Goal 1

Reduce poverty and enhance work and employment prospects

Photo: Cover of Incheon Strategy to “Make the Right Real” for Persons with Disabilities in Asia and the Pacific report

PROJECT: APCD/JAIF Non-Handicapping Environment Project

Mekong Sub-Region, March 2014-December 2014

20 Rural Market Modifications for Poverty Reduction in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam

Photos: Image of an inaccessible public market toilet and how it was converted into a fully accessible one

Partners: ASEAN Secretariat, APCD, Royal Thai Government, Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund, Ministry of Social Affairs, Veteran and Youth Rehabilitation (MoSVY) - Cambodia, Disability Action Council (DAC) - Cambodia, National Committee for Disabled and Elderly People (NCDE) Lao PDR, Lao Disabled People’s Association (LDPA), Department of Social Welfare - Myanmar, Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) Vietnam, Ba Vi Disabled Peoples Organisation - Vietnam

Goal 2

Promote participation in political processes and in decision-making

PROJECT: Community for All

Thailand, January 2014-December 2014

Capacity Building of Thai Leaders with Disabilities

Photos: Images showing Thai leaders with disabilities taking part in the Community for All Project’s various workshops and discussions

Image: Map of Thailand showing the four provinces included in the Community for All Project - Phayao, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Kanchanaburi, Sisaket

Partners: APCD, Italian Association for Aid to Children (CIAI), European Union (EU)

ACTIVITY: National Consultation Meeting on Laws and Policies Related to Autism in Vietnam

Vietnam, 2 December 2014

Ha Noi Recommendations on the Laws and Policies Related to Persons with Autism in Vietnam

Over 70 participants including persons with autism and their family attended the event

Photo: Group photo of the Consultation Meeting participants

Image: A copy of the Ha Noi Recommendations

Partners: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF), APCD, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), JAIF, MOLISA

Goal 3

Enhance access to the physical environment, public transportation, knowledge, information and communication

PROJECT: Making It Work: CRPD Advocacy for Government Action Program

Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, January 2014-July 2014

Evidence-based documentation on good practices on information accessibility in Khmer, Lao and Thai

Booklet: 10 good practices

Film: 2 good practices

Photos: Participants discussing the Project’s next steps at the Third Regional Meeting in Lao PDR; copies of printed publications and DVDs/CDs of the report

Partners: APCD, Handicap International (HI), Cambodian Disabled People’s Organisation (CDPO), NCDE Lao PDR, LDPA

PROJECT: Incheon Strategy in Accessible Formats

Mongolia, 26 March 2014

Incheon Strategy in Mongolian, Sign Language, Braille, Audio

Photos: Handover of the Make the Right Real for persons with disabilities to the Government of Mongolia; Copies of publications and other materials about the Incheon Strategy; Cover of the Make the Right Real Workshop in Mongolia report

Partners: Ministry of Population Development and Social Protection, Government of Mongolia, Ministry of Health, Ministry of People Development and Social Protection National Rehabilitation and Development Center, UNESCAP, World Health Organization (WHO), APCD,. The World Bank, National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia, JICA, CBR AP Network

TRAINING: Let’s Learn More About Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deafened

Thailand, February-September 2014

Effective Communication and Facilitation with Persons Who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deafened Internationally

20 Thai persons with disabilities and other partners attended the capacity-building training

Partners: APCD, Gallaudet University

REPORT: Booklet on Voices of Persons Who are Hard of Hearing and Deafened in Asia and the Pacific

Thailand, August 2014

First ever booklet on Hard of Hearing and Deafened in Asia and the Pacific

Photo: Cover of the ‘Voices of Persons Who are Hard of Hearing and Deafened in Asia and the Pacific” report

Partners: Asia Pacific Federation of the Hard of Hearing and Deafened (APFHHD); APCD; JICA; Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Royal Government of Thailand through the Thailand International Development Cooperation Agency (TICA); Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, Royal Government of Thailand.

REPORT: Decrees on Disabilities in Accessible Formats

Lao PDR, 26 September 2014

Decree on Disability and Decree on the National Committee for Disabled People and the Elderly

Photo: Handover of the publications of the Lao National Decree and Decree on the National Committee for Disabled People and the Elderly booklets by APCD

Photo: Cover photos of the two Decrees booklets

Partners: NCDE, LDPA, APCD, HI, JICA, The Belgian Development Cooperation, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

PROJECT: User-friendly Incheon Strategy by Persons with Intellectual Disabilities

Mekong Sub-region, December 2014

Incheon Strategy Review by persons with intellectual disabilities

Photos: A collage of images from the Incheon Strategy Review by persons with intellectual disabilities event

Image: Cover photo of the publication “We Want to Be Counted”: Incheon Strategy to “Make the Right Real” for Persons with Disabilities in Asia and the Pacific Easy-to-Understand Version

Partners: APCD, UNESCAP

PROJECT: Online Information on Disability

3 Websites on Disability; 13 Weekly Bulletins; 10 Monthly Newsletters

Images: Screenshots of the APCD, CBR AP Network, and ASEAN Autism Network web pages, APCD’s Empowerment Newsletter, and Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin

Goal 4

Strengthen Social Protection

TRAINING: Workshop on Community-based Inclusive Development in Mongolia

Mongolia, 27-28 March 2014

Over 120 participants

Focusing on Community-based Inclusive Development

Photos: Group photo of participants; Photos of speakers and resource persons during the Workshop proper

Partners: Ministry of Population Development and Social Protection, Ministry of Health, Ministry of People Development and Social Protection National Rehabilitation and Development Center, UNESCAP, WHO, APCD, JICA, CBR AP Network

TRAINING: Capacity Enhancement Program

Thailand, 27-28 March 2014

20 participants from Jatiya Protibondhi Unnayan Foundation, Ministry of Social Welfare of Bangladesh

Photos: Participants during the Training

Partners: Ministry of Social Welfare, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh; Asian Institute of Technology; APCD

TRAINING: Knowledge Creation Forum on CBID 2014

Thailand, 24 August - 6 September 2014

Communication Card and Real-Time Captioning

18 young leaders who are hard of hearing

Photos: Group photo of participants and project partners; Participants using communication cards; Welcome remarks from APCD for participants

Cover of the Summary Report on Third Country Training Programme: Knowledge Creation Forum on Community-based Inclusive Development 2014 (Capacity Building of Persons who are Hard of Hearing)

Samples of color-coded communication cards with the following messages: Yes, I agree; Slow down; No, I don’t agree; Use keyboard; Use microphone

Partners: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Royal Government of Thailand (through the Thailand International Development Cooperation Agency), JICA, APCD, Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, Royal Government of Thailand

Goal 5

Expand early intervention and education of children with disabilities

TRAINING: Community Development Skills Training for Wheelchair Children Project

Thailand, June, August, October, December 2014

Collaboration with business partner to create Non-Handicapping Environment

Photos: Photo with Training participants during a visit to homes of children with disabilities; Participants being shown the proper measurements of a ramp

Partners: Wheelchairs and Friendship Center of Asia (Thailand), DENSO (Thailand), APCD

Goal 6

Ensure gender equality and women’s empowerment

REPORT: User-Friendly Booklet by Women with Disabilities

Bangladesh, September 2014

Persons with Disabilities Rights and Protection Act in Bangladesh User-Friendly Booklet

Photo: Cover of Persons with Disabilities Rights and Protection Act in Bangladesh User-Friendly Booklet

Partners: APCD, Women with Disabilities Development Foundation (WDDF), South Asian Disability Forum (SADF)

TRAINING: Regional Training on Empowerment of Women with Disabilities in South Asia

Thailand, 14-16 November 2014

10 women leaders with disabilities

Bangkok Appeal on Gender Equality and Empowerment of Girls and Women with Diverse Disabilities in South Asia

Photos: Group photo with participants; Scanned copy of the Bangkok Appeal

Partners: SADF, APCD, British Council, Comprehensive Health and Education Forum (CHEF) International, Special Talent Exchange Program (STEP)

ACTIVITY: Mainstreaming Women with Disabilities in the Beijing+20 Review Side Event

Thailand, 17 November 2014

Inclusion of women with disabilities in the discussion process of the Beijing+20 Review

Photos: Resource persons discuss the importance of mainstreaming women with disabilities; women with disabilities participating in the Side Event

Partners: UNESCAP, SADF, APCD, Britich Council, CHEF International, Korea Disabled People’s Development Institute (KODDI)

Goal 7

Ensure disability-inclusive disaster risk reduction and management

REPORT: Support for Persons with Autism Affected by Typhoon Haiyan

Philippines, February 2014

Shelters for persons with autism affected by the Typhoon

Photo: Cover of the Report on Support for Typhoon Victims in the Philippines

Map: Philippine map highlighting the central Philippine provinces devastated by Typhoon Haiyan, including Masbate, Romblon, Aklan, Capiz, Iloilo, Antique, Guimaras, Sorsogon, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Biliran, Southern Leyte, Dinagat Islands. Approximately 1,069 people were declared missing, 6,300 dead, 1.1 million destroyed houses and thousands rendered homeless, and 28,689 injured

Partners: APCD, ASEAN Autism Network (AAN), Autism Society Philippines (ASP)

Goal 8

Accelerate the ratification and implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the harmonization of national legislation with the Convention

Goal 9

WORKSHOP: Make the Right Real Workshop in Mongolia

Mongolia, 26 March 2014

Over 800 representatives

Nation’s commitment to the Incheon Strategy

Photos: Group photo of the more than 800 Workshop participants; Signing of the Incheon Strategy to “Make the Right Real” pledge board; Cover of the Make the Right Real Workshop in Mongolia

Partners: Ministry of Population Development and Social Protection, Government of Mongolia, Ministry of Health, Ministry of People Development and Social Protection National Rehabilitation and Development Center, UNESCAP, WHO, APCD,. The World Bank, National Human Rights Commission of Mongolia, JICA, CBR AP Network, Amici di Raoul Follereau (AIFO), JICA

ACTIVITY: Official Launch of the National Disability Strategic Plan 2014-2018 and the 5th Anniversary of the Law on the Protection and the Promotion of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Cambodia, 3 July 2014

National Disability Strategic Plan 2014-2018 and Law on the Protection and the Promotion of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Over 3,000 representatives

Photos: Photos of top officials, project partners and participants during the Official Launch; samples of the publications related to the Official Launch

Partners: MOSVY, DAC, Australian Aid, UNDP, APCD, Persons with Disabilities Foundation, Cambodia

ACTIVITY: Ceremony for the National Day of Persons with Disabilities

Lao PDR, 26 September 2014

Over 600 participants including leaderes with disabilities and stakeholders

Photos: Children with disabilities and other participants attending the Celebration of the National Disability Day

Partners: NCDE, LDPA, APCD, HI, JICA, The Belgian Development Cooperation, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

ACTIVITY: Commemoration to Make the Right Real in Vietnam: Official Announcement of the Ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons wtih Disabilities

Vietnam, 3 December 2014

Over 170 representatives including leaders with disabilities and stakeholders

Commitment to “Make the Right Real”

Photos: Signing of the Pledge Board; project partners and participants at the Official Announcement

Partners: UNESCAP, UNICEF, APCD, JICA, JAIF, Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs, Government of Vietnam

Goal 10

Advance subregional, regional and interregional cooperation

ACTIVITY: Asia-Pacific Federation of the Hard of Hearing and Deafened (APFHD) Biannual General Meeting

Thailand, 31 August 2014

Photos: Participants during the General Meeting

Partners: APFHD; APCD; JICA; Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Royal Government of Thailand through the Thailand International Development Cooperation Agency (TICA); Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, Royal Government of Thailand

ACTIVITY: 2nd Executive Committee of the CBR Global Network

Thailand, 8-9 September 2014

Clarification of future steps to be taken

Photos: Executive Committee members in a meeting; Group photo of Meeting participants

Partners: WHO, APCD, CBR Global Network

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