Policy paper

Ministry of Social Welfare Relief and Resettlement - Myanmar (Burma)

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

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Name of organisation: Ministry of Social Welfare Relief and Resettlement -, Myanmar (Burma)

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Commitments to eliminate Stigma and Discrimination

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Strong Disability Policy in Myanmar (Burma)

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Formulation of Disability Policy after a situation analysis and in cooperation with National Committee on Rights of People with Disabilities in 5 years

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Commitments for Inclusive Education

Please select the category which your commitment most relates to: Inclusive education sector plans (governments only)

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Develop, train, and support a professional education work force that responds to inclusive education and encourages teachers with disabilities into the profession

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Training teachers in pre-service teacher education institutions in Burma to teach Children with Disabilities and Special Education Needs in 5 years

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Commitments for Economic Empowerment

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• Align existing policies and legislation with the CRPD, or develop new CRPD compliant policy/legislation in conjunction with repealing legislation that contravenes the CRPD

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Discussion of CRPD with employers and private sector to promote inclusion at workplace in 5 to 10 years

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Commitments for Technology and Innovation

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Exploration on the use of Assistive technology.

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Working with development partners and IT companies to explore how PwDs can be assisted with technology in their access to state education in 5 years

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Commitments for Data Disaggregation

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Commit resources to support strengthened disability data

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Announce commitment to undertake a national disability survey with direct input from and/or in partnership with organisations of persons with disabilities

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With support of DFID and other development partners, conduct a national disability survey in 5 years

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Commitments for Women and Girls with Disabilities

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Develop and publish National Action Plans and information on disability inclusion including timelines and resources, in close consultation with organisations of persons with disabilities and including under-represented groups such as women with disabilities

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With findings from National disability survey results and with the formulation of Disability policy, design more inclusive plans for women and girls with disabilities in 5 years

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Commitments for people with disabilities in Humanitarian Contexts

Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who has supported its development (75 words limit): Explore ways to support PwDs in conflict affected areas in Burma (Myanmar).

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Work with existing programmes or design new programmes with the support of DFID to address the needs of PwDs in Rakhine and Kachin conflict areas

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