Since its establishment, APCD has upheld the principle that persons with disabilities are precious resources who can promote the development of their community, once they are empowered and given the opportunity. Persons with disabilities across the world have shown that they can be “agents of change” by coming together as SHGs or organizations, advocating for their own rights and collaborating with other stakeholders. APCD has been supporting such movement by developing the capacity of leaders of persons with disabilities and providing a forum for both persons with and without disabilities to work together towards creating an inclusive and barrier-free society.

It is also important to note that persons with disabilities themselves are the most effective advocates to empower other persons with disabilities. APCD, with a firm belief in the value of peer support, will continue to collaborate with resource persons with disabilities to promote the empowerment of persons with disabilities, who will then become the “agents of change” to create an inclusive, barrier-free and rights-based society.