Policy paper

AutismCare Nepal Society

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: NGO

If other: Parent Run DPO

Name of organisation: AutismCare Nepal Society

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

A. Commitments to eliminate Stigma and Discrimination

Please select the category which your commitment most relates to: Representation and empowerment of persons with disabilities

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

Advocate for Policy, legislation and its implementation by continuous lobbying and provide training for person with Autism and their care givers. We will collaborate with National Federation of Disability Nepal (NFDN)

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

It needs continuous lobbying. Needs strengthening anti-discrimination laws, policies and strategies; enable the full participation and leadership of people with Autism in all aspects of life; and shift the underlying harmful attitudes, behaviours and norms that limit them and their families.

Commitments for Inclusive Education

Please select the category which your commitment most relates to: Capacity building: teachers and staff

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

This has been prioritized area of work of our organization , we continue to Capacity building: teachers and staff – Community, Head Teacher, Teacher and Assistant training and capacity building to introduce, deliver and sustain school wide inclusive education and pedagogic practice. - Department of Education would be important partner.

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

There is existing inclusive education policy . we will support implementation with accompanying standards and regulations.

Commitments for Economic Empowerment

Please select the category which your commitment most relates to: Access to decent work

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

Ensure foundational skills like numeracy,literacy, vocation specific trainings for people with Autism . Find matching job, pre and on job training. Needs collaboration from different Business sectors .

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

Job Coach and Employee motivation needs cultivation

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):

We will join and/or contribute to the Global Partnership for Assistive Technology

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

Will research and follow national standards/guidelines and/or local adaptation of WHO guidelines.

E. Commitments for Data Disaggregation

Please select the category which your commitment most relates to: Commit to use the Washington Group questions

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

Autism is highly mariginalized and grossly less understood Disability. We would like to support Government and others to generate disability disaggregated data in programmes, census, household surveys or administrative systems.

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

We will lobby to enhance better understandinfg of Autism so that they can get accurate recognition to this condition using Washington group question.

If there is need to train innumerators, AutismCare Nepal Society will be willing to take part.

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):

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

Girls and women with Autism are grossly prone to abuse and violence , we will educate girls for self protection and defence.

G. Other Commitments

Please enter the exact wording of any other commitment/s that do not fall under the themes above, including details of others who have supported its development (75 words limit):

I am mother of boy with Autism, I have been strong advocate in bringing up Autism issues in the Radar of relevant stakeholders to influence policies and services . It is invisible disability and relatively marginalized one in Nepal . I will continue to lobby and advocate for the Rights of person with Autism in Nepal.