Search # to go to Page Seach * to go to Sections Third Country Training Programme 2018 on Inclusive Development Through Disability-Inclusive Sports 2018 (Summary Report) 1-10 July 2018 APCD Training Building Bangkok, Thailand Logos: APCD, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, Ministry of Social Development and Human Security of Thailand (MSDHS) Flags: Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand Photos: Images of children cycling, swimming, and playing Kin-Ball Third Country Training Programme 2018 on Inclusive Development Through Disability-Inclusive Sports (Summary Report) Organized by APCD, JICA, TICA of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, MSDHS 1-10 July 2018 APCD Training Building, Bangkok, Thailand Logos: APCD, JICA, TICA, MSDHS #Page 3 *Table of Contents What is TCTP?.....4 Executive Summary.....5 Key Achievements.....7 Bangkok Recommendations.....9 Speeches.....10 List of Participants.....18 Insights.....22 Athletes in Action - Swimming.....28 - Kin-Ball.....30 - Cycling.....32 - Other Fun Activities.....34 Appendices.....36 #Page 4 What is TCTP 2018? Third Country Training Programme (TCTP) 2018 COURSE TITLE Inclusive Development through Disability-Inclusive Sports 2018 GENERAL OBJECTIVE Empowerment of potential athletes with autism and their parents/trainers in ASEAN countries from the perspective of ‘Disability-Inclusive Sports for Tomorrow’ activities in line with Community-Based Inclusive Development (CBID) towards the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympic Games TRAINING OBJECTIVES 1) To build capacities of potential athletes with autism and their parents as trainers in practicing popular sports within the ASEAN Paralympic movement towards participation in any national/ international competitions of persons with autism. This can be done by developing their capacity through experiences and knowledge creation in a participatory approach with professional athletes with diverse disabilities from ASEAN countries and Japan as role models; 2) To brainstorm the outline of Disability-Inclusive Sports (DIS) for Tomorrow activities within the context of ASEAN countries. EXPECTED OUTCOMES 1) Potential athletes with autism and their parents as trainers in the ASEAN countries have improved their capacity for participation in popular sports in the ASEAN Paralympic movement; 2) At least two (2) types of DIS for persons with autism from Tokyo Paralympics 2020 were demonstrated to inspire participants from the ASEAN countries; and 3) Recommendations of ‘Disability Inclusive Sports for Tomorrow’ activities for athletes with autism in ASEAN countries were developed. #Page 5-6 *Executive Summary Twenty-seven (27) international training participants from ASEAN countries (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines and Thailand), who were nominated by their respective governments in accordance with the procedure stipulated in the application procedure, successfully completed the Third Country Training Programme (TCTP) 2018 on Inclusive Development through Disability-Inclusive Sports. This year’s program was specially designed to build capacities of potential athletes with autism and their parents/teachers as trainers in Swimming, Undoukai (Kin-Ball or Odama Okuri), and Cycling geared towards inclusive participation in any national/international competitions of persons with autism. The course arrangements were set up by the Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD), in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand through the Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA), the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security of Thailand (MSDHS). The second year of the three-year training package (2017-2019) was conducted at APCD Training Center, Bangkok, Thailand from 1 to 10 July 2018. The overall training objectives were to develop the capacity of persons with autism and their parents/ trainers through experiences and co-knowledge creation in a participatory approach with professional experts/facilitators with/without diverse disabilities from Thailand, Japan, and Canada as role models, and to brainstorm the outline of valued adaption for “Disability-Inclusive Sports (DIS) for Tomorrow” activities within the context of ASEAN countries. The training components that are highlighted in the course were modified from the knowledge, skills, and attitudes exchanged and assembled from several workshops on valued adaption for “Disability-Inclusive Sports (DIS)” activities from the perspective of disability-inclusive development. The custom-made training was designed from actual practices in various field visits in Bangkok (Thai-Japan Bangkok Youth Center & State Railway Public Park) and real experiences from international autism development focusing on promoting the empowerment of persons with autism in recreation, leisure and sports in line with Article 30 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The training participants were facilitated by international and national resource persons. Assistant resource person Mr. Timothy Paul Nozomu Ninomiya (self-advocate with autism from Canada) shared a comprehensive overview of his experience in terms of developing and applying certain strategies to promote inclusive participation of persons with autism in sports and other activities. Mr. Wisutthiphong Phanthong and his assistants, Mr. Wuttichai Rittireongsak and Mr. Suwan Chaisiriphan (national trainers/experts on swimming for athletes with diverse disabilities in the middle/high level swimming competition), from Sports Authority of Thailand shared their expertise on technical swimming skills. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yukinori Sawae and his assistants, Ms. Kei Hiraga and Ms. Ayano Sugiyama (trainer/expert on Undoukai and Kin-Ball or Odama Okuri), effectively advocated and promoted social participation in adapted sports and health improvement aspects through inclusive sports training. They also equipped and empowered participants with needed skills to play Kin-Ball, a new sports introduced to ASEAN countries via the training. Mr. Kittisak Chanhom and his assistant, Ms. Atjima Meepring (cycling trainers from Thailand), motivated and taught the athletes with autism to enhance technical skills in cycling. Also, APCD Community Development Department’s resource persons shared their expertise to make this training the most powerful catalyst for training participants to become an “Agent of Change” through “Disability-Inclusive Sports for Tomorrow” activities from the perspective of disability inclusive development and via platforms like the 2020 Olympics and Paralympic Games. One of the most significant outcomes of TCTP 2018 is the Bangkok Recommendations that participants with autism and their parents/trainers themselves drafted to encourage their respective governments to pursue “Disability Inclusive Sports (DIS) for Tomorrow” activities within the local context in each country. APCD is striving to provide the most instrumental training in the inclusive sports field and will continue to be a pioneer in this important effort. #Page 7-8 *Key Achievements 1. The training enabled participants to identify their individual and collective barriers, and helped them develop skills in sports adaption, as reflected the number of external factors that impact their participation in sports. Identification of main barriers that result in exclusion and lack of knowledge in sports adaption for persons with disabilities were highlighted. 2. TCTP 2018 provided a platform for the potential athletes with autism and their parents/teachers as trainers and other supporters from ASEAN countries and Japan in terms of delivering and exchanging knowledge, and gave them new experiences on various autism-friendly, disability-inclusive sports activities. 3. Actual field practice provided participants an opportunity to challenge commonly held misconception about persons with autism when it came to demonstrating their capacities. It also provided a venue where international participants could interact and socialize with each other. 4. Participants were able to demonstrate their skills and talents in the workshop and in actual practice where they got to compete in disability-inclusive sports activities like swimming where they won gold, silver, and bronze medals. 5. Undoukai (Kin-Ball), a team sport created in Quebec, Canada in 1986 by Mario Demers, was introduced as a promising sports for persons with autism. The inclusive sport effectively promotes social participation and healthy teamwork, among others, which greatly benefit persons with autism. 6. The training consistently followed the goals of promoting the skills and talents of persons with autism in ASEAN countries through various sports events in line with Article 30 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). A new disability-inclusive sports, Undoukai (Kin-Ball), will be presented in the 4th ASEAN Autism Congress’ ‘ASEAN Autism Games’ in Indonesia in October 2018. Medals and rewards will be awarded in this friendly competition following the “Sports for All” theme. 7. Country reports on the autism movement of each country and action plans for implementation at the community level were developed and presented. 8. The Bangkok Recommendations on Inclusive Development through Disability-Inclusive Sports from ASEAN countries were developed by the participants themselves and shared among stakeholders at the closing ceremony of TCTP 2018. The Bangkok Recommendations will be endorsed as a unified voice of participants and resource persons to their respective governments to push for more Disability-Inclusive Sports for Tomorrow activities. 9. Collaboration and networking among athletes with autism, their parents/trainers, other supporters and resource persons from ASEAN countries, Canada, and Japan were strengthened. 10. The skills and talents of potential athletes with autism were improved positively through practicing popular sports within the 'Disability-Inclusive Sports for Persons with Autism and/or Special Needs' activities (i.e. swimming, Kin-Ball/Undoukai, cycling, and exchange of facilitation techniques) in several workshops and actual practices. 11. More than 10 participatory activities on leisure, recreation and sports for persons with autism from Thailand and Japan (as a reflection of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics/Paralympic Games) were demonstrated to inspire participants from ASEAN countries. 12. The general public (as well as audience from international countries) in Thailand recognized and cheered the athletic performances of persons with autism in various sports categories during actual practices in field trips. #Page 9 *Bangkok Recommendations on Inclusive Development through Disability-Inclusive Sports from ASEAN countries We, the potential athletes with autism, trainers, parents and supporters from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, and Thailand (26 persons in total), under the guidance of our resource persons from Thailand and Japan, participated in the Third Country Training Programme on Inclusive Development through Disability-Inclusive Sports by the Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD), the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA), with support from the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security of Thailand, from 1 to 10 July 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand. Noting that as a result of this training, a platform has been developed to empower and promote the inclusion of persons with autism in sporting competitions in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Inclusive Development through Disability-Inclusive Sports, we hereby would like to propose the following recommendations: 1. With support from the ASEAN Autism Network (AAN ) member organizations, the concensus and outcomes of the training including the introduction of Kin-Ball as a promising sports for persons with autism, should be reflected in the AAN Congress as a follow-up to the Disability- Inclusive Sports for Tomorrow 2019. 2. For the relevant Government entity in each of the ASEAN country to encourage local, national and regional sports bodies to recognize potential athletes/persons with autism and their trainer/parents/ supporters by giving them opportunities to develop their capacities through inclusive sports trainings and participation in local, national and regional sports competitions such as the 2019 ASEAN Para Games in the Philippines and the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo. 3. For JICA and APCD to extend their training expertise to the participating countries through a unilateral agreement with the autism organizations of each ASEAN country and empower past participants, trainers/parents and supporters, to replicate said knowledge and technique in a unified manner, in order for the learning to be transferred to more persons with autism and their trainers/parents and supporters in their respective countries. 4. With the support of the ASEAN countries' respective relevant government entity to incorporate an ‘Adaptive and Disability-Inclusive Sports’ scheme into the Physical Education of their school curriculum, similar to what schools in Japan are implementing. 5. A representative from their respective Ministries should participate in this training program in order to expedite and carry out the action plan effectively as discussed in the program amongst participating ASEAN countries. 6. With the support of APCD, to bring the final obstacle races which we produced during this training to the Autism-Friendly Games 2018 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Presented and unanimously adopted at the Third Country Training Programme: Inclusive Development through Disability-Inclusive Sports 9 July 2018 #Page 10 *Speeches Mr. Piroon Laismit Executive Director Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability On behalf of the Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD), I have the honor to welcome our distinguished guests from JICA, TICA, DEP, resource persons from Japan, Canada, and Thailand, media representatives and all the potential athletes with autism, their trainers/parents from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, and Thailand in the Third Country Training Programme 2018 on 'Inclusive Development through Disability-Inclusive Sports'. I realize that the success of the program depends on the many partners and stakeholders who have worked hard with us in collaboration, planning, and organizing the technical program and supporting social and economic arrangements. In particular, I would like to thank the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand through the Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA), the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security of Thailand for their support and guidance. Since 2013, the new regional policy framework 'Incheon Strategy to Make the Right Real' has been a basis of disability-inclusive development in the region. One key element that has been assigned to APCD is to promote community-based inclusive development (CBID) and empowerment of emerging groups, and since then APCD has been working to develop the training courses for young leaders with disabilities. For TCTP 2018, we have an exciting training program with three sports activities and a strong commitment to empowering persons with autism, their trainers/parents, to boost Disability-Inclusive Sports and promoting a barrier-free society in ASEAN countries. This program will allow participants to reflect upon and celebrate their past accomplishments, extend networks and jointly explore current and future perspective of potential athletes with autism and their trainers/parents as sports trainers within the ASEAN Paralympic movement and have them participate in any national and international competitions of persons with autism, including the Tokyo Paralympics in 2020. In addition, this program will reflect implementation activities in line with UN CRPD Article 30 - participation in cultural life, recreation, leisure, and sports. I believe that this training will help provide a comprehensive overview of development and implementation of strategies adoption of inclusive sports in other countries and help to break down the negative stereotypes of persons with disabilities and foster their integration into sports legacy. Once again, I am very happy in welcoming all the participants in this event and very grateful to see many aspiring faces. What I know is that you all are going to have a very fruitful training in the next 10 days. Well, prepare yourself to be challenged, excited and inspired. Thank you! #Page 11 Mr. Masato Koinuma Senior Representative JICA Thailand Office Miss Vijita Rachatanantikul, Expert on Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities; Mr. Wattanawit Gajaseni, Director of Partnership Bureau, Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA); Mr. Piroon Laismit, Executive Director, Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD); Distinguished guests, dear participants, ladies and gentlemen, It is a great pleasure for me to be at the Opening Ceremony of the TCTP Program on Inclusive Development through Disability-Inclusive Sports 2018. First of all, I would like to express my deepest appreciation to all organizations and persons concerned for preparing and organizing this course. Especially the APCD Foundation, who has made a great effort in organizing this training course, your efforts must be fully recognized by all participants. On behalf of JICA, I would like to welcome all the participants from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, and Thailand onto the training course. For 2018, this is the second year of this training program, and the focus is still on Autism, which is now occurring more frequently than expected among individuals who have certain medical conditions. As we already know, autism is a lifelong spectrum condition where difficulties in social interaction, communication and imagination are apparent. It is difficult for any child or people with autism to be introduced to a new sport. A child’s autism diagnosis affects every member of the family in different ways. Parents must now place their primary focus on helping their child. Someone will have trouble learning and functioning in everyday life but having a disability doesn’t mean a person can’t learn. They often have a great capacity to learn and become quite capable persons or even independent persons. In some societies, sports offer a strong potential to empower persons with disabilities toward a better quality of life. #Page 12 I would like to take this opportunity to thank TICA for their willing cooperation in co-hosting this course with JICA. I also thank APCD, its staff and all resource persons for their assistance in organizing and conducting this training. And I thank the participants who have come to help and learn from this course. I’m confident that we will build a network together in order to strengthen the capacity of regional cooperation, and to promote participation in recreation, leisure and sports as one of the specific objectives of this course. Distinguished Participants, Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear participants from Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, and Thailand, please be proud to take part in this outstanding course, with instructions and support provided by Japanese and Thai lecturers of Swimming, Biking, and Undokai/Kin-Ball. I hope that this course will provide all of you with advanced knowledge and skills, and also that it will help you be more knowledgeable and effective leaders in this field. And I strongly hope that the participants will conduct more and more activities in each of their countries and promote the knowledge and skills to more and more people in this region. I trust that during this week, you, all participants, will enjoy a fruitful sharing of experiences and knowledge. Thank you very much and Khob Khun Krub. #Page 13 Mr. Wattanawit Gajaseni Director of Partnership for Development Bureau Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA) Ambassador Piroon Laismit, Executive Director, APCD; Mr. Masato Koinuma, Senior Representative of JICA Thailand Office; Ms. Vijita Rachatanantikul, Expert on Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities; Mr. Akiie Ninomiya, Former APCD Executive Director; Distinguished Guests and Participants; Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure for me to be at the opening ceremony of the Third Country Training Programme on Inclusive Development through Disability-Inclusive Sports conducted by the Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (or APCD). On behalf of Thailand International Cooperation Agency (or TICA), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I would like to welcome all participants from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand to the training course. Dear Participants, I would like to emphasize that this training programme aims for our common and regional goal in the ASEAN Community 2015, which is that disabilities should also be inclusive throughout a process of any country’s development. Particularly, this course pays much attention on the potential athletes with autism, parent and personal assistant, so we hope that they would become a “change agent” and bring the inspiration of 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo to empower the disabilities by using what they will learn from APCD, using the concept of the Community-based Inclusive Development. I also believe that the networking that will be created between the United Potential of athletes with autism network in the Mekong Sub-Region and APCD will be a crucial helping hand to them regardless of gender. #Page 14 Dear Participants, If I may trace back to the historical background under bilateral cooperation between Thailand and Japan, we are so fortunate that the Government of Japan has provided the Grant Aid and Technical Cooperation for the establishment of the APCD as a training center in Thailand. This has not only benefited the disabled persons in the Thai community but also in the region as a whole. Once again, through the triangular cooperation, Thailand and Japan have committed to extend their relevant expertise to other countries in Southeast Asia and gathering our knowledge and appropriate skills among the developing countries in the region. As such, I am quite certain that our global and regional commitment, as well as the Community-based Inclusive Development towards 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympic Games, would not be far to accomplish. I would like to reiterate that the ASEAN Charter has specified clearly on providing people with equitable access to opportunities for human development, social welfare and justice, and this includes disability. In this sense, we should not leave anyone behind and providing them equal opportunity in the human resource development is an endless process. Dear Participants, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Government of Japan and JICA for their partnership in co-hosting this course with TICA. I also wish to express our deep appreciation to the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security of Thailand and the concerned agencies for their support, and particularly APCD, their professional staff and all the resource persons for their hardwork and tireless effort in preparing and conducting this course. Last but not least, I hope all the participants will earn maximum knowledge from this course, and have a fruitful discussion with experiences sharing among themselves and the key lecturers, I also wish that you will enjoy the training and have a pleasant stay in Thailand throughout the entire course. Thank you very much. #Page 15-16 Miss Vijita Rachatanantikul Expert on Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Mr. Piroon Laismit, Executive Director of Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD); Mr. Masato Koinuma, Senior Representative, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Thailand Office; Mr. Wattanawit Gajaseni, Senior Representative, Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA) Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my great pleasure to have the honor of delivering the opening remarks at this Third Country Training Programme 2018 on Inclusive Development through Disability-Inclusive Sports training program. On behalf of the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, I would like to welcome you all to Thailand. First of all, I would like to take this occasion to convey my sincere appreciation to the Foundation of Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD Foundation) for conducting this fantastic training program, held as a platform for young athletes with autism and their parents from ASEAN countries as Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand with the aim of building capacities of potential athletes with autism and their parents as trainers in practicing popular sports within the ASEAN Paralympic movement towards participation in any national/international competitions of persons with autism. This can be done by developing their capacity through experiences and knowledge creation in a participatory approach with professional athletes with diverse disabilities from ASEAN countries and Japan as role models, as well as to brainstorm the outline of Disabilities Inclusive Sports (DIS) for Tomorrow activities within the context of ASEAN countries. The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities is Thailand’s focal point on disability issues with the main responsibilities to coordinate policies and plans on the empowerment of persons with disabilities at both domestic and international levels. We fully support initiatives of the APCD Foundation to promote and strengthen regional collaborations within this vast and dynamic region and perhaps the best way to start a healthy collaboration is through international workshops similar to this. I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate APCD Foundation for this great success and all of the staff involved for their tireless efforts in designing and conducting the series of valuable workshops. Ladies and gentlemen, Regarding the rights of participation in cultural life, recreation, leisure and sports, it is even more important in the life of persons with disabilities. The inclusive sports for persons with disabilities play key roles of both mental and physical rehabilitation to engage them to independently join activities with other people in society. As of today, an increasing number of persons with disabilities greatly perform their athletic skills as well as in competitive and recreational sports. Therefore, we all stakeholders shall ensure the full participation of persons with disabilities on inclusive sports as active athletes with no one left behind. Ladies and gentlemen, Apart from attending the workshop, I do hope that, if possible, you will spare some time to explore and enjoy facilities, cuisines, hospitality and cultural heritage in Bangkok and the surrounding areas whilst your stay. I would like to thank all participants for your active contributions to the workshop. I am certain that Thai people will spare no effort in making your visit memorable, joyful and that you would learn much from each other’s experiences, creativity, and leadership. Finally, I wish all of you a productive training and a successful collaboration. Thank you. #Page 17 Group photos of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies #Page 18 *List of Participants Cambodia National Special Olympic Committee of Cambodia Ms. Phally Ampor Pich Ms. Sem Sophal Hands of Hope Community (HHC) Ms. Chea Dina Ms. Koch Chhunnai Mr. Huot Puthy Disability Action Council (DAC) Mr Hem Vichekanon Lao PDR Vientiane Autism Center Mr. Abhay Sengsavag Mr. Thavisouk Douaugdala Ms. Somvang Inthalath Ms. Vilayvanh Kommasith Malaysia National Autism Society of Malaysia Mr. Cavin Hsu Jian Ong Ms. How Suh Yiun Ms. Lee Saw Lin Ms. Chin Yan Lai Care2 Run Project Mr. Hoong Chee Chong ( Eric) Mr. Max Zee Kit Liew Self-sponsored participant Mr. Cason Tzse Chun Ong Myanmar Myanmar Autism Association Mr. Khun Rai Bwe Kham Ms. Kyu Kyu Soe Ms. Mar Lar Nwe Ms. Thaw Dar Win #Page 19 Philippines Autism Society Philippines Mr. Marcus Antonio Joven Palomares Mr. Jason Billie Ocampo Cando Mrs. Josephine Joven Palomares Mrs. Lizabeth Ampana Ocampo Thailand Autistic Thai Association, Khonkaen Mr. Warapol Thulyasuk Mr. Watchara Meunthaisong External Resource Persons Canada Mr. Timothy Paul Nozomu Ninomiya Self-advocate with autism, Ontario, Canada Japan Associate Professor Yukinori Sawae Associate Professor, Department of Physical Education, University of Tsukuba Ms. Kei Hiraga Graduate Student, University of Tsukuba Ms. Ayano Sugiyama Assistant Professor, University of Tsukuba #Page 20 Thailand Mr. Wisutipong Pantong Trainer/Expert of athletes with diverse disabilities on Swimming Mr. Suwan Chaisiriphan & Mr. Wuttichai Rittreangsak Assistants to Mr. Wisutipong Mr. Gawin Chutima Committee Member and Treasurer of Thailand Walking and Cycling Institute Ms. Atjima Meepring Project Manager, Thailand Walking and Cycling Institute Ms. Chayapa Karnjanarat Coordinator, Thailand Walking and Cycling Institute Ms. Wantanee Booncharoen Supporter, Thailand Walking and Cycling Institute Mr. Kittisak Chanhom Volunteer, Thailand Walking and Cycling Institute Ms. Rungrawee Sridokmai & Mr. Phongnet Koetphon Inclusive Sports Facilitator Ms. Nachanok Chanmonjai & Ms. Chatchalai Mongkophan Inclusive Sports Facilitators ( Assistants) #Page 21 Interpreters Cambodia Ms. Sreylis Pin English – Khmer Interpreter Lao PDR Ms. Supisra Arayaphong English – Laotian Interpreter Myanmar Mr. Ye Min Thu English – Burmese Interpreter Thailand Ms. Rungrawee Sridokmai English – Thai Interpreter #Page 22 *Insights Common Goals Amid a Vibrant Diversity The recently-concluded Third Country Training Programme (TCTP) 2018 on Inclusive Development on Disability-Inclusive Sports once again proved that sports, recreation, and leisure activities are greatly beneficial for persons with autism, and their families and supporters in general. We asked some parents and teachers about their thoughts on the activities and here are their valuable insights: Cambodia Mr. Hem Vichekanon, Disability Action Council This is a very important program for children with autism. It has given our children good memories. They will go back to Cambodia and tell their friends what they did. We like the fact that we could share many information and experiences among participating countries. As we are from different countries, we all have different situations and solutions for autism. Everyone has so many ideas. In Malaysia, they have a swimming club for autism, which we don’t have in Cambodia. We only have football, running, marathon. After what we experienced here, we also could implement swimming or cycling in Cambodia if we can. Kin-Ball is a new game for us and our kids liked it the most. Children with autism love to play and mostly they love to play outside. This is a new sports and a fun one, too. I don’t think we can find a mentor for Kin-Ball but we have to think about it. Lao PDR Ms. Vilayvanh Kommasith, Vientiane Autism Center We work for the Vientiane Autism Center, which was established in 2009 in Vientiane. The two main activities that our participants loved are Kin-Ball and Cycling. Cycling helps persons with autism with physical development and balancing. In the future, they can be trained to be more professional and can at least join competitions. Kin-Ball will help them on social skills and to help them have the experience of a competitive atmosphere, how to play with friends, how to work together, how to be a part of the team, and to practice them. #Page 23 We will share all this knowledge we gained from this program with my colleagues, trainers, teachers, and parents so we can have more activities involving children with autism. We will come up with training programs for children with autism so they will develop more skills and become more professional athletes perhaps in ASEAN competitive games. Malaysia Mr. Cason Tzse Chun Ong, National Autism Society of Malaysia My son, 19-year-old Cavin Hsu Jian Ong, and I had a fantastic time doing the various activities with other participants. The past 10 days was awesome because we shared with and learned a lot from each country. I am happy to note that all the sports we did were inclusive, which suited persons with autism very well. My son was most active in swimming because he is a swimmer. But he also learned and enjoyed bicycle training. He doesn’t know how to ride a bicycle but he nonetheless enjoyed the ride as we used a tandem bike. Kin-Ball is fantastic! To play it, you need coordination and teamwork, but it’s also fun and very safe, all of which are very ideal for persons with autism. I have had a very positive experience in this training and I am looking at starting with our own community back home and our NGO, the National Autism Society of Malaysia, can start with what we’ve learned from here, especially Kin-Ball. Hopefully, our government takes notice of this new sports, implement it and make it more inclusive into the mainstream. #Page 24 Myanmar Ms. Thaw Dar Win, Morning Stars ID Group I am a teacher-trainer of Myanmar Autism Association and I am very thankful for the invitation to join TCTP 2018. I learned so much especially from the programs, trainings and games. I intend to share all of this once I get back to my country. I’ve always believed that sports plays a very important role in improving persons with autism. I would like to thank the coach who trained us especially in Kin-Ball. I would recommend cycling because it is very convenient to all and it promotes a cleaner environment without pollution. I would like to thank APCD and all its staff, as well as my colleagues from different countries. I have learned so much from everyone. I would like to train more persons with autism to improve their athletic skills, and perhaps they can join Paralympic and Southeast Asian Games. Philippines Mrs. Lizbeth Ampana Ocampo, Autism Society Philippines I am a parent-coach-trainer for this program this year and I am happy to say that the whole Philippines team not only enjoyed all the activities but it was also a learning experience for everyone. Being with other international participants is a rewarding experience. We learned a lot, exchanged ideas, and knowing that APCD is there to help us is always good. This is a valuable life experience for all of us. As far as what we learned from other countries, I look at the ASEAN as a spectrum, which is very much like autism. Some are already implementing disability-inclusive sports programs, but others like the Philippines are on the other side of the spectrum. There is a long way to go to be able to reach the goal. At the same time, we are teaching each other about diversity, inclusion and adaptation. As long as we help each other, we will always be on the right track. Looking forward, we have bigger goals with down-to-earth, feasible and practical action plans. We will definitely make our first formal report to the Autism Society Philippines and that will be cascaded down to the National Council on Disability Affairs and the Department of Social Welfare and Development. We will recommend that we should implement or adapt a sports training program. We are already thinking of having a fun run purely for persons with autism this time, which has never been done before. We do have our annual Angels Walk but we want to put it one step higher - a fun run that all our persons with autism can learn and enjoy. #Page 25 Thailand Mr. Watchara Meunthaisong, Autistic Thai Association - Khon Kaen I am a capacity development officer for persons with autism and works for the Autistic Thai Association - Khon Kaen. Like the others, I have learned a lot from this experience, especially the concepts and techniques on how to do the process. The Philippines especially and Malaysia because they can train their kids to be professional athtletes in swimming. I have exchanged contact details with them and might collaborate with them later. As fas as next steps are concerned, our center already has some programs and I will apply what I’ve learned here. For example, we can add swimming and cycling to the existing curriculum or program. The main purpose of our center right now is doing sports for therapy. I will work with my colleagues so we can step up the programs and focus more on skills development for athletes. Images: Photos of participants and images of their personal messages #Page 26 Rising Up Against the Challenges Resource speaker Timothy Paul Ninomiya shares his experience growing up in Canada as a person with autism. Taking the participants through his younger years of self-discovery, his struggles, his triumphs, and his independence, Timothy blazes a trail for other persons with autism wanting to establish their rights and identity as an individual like any other. Here are his thoughts on a variety of issues: On lessons learned as a person with autism: I have learned that for jobs, I could work individually and with other people. I do great in both things. I have works not related to my field (Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering) and but I am able to do it well. On what makes him go on: I am a problem solver person. I always try to do better. If I am faced with a challenge, I will work on it and go on to the next one. I need to have drive and motivation to do that. On the importance of family support: Family support is significant but I like to try things myself first before asking for help. I tried both but for me it’s individual first and then other people. On the skills and talents you can share with the community: I could do short speeches, not long ones but I’ve been joining groups. What I’ve asked friends to do is to find someone to help me form a group.I haven’t done that before in my life. That is my new challenge. Instead of joining a group, just make one. I am a facilitator and I see I can fit into this well. I need to make some friends who are willing to help. I’m not sure what the numbers will be like. I could start with 5 or 6, or it can be 10 to 15 people, like a small group or community. #Page 27 On how it feels to be independent: I had to deal with a lot of pressure. I try to do both - to be independent as an individual and with other people. Some people would just do one way, like work with other people only. I want people to see both sides and I want to challenge myself to do both. It’s hard to do with autism because we tend to do things ourselves. But it will be good to work with people and make an effort to do it. You will see a lot of skills that come out from that. The greatest thing about being independent is you are accountable for your own actions and the way you think. I’m a problem solver. I do it in a trial and error way. If I’m wrong, then I’m wrong. I won’t blame someone else. I learn to work with other people. There are jobs I can do for myself but for other things that require teamwork, you need to work with other people. On his future goals: I’d better stick to shorter speeches. I could do about 8-10 minutes plus a workshop. I was great in the workshop but I have trouble speaking to a lot of people. On his inspirations: I admire Albert Einstein and Mahatma Gandhi, or anything to do with Indian philosophy. Some famous people have persons with autism but you never know about it. There are so many who are not in the spotlight but they do things for themselves. On his message for TCTP 2018 participants: Exercise is good. Just get involved. Get your needs first before you want anything. If you need this, then do it first, solve it first. There’s nothing wrong with wanting something but that should be the last thing on your mind. Everything is not based on want. Things are based on needs and problem-solving first. Do it yourself first and if it works, then you can tell other people and even help them, but it should start with you first. #Page 28-35 *Athletes in Action Photos of participants engaged in Swimming, Kin-Ball, Cycling, and other fun activities #Page 36 Appendices #Page 37 -Training Schedule - Session Objectives - Summary of the Friendly Evaluation from the Participants - Handout of Adapted Sports - Handout of Cycling Training Programme - Tim's Life Journey - A Presentation #Page 38 TRAINING SCHEDULE Program on TCTP on Inclusive Development through Disability-Inclusive Sports Week 1 Day 1, Sunday (1st July) 8:45-19:30 Arrival of Participants Day 2, Monday (2nd July) 8:45-9:00 - Session 1: Opening Ceremony (9:00-10:00) - Ms. Supaanong 9:00-10:30 - Session 2: Ice Breaking Activity (team building and inclusiveness) - 9:30-10:30 - Thai Facilitator 10:45-12:00 - Session 3 & 4: Continuation of Team Building Activities (Thai Facilitator) 12:00-13:30 - Lunchtime 13:30-15:00 - Session 5: Good Practice on Autism Development in Canada (ASEAN & Canada) 15:00-15:15 - Coffee Break 15:15-17:00 - Session 6: Best Practice Review: Autism Spectrum Rating Scales on Inclusive Sports (Ms. Supaanong) 18:00-19:30 - Welcome dinner (2nd Floor Canteen) Day 3, Tuesday (3rd July) 8:45-9:00 - Recap of the previous day 9:00-10:30 - Session 7 & 8: Disability-Inclusive Sports (DIS) Practice & Facilitation for Changes - Swimming (Thai Resource Persons) 10:30-10:45 - Coffee Break 10:45-12:00 - Session 9: Disability-Inclusive Sports (DIS) Practice & Facilitation for Changes - Swimming (Thai Resource Persons) 12:00-13:30 - Lunchtime 13:30-15:00 - Session 10: Social Participation and vocational life through DIS - Swimming Field (Thai RPs) 15:00-15:15 - Coffee Break 15:15-17:00 - Session 11: Disability Inclusive Sports (DIS) Actual Practice & Facilitation for Changes II - Swimming Field (Thai RPs) 18:00-19:30 - Free Time Day 4, Wednesday (4th July) 8:45-9:00 - Recap of the previous day 9:00-10:30 - Session 12: CBID Case Study: Leisure, Recreation and Sports by athletes with autism from ASEAN countries - Swimming (Thai RPs) 10:30-10:45 - Coffee Break 10:45-12:00 - Session 13: CBID Case Study: Leisure, Recreation, and Sports by athletes with autism from ASEAN countries - Swimming (Thai RPs) 12:00-13:30 - Lunchtime 13:30-15:00 - Session 14: DIS Actual Practice & Facilitation for Changes III - Biking (Thai RPs) 15:00-15:15 - Coffee Break 15:15-17:00 - Session 15: DIS Actual Practice & Facilitation for Changes IV - Biking (Thai Resource RPs) 18:00-19:30 - Free Time Day 5, Thursday (5th July) 8:45-9:00 - Recap of the previous day 9:00-10:30 - Session 16: Disability-Inclusive Sports (DIS) Practice & Facilitation for Changes V - Kin-Ball (Dr. Sawae and Assistants) 10:30-10:45 - Coffee Break 10:45-12:00 - Session 17: Continuation of Disability-Inclusive Sports (DIS) Practice & Facilitation for Changes V - Kin-Ball (Dr. Sawae and Assistants) 12:00-13:30 - Lunchtime 13:30-15:00 - Session 18: DIS Actual Practice & Facilitation for Changes VI - Undoukai/Kin-Ball (Dr. Sawae and Assistants) 15:00-15:15 - Coffee Break 15:15-17:00 - Session 19: Continuation of DIS Actual Practices & Facilitation for Changes VI - Undoukai/Kin-Ball) 18:00-19:30 - Free Time #Page 39 Week 2 Day 6, Friday (6th July) 8:30-17:00 - Session 20 & 21: (Field Visit) Capacity Building of potential Athletes with Autism on Leisure, Recreation and Sports Towards their social participation and sustainability of vocational life - Good Practice I - Undoukai Experience in Thailand (De. Sawae and Assistants Day 7, Saturday (7th July) 8:30-17:00 - Session 22 & 23: Field Visit: Capacity Building of potential Athletes with Autism on Leisure, Recreation and Sports Towards Their Social Participation and Sustainability of Vocational Life - Good Practice II - Cycling (Thai PRs) Day 8, Sunday (8th July) 8:30-17:00 - Self-Learning Day 9, Monday (9th July) 8:30-9:00 - Recap of the previous day 9:00-10:30 - Session 24: Country Report Presentation (10 minutes per country) - All Participants 10:30-10:45 - Coffee Break 10:45-12:30 - Session 25: Plan Presentation (10 minutes per country) - All Participants 12:30-13:30 - Farewell Lunch 13:30-15:00 - Session 26: Group Reflection and Evaluation (Thai Facilitators) 15:00-15:15 - Coffee Break 15:15-17:00 - Session 27: Closing Ceremony (APCD Team) Session 28: Networking and Collaboration (Participants, RPs, Facilitators, APCD #Page 40 *Session Objectives Session 1 - Closing Ceremony Objectives: 1) To officially inaugurate the program by representatives from TICA, JICA, MSDSH and APCD; 2) To enlighten the participants from the official message by the representatives and to shine the light on the path of Disability-Inclusive Sports Sessions 2-4 - Icebreaking activities Objectives: 1) To let the participant know each other and provide participatory games through inclusive activities; 2) To make a relationship, team building & Inclusiveness Session 5 - Good Practice on Autism Development in Canada Objectives: 1) To decrease the learning curve of aspiring athletes, identify and replace poor practices; 2) To provide a comprehensive overview of development and implementation of strategies adopted in Canada to promote prudent participation in inclusive sports. Session 6 - Best Practice Review: Autism Spectrum Rating Scales on Inclusive Sports Objective: To show the demonstrable link between what is practiced and the end result that adds true value to the training perspective Sessions 7-8 - Review of UNCRPD Article 30; History of Paralympics, Special Olympics, Deaflympics Objective: To be able to break down the negative stereotypes about people with an impairment and foster their integration into sports legacy. Session 9 - Disability-Inclusive Sports (DIS) Actual Practice & Facilitation for Changes I (Swimming) Objectives: 1) To learn integrated demonstration and understand rules and regulation in International Level of Swimming techniques; 2) To facilitate participatory approach views on the training and support of suitable outcomes in terms of swimming ability/water confidence Session 10 - Social Participation and Vocational Life through DIS (Swimming) Objective: To ensure high standards of personal discipline on social participation and health improvement aspects in line with Community-based Inclusive Development (CBID), using accurate demonstration, pictures and basic signing to reinforce verbal instructions. #Page 40 Session 11 - Community-based Inclusive Development (CBID) Case Study: Leisure, Recreation and Sports by athletes with autism from Thailand and other ASEAN Countries Objectives: 1) To provide sufficient information on good practices necessary to make informed judgments and acceptance of community-based Inclusive Development (CBID); 2) To motivate participants by sharing successful case stories by athletes with autism Session 12 - CBID Case Study: Leisure, Recreation and Sports by athletes with autism from other ASEAN Countries (Biking) Objectives: 1) To provide sufficient information on good practices necessary to make informed judgments and acceptance of community-based Inclusive Development (CBID); 2) To motivate participants by sharing successful case stories by athletes with autism Session 13 - DIS Actual Practice & Facilitation for Changes III (Biking) Objectives: 1) To learn integrated demonstration and understand rules and regulation in International Level of cycling techniques; 2) To facilitate participatory approach views on the training and support of suitable outcomes in terms of cycling ability/ confidence Session 14 - DIS Actual Practice & Facilitation for Changes IV (Biking) Objectives: 1) To learn integrated demonstration and understand rules and regulation in International Level of cycling techniques; 2) To facilitate participatory approach views on the training and support for suitable outcomes in terms of cycling ability/ confidence Session 15 - CBID Case Study: Social participation and health improvement through DIS by athletes with autism from Japan Objectives: 1) To provide the comprehensive overview of development and implementation of strategies adopted in Japan to promote prudent participation in inclusive sports; 2) To ensure high standards of personal discipline on social participation and health improvement aspects in line with Community-based Inclusive Development (CBID), using accurate demonstration, pictures and basic signing to reinforce verbal instructions Session 16 - DIS Actual Practice & Facilitation for Changes V (Undoukai – Kin-Ball) Objectives: 1) To equip and empower participants with needed skills to play Kin-Ball /Odama Okuri which is a new sport introduced to ASEAN countries for Disability-Inclusive Sports; 2) To facilitate participatory approach views on the training and support on outcomes in terms of Undoukai (Kin-Ball/or Odama Okuri) from Japan #Page 42 Sessions 17-18 - DIS Actual Practice & Facilitation for Changes VI (Undoukai – Kin-ball) Objectives: 1) To equip and empower participants with needed skills to play Kin-Ball /Odama Okuri which is a new sport introduced to ASEAN countries for Disability-Inclusive Sports; 2) To facilitate participatory approach views on the training and support for suitable outcomes in terms of Undoukai (Kin-Ball/or Odama Okuri) from Japan Session 19 - Field Visit Preparation Objective: To let participants understand and acknowledged the preparation of necessary items for the field visits Sessions 20-21 - Field Visit: Capacity Building of potential Athletes with Autism on Leisure, Recreation, and Sports towards their social participation and sustainability of vocational life (Good Practice I) (Undoukai Experiences in Thailand) Objectives: 1) To effectively apply concepts of inclusive participation through field visit and provide technical support to build the capacity of athletes with autism on leisure, recreation, and sports towards their social participation and sustainability of vocational life; 2) To witness the experimental and contextual learning and to provide an opportunity to learn hands-on through field visit Sessions 22-23 - Field Visit: Capacity Building of potential Athletes with Autism on Leisure, Recreation, and Sports towards their social participation and sustainability of vocational life (Good Practice II) Thailand Objectives: 1) To enhance understanding of social participation and dignity of work; 2) To provide an opportunity to gain first-hand understanding to determine how to promote technical information and reflecting professional social work skills Session 24 - Country Report Presentation Objective: Sharing Country Reports & exchange what they learn and what they will apply in the future Sessions 25-26 - Action Plan Presentation Objectives: 1) To provide a platform for the training participants to exercise and apply their first hands’ knowledge into a constructive action plan; 2) To share what they are going to implement in the future in their countries; 3) To identify barriers and provide an opportunity for reflection to enhance the learning capabilities of the participants Session 27 - Group Reflection and Evaluation Objectives: 1) To share impression & challenging at the training; 2) To provide the participants with an opportunity to express, in a personal dynamic way, their self-development; 3) To provide a record of significant learning experiences that have taken place Session 28 - Closing Ceremony: Awarding the Certificates Obective: To facilitate all meritorious participants with utmost appreciation and motivate them to strive to achieve goals #Page 43 *SUMMARY OF THE FRIENDLY EVALUATION FROM THE PARTICIPANTS *Content, Process and Resource Persons (10-Day Training) Summary: Overall, participants gave very satisfactory ratings to the training in terms of contents, methods/materials used, facilitators, and the participants' understanding level post-training. For Session 1, participants gave 63.64% (contents), 40.91% (methods/materials used), 72.73% (facilitator), 50% (undertanding level). For Session 2, participants gave 81.82% (contents), 77.27% (methods/materials used), 63.64% (facilitators), 59.09% (understanding level). In For Sessions 3-4, 59.09% (contents), 50% (methods/materials used), 59.09% (facilitators), 54.55% (understanding level). For Sessions 5-6, 63.64% (contents), 68.18% (methods/materials used), 63.64% (facilitators), 50% (understanding level). For Sessions 7-8, 68.18% (contents), 68.18% (methods/materials used), 59.09% (facilitators), 54.55% (understanding level). #Page 44 For Session 9, 63.64% (contents), 54.55% (methods/materials used), 54.55% (facilitators), 45.45% (understanding level). For Session 10, 68.18% (contents), 68.18% (methods/materials used), 77.27% (facilitators), 63.64% (understanding level). For Sessions 11-12, 63.64% (contents), 50% (methods/materials used), 59.09% (facilitators), 59.09% (understanding level). For Sessions 13-14, 68.18% (contents), 59.09% (methods/materials used), 45.45% (facilitators), 63.64% (understanding level). For Session 15, 59.09% (contents), 63.64% (methods/materials used), 63.64% (facilitators), 54.55% (understanding level). For Sessions 16-18, 72.73% (contents), 63.64% (methods/materials used), 68.18% (facilitators), 68.18% (understanding level). #Page 45 For Session 19, 72.73% (contents), 59.09% (methods/materials used), 68.18% (facilitators), 68.18% (understanding level). For Sessions 20-21, 54.55% (contents), 59.09% (methods/materials used), 63.64% (facilitators), 68.18% (understanding level). For Sessions 22-23, 59.09% (contents), 72.73% (methods/materials used), 63.64% (facilitators), 77.27% (understanding level). For Session 24, 54.55% (contents), 59.09% (methods/materials used), 63.64% (facilitators), 50% (understanding level). For Sessions 25-26, 54.55% (contents), 63.64% (methods/materials used), 50% (facilitators), 54.55% (understanding level). For Session 27, 68.18% (contents), 72.73% (methods/materials used), 72.73% (facilitators), 68.18% (understanding level). #Page 46 For Session 28, 77.27% (contents), 72.73% (methods/materials used), 72.73% (facilitators), 77.27% (understanding level). Overall Session Satisfaction in Percentage: Contents - 65.15% (Excellent), 25% (Good), 8.33% (Average), 0.76% (Poor), 0.76% (Bad) Methods - 62.37% (Excellent), 33.08% (Good), 3.54% (Average), 0.76% (Poor), 0.25% (Bad) Facilitators - 63.38% (Excellent), 32.83% (Good), 3.03% (Average), 0.51% (Poor), 0.25% (Bad) Understanding - 60.35% (Excellent), 33.84% (Good), 5.56% (Average), 0.00% (Poor), 0.25% (Bad) #Page 47 In a nutshell, 68.18% of participants found the design of the program appropriate in achieving program objectives; 90.91% found logistics arrangements as highly satisfactory; 81.82% found their accommodation comfortable, accessible, and clean; 90.91% found APCD staff cooperative and resourceful, and were satisfied with team management throughout the training; and 90.91% were satisfied with TCTP 2018 as a whole. #Page 48-51 *Handout of Adapted Sports Dr. Yukinori Sawae (Associate Professor, Adapted PE and PA Faculty of Health and Sport Science, University of Tsukuba) discussed the definition and principles of adaptation in sports, particularly the ones adapted in Paralympic Games. These adaptations range from modifications of rules and equipment to suit persons with disabilities to the modification of extra tools. The presentation also introduced the leisure development program for persons with disabilities in Japan and related outdoor activities. #Page 52-56 *Handout of Cycling Training Programme The presentation by representatives of the Thailand Walking and Cycling Institute introduced participants into the benefits of cycling and the various events it has conducted over the years. It also taught participants how to fix mechanical bicycle problems and safety reminders when cycling outdoors. #Page 57 More colorful images of heartfelt messages from the participants #Page 58 *Tim's Life Journey - A Presentation In a powerpoint presentation titled 'My Journey', Timothy Paul Ninomiya narrated his experience growing up and becoming an adult with autism and the important decisions he had to live an independent and self-sufficient life. With strong support from his family and friends, he was able to determine the direction of his life, including the benefits of engaging in sports activities and being an active member of an inclusive community. #Page 74 See you at the Games! This report is available in text format for persons with visual disabilities free of charge. Please contact info@apcdfoundation.org for further details. #Page 75 CD cover of TCTP 2018 accessible text format #Page 80 Accessible for Persons with Disabilities Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability 255 Rajvithi Road, Rajthevi, Bangkok 10400 Thailand Tel: +662 354-7505 Fax: +662 354-7507 Email: info@apcdfoundation.org Website: www.apcdfoundation.org Logos: APCD, JICA, TICA, MSDHS