact that living standards of persons with disabilities are still difficult, with 32.5% still living in poverty and majority having difficulties accessing health services, education, public transportations, among others

Slide 5

Photo showing health care services for persons with disabilities

Slide 6

Photo showing samples of vocational training for persons with disabilities

Slide 7

Slide listing the national targets in the future, including the promotion of the implementation of the law on persons with disabilities; the promotion on the implementation of the scheme on assisting persons with disabilities from 2012-2020; the promotion for the ratification of CRPD; the approval of the identification card for persons with disabilities; and the achievement of national figures on enhancing accessibility for persons with disabilities

Slide 8

Slide listing main activities, such as the disability related initiatives of national government and concerned ministries

Slide 9

Main outcome of activities related to initiatives of national government and concerned ministries

Slide 10

Future plans including having the national committee on CRPD, strategic and action plans on CRPD implementation, state and alternative reports on CRPD, and the continued implementation of the law on persons with disabilities and the national action plan

Slide 11

Slide explaining the APCD/JAIF Project in Ba Vi District, Hanoi, Vietnam as a target community. Ba Vi District has more than 3,000 persons with disabilities.

Slide 12

A map showing Ba Vi District in Hanoi

Slide 13

Main activities listing activities related to APCD/JAIF Project and disability-related initiatives of local government

Slide 14

Main outcome of activities

Slide 15

Table showing the details of rural market modifications done in various locations in the District

Slide 16

Photos showing various activities of the Steering Committee members in Tay Dang Market in Ba Vi

Slide 17

Photos showing new accessible market ramps

Slide 18

Photos showing new accessible pathways to accessible toilets in target rural markets

Slide 19

Photos showing newly built accessible toilets in Ba Vi

Slide 20

Future plans include the implementation of the Disability Action Plan 2016-2020; getting Ba Vi DPO as key partner in accessibility; welcoming other DPOs and local government to visit and see the potential of this model; and prepare awareness raising events on special days on disability.

Slide 21

Slide depicting other activities being covered by media institutions

Slide 22

Thank you for your attention.

Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability

Slide 1

Title: APCD’s Roles and Activities on International Cooperation and Disability

Akiie Ninomiya (Mr.)

Executive Director

Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD)

Slide 2

Photos showing APCD activities conducted in collaboration with the Royal Government of Thailand, the Government of Japan and the Japan International Cooperation Agency

Slide 3

Map showing the scope of APCD activities done in collaboration with ESCAP in the Asia-Pacific region and the USA

Slide 4

Photo showing Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn at the APCD premises. APCD was established in 2002 according to the collaboration of the Government of Thailand through the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, and the Government of Japan through the Japan International Cooperation Agency

Slide 5

Photo showing Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn with members of the APCD Foundation. Through a Cabinet resolution, APCD management was transferred from the Government of Thailand to the APCD Foundation under the Royal Patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn in 2009.

Slide 6

Photos showing the members of the APCD Foundation Committee including former Prime Minister H.E. Mr. Tanin Kraivixien (President of APCD Foundation and Privy Councilor); H.E. Dr. Tej Bunnag (chairman of the APCD Executive Board and member of the APCD Foundation Committee, and former Foreign Minister of Thailand)

Slide 7

Slide explaining the APCD mandate through the Biwako Millennium Framework, 20013-2012 and the Incheon Strategy to Make the Right Real, 2013-2022

Slide 8

Diagram showing the interrelations between APCD as well as the United Nations and other governments, business sector, local and international NGOs, service provider specialists and persons with disabilities

Slide 9

Photos showing activities of the Third Country Training Program 2014-2016 which focuses on emerging groups (hard of hearing, autism intellectual disability) from the perspective of Community-based Inclusive Development

Slide 10

Photo showing APCD’s 60 Plus+ Bakery Project, in the form of a Disability-Inclusive Bakery Shop to commemorate the 60th year birthday of H.R.H Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn

Slide 11

Photos showing the numerous guests that visited APCD, including those from the Social Welfare Organization GLOW and Embassy of Japan, JOCV Bangladesh volunteers, EU Representatives, university and high school students, to name some

Slide 12

Slide showing APCD-JAIF Project’s various government partners in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam

Slide 13

Diagram showing the collaboration between APCD and the Governments of Thailand and Japan, as well as the ASEAN Secretariat, from the former’s inception to independence to development and challenges of APCD through the years

Slide 14

Photos showing APCD’s activities including APCD/JAIF Project’s rural market modification by persons with disabilities, international conferences, etc.

Slide 15

Thank you.

Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability

APCD Bldg., 255 Rajvithi Rd., Rajthevi, Bangkok 10400 Thailand

Tel: 66-(0)-2354-7505-8

Fax: 66-(0)-2354-7507

Website: www.apcdfoundation.org

Japan International Cooperation Agency

Slide 1

Title: Future Direction of ASEAN-Japan Cooperation on Disability and Development

ASEAN-Japan Senior Officials Meeting on International Cooperation and Disability

31 August 2015

Toda Takao, Ph.D.

Director General

Human Development Department

Japan International Cooperation Agency

Slide 2

Introduction describing useful information about JICA:

- It is the largest bilateral aid agency in the world

- It lends various types of assistance including technical cooperation, grant aid, load aid and volunteers

- Its largest operation is in Southeast Asia (40%)

Slide 3

Diagram showing JICA’s approach to disability and development. Using a twin-track approach in disability-specific activities and mainstreaming of disability which lead to inclusive development

Slide 4

Examples of mainstreaming disability are the removal of barriers hindering participation of persons with disabilities and the insertion of a disability perspective across sectors, where further efforts are needed

Slide 5

Examples of disability-specific activities are capacity development of leaders of persons with disabilities and their organizations; capacity development of rehabilitation professionals and the promotion of employment of persons with disabilities

Slide 6

Major outcome of JICA’s cooperation on disability and development in the Asia-Pacific region, including the empowerment of persons with disabilities and their organizations; mainstreaming of disability in government policy and services; removal of physical and social barriers to ensure their social participation; public transportation with improved accessibility; and promotion of employment of persons with disabilities. APCD is JICA’s key partner in achieving these outcomes and promoting regional collaboration.

Slide 7

Photo showing the empowerment of persons with disabilities and their organizations, including the establishment of self-help groups of persons with intellectual disabilities in Thailand, Cambodia, and Myanmar as well as their regional network which were facilitated by APCD and JICA.

Slide 8

Photo showing an example of mainstreaming disability in the government policies and services

Disability mainstreaming has been promoted in South Africa, and government officials and persons with disabilities work together to improve the accessibility of government services and activities.

Slide 9

Photo showing an example of removal of physical and social barriers

In Jordan, Philippines and Rwanda, JICA has supported the improvement of accessibility in the built environment as well as the promotion of disability awareness among citizens.

Slide 10

Photos showing examples of the promotion of social participation of persons with disabilities in post conflict areas

Rwanda - vocational training centers were equipped with facilities and knowledge to accept trainees with disabilities

Colombia - a new project was launched to develop a strategy to promote social participation of persons with disabilities, including conflict victims

Slide 11

Photo showing an example of improved accessibility in public transportation

JICA supported the development of public transportation systems with accessibility in many ASEAN countries, South Asia, East Asia and the Middle East.

Slide 12

Photo showing an example of the promotion of employment of persons with disabilities

Job coach system and Disability Equality Training (DET) have been established in Malaysia with the government’s strong commitment. Malaysian job coaches have started training job coaches in Jordan and China.

Slide 13

Photo showing an example of the development of DET facilitators and the strengthening of its global network

The National DET Forum has been established in 34 countries by persons with disabilities who have been trained as DET facilitators to raise awareness on disability.

Slide 14

Slide explaining disability in the global development agenda:

Global trends include: CRPD defining disability as a human rights issue, international cooperation must be inclusive and accessible; Sustainable Development Goals must include disability; and community resilience is necessary in emerging challenges such as aging and disasters

Disability is becoming an even more important issue in addressing global challenges, and ASEAN and Japan should lead the global efforts.

Slide 15

Slide showing ASEAN-Japan cooperation on disability and development

Regional momentum includes the Asia-Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities 2013-2022; the Incheon Strategy to Make the Right Real for Persons with Disabilities in Asia and the Pacific; and the ASEAN Community 2015

Regional resources include: APCD and the assets of ASEAN-Japan cooperation

Slide 16

Let us join hands in expanding the ASEAN-Japan model of disability-inclusive regional development to become a global model

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan

Slide 1

Title: Welfare Services for Persons with Disabilities in Japan

Department of Health and Welfare for Persons with Disabilities,

Social Welfare and War Victims’ Relief Bureau,

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Slide 2

Basic Data: Persons with Disabilities

Slide 3

Slide detailing Japan’s Administration System as of April 2014 with 1,718 local municipalities, 47 prefectures and 20 ordinance-designated cities

The role of the national government includes institutional design, standards setting and giving assistance to municipalities, cities and prefectures

Slide 4

Slide showing the number of persons with disabilities at home and in facilities, with 6.2% of the total population, or almost 8 million, and other statistics. 93.5% of persons with disabilities live at home, while 6.5% live in facilities.

Slide 5

Slide showing the number of persons with disabilities by age group with 50% being under age 65 and 50% being 65 and older

Slide 6

In-Kind Benefits for Persons with Disabilities

Slide 7

Diagram showing the history of the welfare system for persons with disabilities

Slide 8

Slide showing the evolution of welfare systems for persons with disabilities in Japan

Slide 9

Slide showing a diagram depicting the development of communities that promote independence and co-existence for persons with disabilities

Slide 10

Diagram showing the basic framework of comprehensive independence support system where local municipalities provide long-term care services, consultation support, training services, assistive devices, independence support and medical care for persons and children with disabilities. Likewise, community life support activities are also present, as well as wide-area support and development of human resources by prefectural governments.

Slide 11

Slide listing the major services of Comprehensive Independence Support System, including in-home long-term care service, home-visit care for persons with severe physical disabilities, group home service with nursing care, livelihood training service for independent living, job seeking support service and continued employment support service, among others

Slide 12

Tables and graph showing the data on user’s cost burden for March 2015

Slide 13

Chart showing the budget for social services for persons with disabilities

Slide 14

Slide describing assistive device purchase and repair requirements, the types of assistive devices and the provision of assistive devices and payment terms

Slide 15

Slide listing the provision and rental of daily living equipment for persons with disabilities, the types of items as determined by the municipality and the expenses covered based on municipality-specific guidelines

Slide 16

Disability allowance

Slide 17

Information about special child rearing allowance:

Beneficiaries are parents or fosterers who care for children with mental or physical disabilities under age 20

Degrees of disabilities range from Grade 1 (degree at which a person is generally unable to lead a daily life by oneself) and Grade 2 (degree at which a person faces significant difficulties in daily life

Allowance as of April 2015:

- Children with severe disabilities (Grade 1) get 51,200 yen/month

- Children with moderate disabilities (Grade 2) get 34,030 yen/month

Slide 18

Special Disability Allowance

Beneficiaries are parents who are 20 years old or older, who have significantly severe mental or physical disabilities and who constantly need special care daily

Allowance as of April 2015 is 26,620 yen/month

Slide 19

Allowance for Welfare of Children with Disabilities

Beneficiaries are children who are 20 years old or younger, with severe mental or physical disabilities, and who constantly need special care

Allowance as of April 2015 is 14,480 yen/month

Slide 20

Types and Degrees of Disabilities

Slide 21

Definition of Persons with Disabilities in Japan, as defined by the Basic Law for Disabled Persons 1993, Article 2

Persons with physical disabilities, intellectual disabilities, mental disabilities (including developmental disabilities), or otherwise having impaired mental or physical functioning, who are in a condition where they experience considerable limitations in their daily lives and functioning in society on a continuing basis due to disabilities and social barriers.

Slide 22

Types and Degrees of Physical Disabilities

Visual, hearing, voice/speech/mastication functions, physical, organs, functional disorder of immunity caused by HIV

Degrees of physical disabilites

From Grade 1 (severe) to Grade 6 (mild)

Determined by the degree of impairment of physical functions and the level of activities of daily living

Slide 23

Photos showing the certificate of persons with physical disabilities

Slide 24

Degrees of Intellectual Disabilities

Severe (Grade A)

1. Those under 18 years of age (children with an IQ below 35 who either require assistance in day to day living or having frequent epileptic seizures or other problematic behaviors, and those with an IQ below 50 who have physical, visual and hearing disability)

2. Those 18 years of age or over (IQ is below 35 or below 50 with physical, visual or hearing disability who either has difficulty performing basic daily living activities or having incontinence, abnormal eating habits, etc.

Other than ‘severe’ (Grade B)

Other than those listed in Grade A (usually those with IQ below 70)

Slide 25

Degrees of Mental Disabilities

- Law Related to Mental Health and Welfare of the Person with Mental Disorder (1995)

Article 5:

“Those with schizophrenia, acute poisoning or addiction due to psychoactive substance use, intellectual disability, psychopathy and other mental illness.”

- Degrees of Mental Disabilities

From Grade 1 (severe) to Grade 3 (mild)

Questionnaire Results

Report of Questionnaire

SUBJECT: 46 participants from universities

NUMBER OF RESPONSES: 38 people

RESULT:

Q1: Are you interested in the activities of “International Cooperation and Disability” between ASEAN countries and Japan?

Yes = 90%

No = 5%

Not Sure = 5%

Q2: Did you understand the APCD’s activities related to “International Cooperation and Disability” in the ASEAN region from the meeting?

Yes = 97%

Not Sure = 3%

Q3: Did you understand the ASEAN Secretariat and ASEAN countries’ activities related to “International Cooperation and Disability” in the ASEAN region from the meeting?

Yes = 95%

Not Sure = 5%

Q4: Did you understand the activities of the Japanese Government like MOFA and JICA in ASEAN region related to “International Cooperation and Disability” from this meeting?

Yes = 87%

Not Sure = 13%

Q5: Do you agree with the continuation of the cooperation between APCD, which is located in Thailand, and Japan Government like MOFA and JICA?

Yes = 84%

Not Sure = 16%

Q6: How are you going to join the activities related to “International Cooperation and Disability” between ASEAN countries and Japan in the future?

Volunteer = 53%

Work = 24%

Not Sure = 23%

Donation = 5%

Q7: Trend of respondents’ opinion and impression:

• Respondents understood the activities for disability in ASEAN countries and Japan, and the need for international cooperation on disability among them

• Respondents expressed new interest and understanding of disability

• Respondents saw the good in participating in the discussion and understood the difficulty of the topic of discussion

• Respondents said it was a good opportunity to think about their future, and expressed a new interest and understanding for international work and cooperation

• Others expressed more willingness to study and developed more interest, as well as saw the need for more information in future meetings

Photos

H.E. Dr. Tej Bunnag giving the Opening Remarks

More than 150 participants attending the Meeting

Simultaneous sign language interpretation available

Representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

Language interpreters on the job

Participants with disabilities at the Meeting

Government officials, Disabled People’s Organizations and other stakeholders from ASEAN Member States

A show of solidarity from Meeting organizers and other partners

Group photo with all Meeting participants

Participants from Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar

H.E. Mr. Yasuhiro Fujii (Director General, Department of Health and Welfare for Persons with
Disabilities, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan) and Dr. Toda Takao, Ph.D. (Director General, Human Development Department,Japan International Cooperation Agency)

Review and adoption of the Tokyo Recommendations on International Cooperation and Disability 2015 and Beyond in the ASEAN Region

Participant from Singapore reading the draft of the Tokyo Recommendations

A participant browsing through “Affirmations of Hope: APCD/JAIF Project Good Practices
on Rural Accessibility in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar & Vietnam”
University students giving feedback on the Tokyo Recommendations

H.E. Mr. Taro Kimura (Special Advisor to the Prime Minister, Government of Japan)
giving Special Welcome Remarks

Meeting participants at the Dinner Reception

(From right) H.E. Mr. Taro Kimura (Special Advisor to the Prime Minister, Government of Japan) with H.E. Dr. Tej Bunnag, Ms. Napa Setthakorn, H.E. Mr. Jakkrit Srivali and H.E. Dr. AKP Mochtan

Accessible for Persons with disAbilities

Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability

255 Rajvithi Rd., Rajthevi, Bangkok 10400 Thailand

Tel: +66-(0)-2354-7505 | Fax: +66-(0)-2354-7507

Email: info@apcdfoundation.org Website: www.apcdfoundation.org