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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 [email protected].
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.
mailto:[email protected]://www.dpiap.org/reports/zip/Regional_Workshop_ASEAN_Action_Plan_CSR_11_09_23.zipmailto:[email protected]://www.dpiap.org/reports/zip/Regional_Workshop_ASEAN_Action_Plan_CSR_11_09_23.zip
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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.
Please follow link.
http://www.un.org/disabilities/http://www.un.org/disabilities/
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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.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/arts-and-culture/art/256639/sabai-walk-art-auction-walking-the-walkhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/sep/16/disabled-hate-crime-government-benefitshttp://www.sagoodnews.co.za/social_development/disability_act_being_crafted.htmlhttp://worldcrunch.com/china-hidden-slavery-mentally-disabled/3771http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/09/24/job-fair-disabled-opens-doors.htmlhttp://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20110925/out/out3.htmlhttp://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-24/varanasi/30197984_1_noise-pollution-spread-awareness-deaf-friendship-clubhttp://www.bangkokpost.com/arts-and-culture/art/256639/sabai-walk-art-auction-walking-the-walkhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/sep/16/disabled-hate-crime-government-benefitshttp://www.sagoodnews.co.za/social_development/disability_act_being_crafted.htmlhttp://worldcrunch.com/china-hidden-slavery-mentally-disabled/3771http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/09/24/job-fair-disabled-opens-doors.htmlhttp://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20110925/out/out3.htmlhttp://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-24/varanasi/30197984_1_noise-pollution-spread-awareness-deaf-friendship-club
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All the best with your efforts to create meaningful and
ameliorate change to
the lives of persons with disability.
Thank you for reading and until next time.
Best regards, Tina Schaarschmidt and the DPI-AP team.
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