Regional events: Welcoming new Asia and the Pacific Decade of Persons with disabilities October 2012 Incheon, Republic of Korea Accessibility to build Environment 25 October,2012 DPIAP Assembly Mr. Kiran Shilpakar Vice-President (NAPD-Nepal) G.P.O 8975, EPC 971, Jwagal-10, Lalitpur, Nepal Telephone (977) (0) , Fax (977) (0) Website:

 Introduction of NAPD-Nepal  Accessibility to build in Environment  Situation of Accessibility in Nepal  Recommendation  Conclusion

 Established in 1997 under the Country Act of Nepal which is non-for-profit making, non-political and self motive organization by and for the Persons with physical disabilities. A country where people with physical disabilities live in an inclusive, barrier free environment with access to human rights, rehabilitation and an independent and respected life. NAPD-Nepal exists to listen to people with physical disabilities, to support them in solving their problems, to advocate and lobby for their human rights, to remove physical barriers that stop them accessing education, employment and health facilities and to increase awareness of the causes of physical disability.

 To identify the problems and needs of People with Physical Disabilities (PwPDs) through different means and work accordingly to resolve it.  To broaden social awareness of PWDs issues strongly and effectively to ensure equal human rights and duties are met.  To explore appropriate programs to create proper opportunities for the PwPDs,  To advocate the UNCRPD-2006 in favor of PwPDs to the concerns agencies and increase the inclusion of PwPDs into mainstream society.

 To enhance the capacity building mechanism for activists and NAPD-Nepal employees in the process of organizational development.  To rehabilitate and strengthen the economic status of PwPDs through several types of income generating programs.  To improve the access of education for all PwPDs.  In order to work against the challenges of PwPDs issues, execute programs cooperatively and collaboratively.

 Right Based Advocacy, Lobby and Campaigns  Livelihood and Economic Empowerment  Education  Awareness Raising  Employment Opportunities  Training and Camps  Strengthening Capacity Building  Research, Documentation and Publications  Volunteering  Partnerships, Networking and Exchanges  Resource and Skill Centre

Accessibility to build Environment Major issues of Accessibility in Nepal  Accessibility in terms of Public Physical Infrastructures, Transportation, Law,Policy and ICTs In Nepal, None of the physical infra-structures like public Buildings, government offices, schools/colleges, hospitals, supermarkets,/ Business Complex Public roa,Housing, water sanitationand Public Transportations and ICTs etc

 Government of Nepal (GoN) has already promulgated some policies for PWDs.  Disabled People Protection and Welfare Act-1983 which is now amending to make CRPD friendly  Vehicle Tax Act 1974,Transport Act 1992, Transport Rules-1997  Transport Guidelines-2003  Building Code-2003  National Plan and Policy of Action on Disability-2006  Code of Conduct for Disabled Friendly Public Transport

 Ministry of Local Development made special circular to National Planning Commission to design disability friendly plans and programs  Supreme Court of Nepal made a judgment on “Special Provisions for the Protection of the Rights of PWDs”  NAPD-Nepal executed some sample projects building/constructing ramps in some public in Kathmandu valley.  NAPD-Nepal just completed a year of project working in Kathmandu Valley to increase PWDs access in public land transports.

 GoN is recently formulating an “Accessibility Guidelines” which will be a great landmark for disability movement to work for social model of disability to avoid maximum barriers with support of DPOs and line agency. It is on process on discussion with different stakeholder.  City Planer Division under the GoN is intensively working for appropriate management of city with extending entire public roads for creating free environment.  Aware /lobby/Campaign for this issues.  by DPOs (NAPD, IL, DHRC, NDWA, NFDN  etc)

 Implementation of CRPD  Rewrite and revised discriminative laws / polices with CRPD friendly  Evaluation / Monitoring Mechanism Team and Unit  Include curriculum these issues/text book  To involve private area  Aware stakeholders/line agencies continuously for to change attitude  To develop and introduce technology/ICT-Web accessibility/TTS/OCR  ATM Auto Machine/Brail Talking  Equal Access/Fundamental rights  Penalty/punishment for who ignore  Voting Machine/Access Area  Thee gee Mobile/Communication

 Implementation of articles CRPD-9/Decade  Rewrite and revised discriminative laws / polices with CRPD friendly  Evaluation / Monitoring Mechanism Team and Unit  Include curriculum these issues/text book  To involve private area  Aware stakeholders/line agencies continuously for to change attitude  To develop and introduce technology/ICT  Equal Access/Fundamental rights  Media Role s  Penalty/punishment system

If there is Access = we all Success Glimpse-of “Promoting Access of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) to Public Transport in Kathmandu Valley“ Prject.