Policy paper

Action On Disability Rights And Development Nepal (ADRAD)

Published 23 July 2018

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Form for submitting commitments for the Global Disability Summit 2018

Your organisation

Type of organisation: Civil Society Organisation

Name of organisation: Action On Disability Rights And Development Nepal (ADRAD)

Charter for Change

Please read the attached Summit Charter for Change: the principal legacy of the Summit. If your organisation is happy to sign up to the Charter, please confirm by putting a cross in the box below.

My organisation signs up to the Summit Charter for Change: X

Your organisation’s commitments to achieve the rights of people with disabilities in developing countries

Ensure equal participation of persons with disabilities coming from interior grassroots’ level in all the mainstream sectors mentioned in the UN Charter by enhancing their leadership qualities via training workshops, keep introducing newly discovered accessible technology for enhancing their quality of dignity and learning and active advocacy at the level of legislation for long run policy change in the constitution. We are also actively networking and partnering with the organisation like Nepal Disabled Empowerment And Communication Centre and Nepal Blind Women Association.

A. Commitments to eliminate Stigma and Discrimination

Please select the category which your commitment most relates to: Stereotypes, attitudes and behaviours

Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who has supported its development (75 words limit):

ADRAD is committed to work at the grassroots level covering subjucated and marginalized persons with disabilities and are very optimistic that they themselves will further emerge as capable leaders for advocacy in times to come, be it in the field of education, accessibility, employment, etc.

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

Our implementation plan shall include expertise like counsellors, interpreters, and other accessibility and accommodation facilitators who will help persons with disabilities gain knowledge about their capabilities and possibilities. we shall do it within the timeframe of about 1 and a half year.

B. Commitments for Inclusive Education

Please select the category which your commitment most relates to:Policy standards and regulations

Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who have supported its development (75 words limit):

Majority of persons with disabilities are deprived of education in Nepal due to affordability, lack of infrastructural accommodation and accessibility issues. ADRAD shall therefore resolve this problem by having one to one dialog with the stakeholders, policy makers and the government body. The time frame of this objective shall be of 5 years from now considering the Nepalese’ context.

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

Our implementation plan shall be based upon rights based approach, where we shall sensitize the stakeholders of the private education sector on the subject matter of infrastructure and accommodation and push the government for strong reservation.

C. Commitments for Economic Empowerment

Please select the category which your commitment most relates to: Reasonable accommodation in the workplace and training institutions

My organization, ADRAD is committed to generate some vocational training programs for such deprived persons with disabilities under poverty from education and employment as they exist in majority in the interiors of Nepal. With partnership and networking, we shall complete this project by the end of this financial year.

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

Our implementation plan would include the identification of the required trainees, suitable and expert trainers, donor organizations, stakeholders and other required accommodations.

D. Commitments for Technology and Innovation

Please select the category which your commitment most relates to: Join Global Partnership for Assistive Technology

Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who have supported its development (75 words limit):

Technology and new innovations have helped persons with disabilities overcome their everyday barriers and challenges and such discoveries have also ensured them to be able to work alongside them with compatibility eliminating the gap. This is why, they are now leading dignified lives. We are therefore determined to introduce and enhance newer technologies for persons with disabilities for their efficacy in times to come.

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

We have planned to conduct advocacy sessions with the government of Nepal to make all its websites accessible. ADRAD shall also network with other international organizations working on technology to be able to introduce it in Nepal by ensuring affordability. Since it is a tedious job, our timeframe can take longer.

E. Commitments for Data Disaggregation

Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who have supported its development (75 words limit):

Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who have supported its development (75 words limit):

Sadly, Nepal has only recognised ten types of disabilities whose data is also not exact. These persons do not have adequate services and about 45% of persons with disabilities do not have their disability identity card. ADRAD is therefore committed to push the government further with regard to the recognition of other disabilities which are mentioned in the UNCRPD as the nation has already ratified it.

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

Our implementation plan shall be based upon the research methodology comprising of rural areas, municipalities, cities and the metro cities. We shall take about three years for this undertaking.

F. Commitments for Women and Girls with Disabilities

Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who have supported its development (75 words limit):

Majority of women with disabilities are deprived of education, employment, social security, economic stability, etc. They are also reported to be the subjects of abuse and they are denied their rights to reproduction. in which case, ADRAD shall firstly sensitize them at the grassroots level and shall also advocate for the insurance of their rights at the level of legislation.

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

Our implementation plan would include the needy women with disabilities, expertise for their sensitisation, other accessible accommodations like lodging, fooding, transportation, interpreters, etc. We shall advocate this within a year’s time.

G. Commitments for people with disabilities in Humanitarian Contexts

Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who have supported its development (75 words limit):

Majority of persons with disabilities, though qualified or not, seem very pessimistic due to lack of effective legislation, opportunities and everyday attitudinal barriers they go through. ADRAD shall address this issue by conducting counselling sessions for them so that they will in turn be advocates themselves as a part of our humanitarian initiative. We are happy to partner with other organizations.

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

Our implementation plan would include the identification of the qualified persons with disabilities and other seekers, doctors and psychologists and other partner organisations. Though we cannot confirm to the exact date due to Nepalese’ context, we hope to carry it out sooner than later as it also awakens the mainstream sector in Nepal which seems very negligent now.

H. Other Commitments

Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who have supported its development (75 words limit):

So called persons without disabilities are not sensitive and sensitised about the capabilities of persons with disabilities. ADRAD is therefore committed to carry out various humanitarian efforts like campaigning, community level awakening programmes, etc in partnership with the organisations like Nepal Blind Association. We are very hopeful that with this effort we can build up an inclusive society in the country.