DPI-AP Newsletter

28th September, 2011

Dear Readers, I am Tina Schaarschmidt the new volunteer for DPI/AP from Germany. I will go on with Infosupport. I am looking forward to cooperate with you. Please find this weeks newsletter. If you have any suggestions and feedback regarding the newsletter, please dont hesitate to contact me on infosupport@dpiap.org. Greetings from Disabled People International Asia Pacific (DPI/AP). This is an email update featuring developments in the field of disability from around the world. Because of the importance of social justice as a basis for our work, we added this as topic into our newsletter.

A) Developments in the field of Disability

1. Inauguration of ASEAN Disability Forum On the 18th and 19th September the Inauguration of ASEAN Disability Forum took place in the Centara Grand at Central World in Bangkok, Thailand. It was a Workshop on the Participation of Thai Disability Community to Develop a Better Life of Persons with Disabilities in Southeast Asia through ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community. The objectives were to discuss and share the idea of Disability and ASEAN and to inaugurate ASEAN Disability Forum. Furthermore the following outcome documents should be created: The Bangkok Declaration on the Inauguration of ASEAN Disability Forum, Members of the initial Steering Committee members of ADF, Terms of Reference of ADF and the ADF Plan of Action until 2013. Please follow link.

2. Seventh ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Social Welfare and Development (7th SOMSWD) The Senior Officials of Social Welfare and Development from ASEAN Member States concluded on 22 September 2011 their 7th Meeting in Bangkok which had been convened for two days. During the Meeting, the Senior Officials discussed the strategies to implement the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Blueprint, giving special attention to the promotion of the welfare and development of vulnerable groups in the region. To this end, the Strategic Framework for 2011-2015 was endorsed. Please follow link.

3. New plan drawn to aid disabled Singapore: Peoples with disabilities in Singapore can look forward to more opportunities and programmes to better meet their needs over the next five years. A steering committee - led by the Chairman of the Centre for Enabled Living Chua Chin Kiat - has been set up to look at areas such as early intervention, employment and education. Please follow link.

4. Update of the CRPD (Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities)

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities:

153 signatories 105 ratifications

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities:

90 signatories 63 ratifications

Palau signed the Convention on 20-9-2011. Kyrgyzstan signed the Convention on 21-9-2011. Saint Lucia signed the Convention on 22-9-2011. Micronesia (Federated States of) signed the Convention on 23-9-2011. Luxembourg ratified the Convention on 26-9-2011 and ratified the Optional Protocol on 26-9-2011 as well.

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NEWS
Article: Sabai Walk Art Auction: Walking the walk; Bangkok Post; 15 September 2011. Please follow link.

Article: The culture of hatred for the disabled with disabilities comes from the top; Autor: Sue Marsh, The Guardian, Friday 16 September 2011. Please follow link.

Article: Disability Act being crafted, SA - the Good News via BuaNews, Wednesday 14 September 2011. Please follow link.

Article: In China, The Hidden Slavery of the mentally disabled Worldcrunch, 18 September 2011. Please follow link. Article: Job fair for the disabled opens doors, The Jakarta Post, 24 September 2011. Please follow link. Article: Disabled persons can now dive at Sandals Jamaica, The Gleaner, 25 September 2011. Please follow link. Article: Awareness programmes held on World Deaf Day; The Times Of India, Varanasi; 24 September 2011. Please follow link.

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