Status of accessibility in Nepal and

Future direction

National CBR ConferenceDecember 16th -17th 2012

Bhaktapur

Kiran ShilpakarNational Association of the Physical Disabled(NAPD-Nepal)

Outline of presentation!• Introduction of NAPD-Nepal• Major issues of Accessibility• Current Status: Existing policies and practices and

relevant data/information. • Emerging issues related to the topics• Current opportunities and potentials • Problems and Challenges • Future Direction and role of Different

Stakeholders. • Quarries

Introduction of National Association of the Physical Disabled- Nepal

(NAPD-Nepal)• Established in 1997 under the Country Act of

Nepal which is non-for-profit making, non-political and self motive organization by and for the Persons with physical disabilities.

Vision- A country where people with physical disabilities live in an inclusive, barrier free environment with access to human rights, rehabilitation and an independent and respected life.

Mission• NAPD-Nepal exists to listen to people with

physical disabilities, to support them in solving their problems, to advocate and lobby for their human rights, to remove physical barriers that stop them accessing education, employment and health facilities and to increase awareness of the causes of physical disability.

Objectives• To identify the problems and needs of People with Physical

Disabilities (PwPDs) through different means and work accordingly to resolve it.

• To broaden social awareness of PWDs issues strongly and effectively to ensure equal human rights and duties are met.

• To explore appropriate programs to create proper opportunities for the PwPDs,

• To advocate the UNCRPD-2006 in favor of PwPDs to the concerns agencies and increase the inclusion of PwPDs into mainstream society.

• To enhance the capacity building mechanism for activists and NAPD-Nepal employees in the process of organizational development.

• To rehabilitate and strengthen the economic status of PwPDs through several types of income generating programs.

• To improve the access of education for all PwPDs.• In order to work against the challenges of PwPDs issues, execute

programs cooperatively and collaboratively.

Working Approach• Right Based Advocacy, Lobby and Campaigns• Livelihood and Economic Empowerment• Education• Awareness Raising• Employment Opportunities• Training and Camps• Strengthening Capacity Building• Research, Documentation and Publications• Volunteering• Partnerships, Networking and Exchanges• Resource and Skill Centre

Major issues of Accessibility• Accessibility in terms of Public Physical

Infrastructures, Transportation, Law, Policy and ICTs

Implementation????????????• In Nepal, None of the physical infra-structures

like Public Buildings, Government offices, Schools/Colleges, Hospitals, Supermarkets, Business Complex ,Road, Housing, Water Sanitation ,Public Transportations and ICTs Sectors etc.

Current Status: Existing policies and practices and relevant

data/informationCRPD Article-9To enable PWDs to live independently and participate

fully in all aspects of life, States Parties shall take appropriate measures to ensure to PWDS access, on an equal basis with others, to the physical environment, to transportation, to information and communications, including information and communications technologies and systems, and to other facilities and services open or provided to the public, both in urban and in rural areas.

Focus in CRPD Principles• Articles-2 Definition• "Universal design" means the design of products,

environments, programmes and services to be usable by all

• "Reasonable accommodation" means necessary and appropriate modification and adjustments not imposing a disproportionate or undue burden, where needed in a particular case, to ensure to PWDS the enjoyment or exercise on an equal basis with others of all human rights and fundamental freedoms;

• Articles-3 Principle Accessibility

Incheon Strategy to “Make the Right Real” for Person With Disabilities in Asia

and the Pacific 2013-2022

Goal-3

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

• including Target-4 and core indicator-9

Key policy and principlesAccessibility

Global Plan for the Decade Action for Road

Safety 2011-2020

Pillar-2• Safer Roads and mobility

National Building Code 206 2060/2003

5.Requirements for Physical Disabled• 5.1 one primary entrance and Elevator• 5.2 Ramp /Handrails• 5.3 Wheelchair Entrance with size

Statements in Education Sector

• Special Education 2063• School Sectors Reform Plan (SSRP) 2009-2015• Program implementation manual• Unit/Maping/Drawing/construction

National policy and plan of action Disability 2006

• Articles-6• 6.4.1 policy for Access in different area• 6.4.2 Disabled friendly transportation

Other Statements• A study on The Accessibility status of existing

School Premises/infrastructure (by Kiran Shilpakar not published yet)

• Government letter-by local development ministry/Prime minister office/

• PIL-Babu Krishnana/Sudarshan/Praksh Mani/Raju Chapagai

• DHRC/NDWA/NDFN/• Advocacy by NAPD/IL/NFD/DHRC

Legal Documents• Disabled Protection and Welfare Act 2039 revised• Accessibility Guidelines 2069• NPPAD 2063 • Inclusive education• CBR guideline• Vehicle Tax Act 1974,Transport Act 1992,

Transport Rules-1997• Transport Guidelines-2003

Emerging issues related to the topics• What is the Standard of this issues• Concept wider/deep or only physically

sector………..• Not taking seriously for this issues• Acts/Rules/Provision are there but not implementing

• Speaking/Hearing only not ………………..

Problems and Challenges• Physical Barrier• Attitude• Culture• Society• Government policies

• Implementation• Understanding • Evaluation and monitoring• Joint venture movement• Mapping about accessibility• Resource/ideas• Political

instability-acts/rules• Not implementation Court

Verdict/ID

Current opportunities and potentials • New Physical infrastructure is going develop..• Employment • CRPD ratification• Court Verdict• Acts/Rules• Civil society is positive for us

Future Direction and role of Different Stakeholders.

• Implementation acts/laws seriously by line agencies

• Need regular lobby and Pressure • Regular Awareness• Media campaign• Joint movement task/work• Discover and applied new IT/Technology• Regular Debate• To keep main stream for this issues• Local resource

Thank for your attention!!!

Any Questions!

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