04/21/23

Welcome to

Disabled Peoples’ International Asia-Pacific Region

DPI/AP

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Topics

• Introduction to DPI

• DPI/AP Networking and Collaboration

• DPI/AP’s Activities (2007 – 2010)

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• Established in 1981 in Singapore to promote human rights of disabled people through full participation, equalization of opportunity and development.

• Promoting full-participation and equalization of opportunity of persons with disabilities.

• A network of national self-help organizations or assemblies of disabled people

• Organization of Persons with cross Disabilities

What is DPI/AP ?

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DPI Logo

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-The GREEN is to symbolise the countryside. Green stands for freshness, springtime and growth and hoe for a better age for all.

- WHITE has always been the colour for peace and neutrality, harmony and acceptance.

- RED, the life-blood of our young movement, its vibrance, its vigour, its fertility, its joy and happiness in its will achieve equality, fraternity and freedom with justice.

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Motto :

• Nothing about us without us.

(Voice of our own is the ground breaking,

and We are expert on our own disability )

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Full participation and equal opportunity of persons with disabilities in society

Goal:

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Mission:

• To strengthen the Regional Development Office to serve as a regional focal point of MNAs and the disability movement in the region;

• To establish new self-help organizations and national assemblies of persons with disabilities in developing countries;

• To promote and strengthen the movement and network of WWDs at the regional and sub-regional level;

• To promote IL concept and IL movement, including the establishment of regional IL network;

• To promote the barrier-free movement and accessibility in built environments; and

• To strengthen and promote international and regional collaboration

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Vision:

•A person with a disability as one who is educated, socially secure, economically productive and happily living with his/her own family in a barrier-free environment

•A DPI-AP National Assembly as an effective, democratic, self-reliant organization of men and women of all disability groups, able to work for the full participation and equalization of opportunities for persons with disabilities in every DPI country

•DPI-AP as an effective, democratic and gender-sensitive regional organization able to partner with governments and other international agencies for the mobilization of technical and other resources for its members, continuously expanding in terms of cross-disability and country representation

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Focus:

• Promote the human rights of persons with disabilities;

• Promote economic and social inclusion of persons with disabilities;

• Promote barrier free society;

• Develop and support Self help organizations of persons with disabilities

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Members:

North Asia South Asia Southeast Asia Oceania

1. China 2. Japan 3. Korea 4. Mongolia

1. Bangladesh 2. India 3. Sri Lanka 4. Pakistan 5. Nepal

1. Cambodia 2. Indonesia 3. Laos 4. Malaysia 5. Thailand 6. Singapore 7. Philippines

1. Australia 2. Cook Islands 3. Fiji 4. Maldives 5. Vanuatu 6. Solomon Islands 7. Samoa 8. New Zealand 9. Papua New Guinea

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DPI/AP Organization Structure:

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International Disability Alliance

Networking and collaboration

•Disabled Peoples’ International (DPI) •Inclusion International (II) •Rehabilitation International (RI) •The World Blind Union (WBU) •World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) •The World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiaty (WNUSP) •Arab Organization of Disabled People (AODP) •European Disability Forum (EDF)•The Latin American Network of Non-Governmental Organizations of Persons with Disabilities and their Families (RIADIS)

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Inter -Governmental Organization

Networking and collaboration

•AusAID•Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)•Behinderung und Entwicklungszusammenarbeit e.V./Disability and Development Cooperation (bezev) under The Federal Ministry (BMZ) The Ministry of German •Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) •Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)•Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

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Networking and collaboration

•UN Agencies•Abilis Foundation•The Nippon Foundation•Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD)•Handicap International (HI)•World VisionExt.

International Development Agency

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Networking and collaboration

Civil Society Organizations

•The Kenan Institute Asia•Forum Asia for Human Security and Development•Tourism Authority of Thailand•The Institute of Health Promotion for People with Disability•National Electronics and Computer Technology Center •People’s Empowerment Foundation

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Networking and collaboration

•Mahidol University•Kasertsart University•Ramkhamhaeng University •Thammasat University•Suan Dusit Rajabhat University•Chulalongkorn University

University (Thailand)

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Networking and collaboration

•Nokia (Thailand)•Thailand Creative & Design •Phramongkutklao Hospital•Channel 3•British Council•Thailand Cable TV Association•Hotel and Resort

Entrepreneur (Thailand)

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The International Classification of Function (ICF) developed by the World Health Organization (WHO)

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Gender, Disability and Social concerned

Women with disabilities are the poorest of the poor

-two-fold but separate oppressions, -of being a woman in a sexist society and being persons with disability in an able society.

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DPI-AP Activities (Regional)

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Accessible Tourism

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Capacity Development of Self-help Organizations of Persons with Disabilities

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Capacity Development of Self-help Organizations of Persons with Disabilities

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ASEAN

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ASEAN

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Inter regional cooperation : Empowerment

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Inter regional cooperation : Empowerment

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Promotion of the CRPD

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Promotion of the CRPD

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APNIL

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APNIL

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Wheelchair Assistance Projects

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Wheelchair Assistance Projects

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Wheelchair Assistance Projects

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DPI-AP Activities (National)

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Telecommunication

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Women with Disabilities

Group Discussion

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Women with Disabilities

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Women with Disabilities

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Accessible Tourism

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Accessible Tourism

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Capacity Development of Self-Help Organizations of Persons with Disabilities

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Capacity Development of Self-Help Organizations of Persons with Disabilities

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Awareness Raising by DET

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Youth with Disabilities : Empowerment

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Youth with Disabilities : Empowermentsabilities

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Employability

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Employability

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Employability

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Health and Security

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Barrier Free Society

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Barrier Free Society

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Barrier Free Society

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Barrier Free Society

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Barrier Free Society

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Universal Design Workshop

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Media Advocacy

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Awareness raising to ASEAN

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Awareness raising to promotes ASEAN

supported by Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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Thank You