DISABILITY AND ASEAN Presented by Mr Ngin Soarath

DISABILITY AND ASEAN Presented by: Mr. Ngin Soarath

Key facts (WHO media center, 2011) Over a billion people, about 15% of the world's population, have some form of disability. Between 110 million and 190 million people have significant difficulties in functioning. Rates of disability are increasing due to population ageing and increases in chronic health conditions, among other causes. People with disabilities have less access to health care services and therefore experience unmet health care needs.

Development issues • Inclusive Social Development • Accesibility ICT/Assitive Technologies and Media • Human Rights Mechanism and Disability • Children with Disabilites • Situation of Persons with Disabilities in Natural Disaster • Women with disabilities • Early detection, early intervention and education; • Training and employment; • Access to build environment and public transport; • Access to information and communication, and • Poverty alleviation • Political participation

Data from UN Economy and Social Commission for Asia and The Pasific (UNESCAP) 2007 • • • Cambodia Indonesia Republic of Laos Malaysia Phillipines Myanmar Singapore Thailand Vietnam 169. 058 3. 063. 000 No delta 197. 519 942. 000 No delta 131. 000 1. 900. 000 5. 333. 000 -

Disability overview in ASEAN • Noted in the December 2010 Jakarta Declaration that “ 60 million persons with disabilities living in ASEAN are still marginalized in society due to the physical, informational, attitudinal and systemic barriers”. • Two decades of ASIA – PASIFIC for person with disabilities: – 1 st decade : 1992 – 2002 – 2 nd decade : 2003 – 2012 • Four Countries within ASEAN ratified the Convention on the Rights of Person with Disability (CRPD), The Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Republic of Lao and Indonesia; • Disability Community Perspectives: – Jakarta Declaration 2010 of Regional Conference on ASEAN and Disability. – ASEAN People Forum Statement 2010 – 2011; APF/ACSC Conference

What we achieve? 2008 - 2012 Involvement of DPI in ASEAN People Forum (APF) 2010 Jakarta Declaration where Indonesian hosted the first regional conference on ASEAN and Disabilities. 2011 Bali declaration on the enhancement of the role and participation of The persons with disabilities in asean community ASEAN Decade of Persons with Disability Drafting of ASEAN declaration of human rights (finalization next year) AICHR 2012 ASEAN Disability Forum (ADF) March 2012 Phnom Penh Declaration we are planning to have Siem Riep declaration

Thanks for your pay attention • Let keep working together for society for all, we can do it. Nothing about us with us for create one society for all!!! • www. cdpo. org • director@cdpo. or • Contact: Mr. Saorath DPI Cambodia