Presentation On

Inclusive Development: Mainstreaming Challenged

People

Presented byMd. Arifur Rahman

Chief ExecutiveYoung Power in Social Action (YPSA)

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Intro:

• Inclusive Development includes disability dimension and participation of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in development processes and policies

• PWDs are those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments that create barrier to enjoy the equal rights of the society…..

Measuring disabilities One billion are PWDs which is 15% of total population (World

Bank, 2010) Two hundred million are having severe disabilities (WB) World Health Survey (2004) says around 785 million (15.6%)

persons 15 years and older live with a disability, while the Global Burden of Disease estimates a figure of around 975 million (19.4%) persons.

World Health Survey estimates that 110 million people (2.2%) have very significant difficulties in functioning, while the Global Burden of Disease estimates that 190 million (3.8%) have “severe disability” – the equivalent of disability inferred for conditions such as quadriplegia, severe depression, or blindness.

Measuring disabilities

Bangladesh Status

5th Population and Housing Census 2011 showed the number of people with disability is only 1.4 percent of Bangladesh’s total population.

Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics’ (BBS) Household Income Expenditure Survey that had found people with disability at 9.07 percent of the population.

In general, it is estimated that, 10% of the total population in Bangladesh are having different kinds of disabilities

Context of the Challenged People

Lack of Policy planning supportBeliefs and Prejudice creating social

barriers Lack of ResourcesLack of accessibility in the built structuresLack of access to public transportation and

roadLow rate of using ICTsExposed to violence

Context-2

Unemployment and low economic participation

Extra cost for personal supportsLack of support by MFIHigher rates of povertyAbsence of equal rights

Legal Framework on the rights of PWDs

The UNCRPD (UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities) outlines the civil, cultural, political, social, and economic rights of Persons with Disabilities, 2006

Disability Welfare Act 2001, and the Rules Form in 2006

Rights and Protection of the Person with disability Act 2013

About YPSA and its initiatives

Established in 1985YPSA envisions a society without poverty where everyone’s basic needs and rights are ensuredYPSA works on Economic Development, Health, Education, Human Rights, Disaster Management, Environment, Knowledge and Capacity Development

YPSA innovation for PWDs

long term activities to protect the rights of the Persons with Disabilities

Professional development trainingEstablishment of a IRCD ( ICT and Resource Center on

Disability) to increase access to digital technologies for the visually challenged and enhance their ICT skills

YPSA established a Federation of DPOs in Sitakund, Chittagong District, Bangladesh

YPSA operates Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) friendly community radio station in Sitakund (Radio Sagor Giri FM99.2)

YPSA already started to inclusion and providing micro finance services to the Persons with Disabilities

YPSA conducted a disability survey in Shahrasti Upazila and created an online database. www.survey.ypsa.org

YPSA innovation for PWDs

YPSA innovation for PWDs

Proposed model

“three integrated approach model”

Firstly developing human resources, Secondly utilizing local resources, Finally developing framework for mainstreaming

or social inclusion

Social Inclusion

Human Resources Local ResourcesChallenged People

Proposed Idea

Selection of working area and Baseline surveyInterventions for CWDs like as; inclusive education, inclusive learning

environment, advocacy, structural accessibility etc. Intervention for the YWDs as; technical and non-technical skill and

knowledge development, job/business fair, advocacy for inclusive employment, accessibility in the social and financial resources, social security, rehabilitation, etc

Intervention for aged persons with disabilities like as; counseling with family members, inclusion with social safety net program, inclusive therapy and recreational activities etc.

Removing barriers in public places, accommodations, transport, information, and communication

Facilitating appropriate information and communications technologies ICT and Internet facilities for PWDs

Promoting Community Based Rehabilitation CBR

Inclusion is the Conclusion

All development scheme and programmes should be inclusive, and the end result is that creation of a society that is

inclusive of all:

Inclusive Education

Inclusive Development

Inclusive Society

Inclusive Livelihood

Inclusive Health

Society for ALL

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