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July 28, 2010
Meeting with the First Lady Cabinet
In Chile, the President’s wife is called the “First Lady”, she is in charge of many nonprofit organizations and her office is located in the government palace called “Palacio de la Moneda”
We held a meeting with her staff regarding with inclusive rebuilding efforts. The main idea is to collaborate and try to establish a real network
First picture, my dear friend and member of our inclusive rebuilding team Mrs lilian Monsalve and I, in front of the government palace
Second picture, Mrs Monsalve, Carlos Kaiser, Mrs Teresa Mira (First lady advisor) and Mr. Jorge Muoz in the Neruda room ino the government palace
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July 21, 2010
Barrier Free Campaign at Singhdarbar
Dear jicafriends,
I would like to share the reports of CIL Kathmandu attached herewith.
Thanking you.
Sincerely,
Krishna Gautam
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2nd announcement of 2nd Regional TOT DET
Dear jicafriends,
The 2nd Regional Training of Trainers (TOT) on DET for Asia and the Pacific
region is organised jointly by the Japan International Cooperation Agency
(JICA), and the Department of Social Welfare, Ministry of Women Family and
Community Development, Malaysia
Target participants of this training program is 16 Persons with Disabilities
(PWDs) who wish to promote equal rights of all by implementing DET as their
organisation’s activities.
Accommodation from 2 - 12 November 2010 will be covered by the Projcet,
however expenses of your trip, including airfare, travel within your
country, visa, airport tax, and others will by paid by the participants
themselves.
Application deadline is 25 August 2010.
For further information, please visit the following pages,
The secreatriat of jicafriends
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July 20, 2010
Disabled persons advised on employment-Uganda
The following information was downloaded from the mailing list of "Disability and Development" with a cooperation of the publisher, Mr. Soya Mori.
Monday, 19th July, 2010 E-mail article Print article
By Joyce Namutebi
THE Federation of Uganda Employers has warned persons with disabilities (PWDs) against using their predicament and fronting the issue of rights as the basis for demanding employment opportunities.
The director of Marketing and Membership Development, Stephen Jjingo, said disabled persons should instead prove to employers that they are capable of performing.
Employers are not there for charity, but to be helped by people who can deliver,・Jjingo said on Friday. He warned PWDs against presenting disability as an excuse for non performance.
Jjingo was speaking at a workshop called to popularise Article 27 of the UN convention on the rights of PWDs and other domestic laws that relate to disabled persons.
The article recognises the right of disabled persons to work and earn a living. It requires states that are party to the convention to report on legislative measures taken to ensure protection against discrimination in any form of employment and to recognise the right of PWDs to work on a basis of equality with others. Uganda ratified it in 2008.
Jjingo dismissed the notion of seeking employment and quoting the Disability Act and the rights issue as the basis. when you enter somebody's office, tell them what you can do.・
Under the Income Tax Waivers Act, incentives are provided to private employers who employ 10 or more disabled persons.
http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/13/726344
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United Voice Newsletter - July Edition
Dear jicafriends,
For United Voice latest updates, please read our latest newsletter at http://www.unitedvoice.com.my/newsletter/2010JulNewsletter.pdf
Stories in this issue include:
+ United Voice Building Official Opening - by Esther Moo
+ 15th World Congress of Inclusion International - by Teoh Hooi Ting
+ United Voice Art Gallery
+ Self-Advocacy Training at SMK Batu Unjur, Klang
+ United Voice AGM & Elections - by Lo Lit Whei
Thank you for your support.
Best Regards,
Committee and Staff of United Voice
www.unitedvoice.com.my
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July 19, 2010
Training Report : July 1, 2010 : Visit: Tokyo Metropolitan Yaguchi School for Special Needs Education
Eight participants visit Yaguchi School for Special Needs Education to learn how the school cooperates with Hello Work Omori and Ota-ward Employment Support Center in order to promote employment of graduates with disabilities.
Special Needs Education is education for students with disabilities, in consideration of their individual educational needs, which aims at full development of their capabilities and at their independence and social participation.
Participants had a chance to look around various kinds of work trainings including leather crafts, pottery, agriculture, wooden crafts, recycling paper for high school students.
And then they studied the future course guidance and employment support done by the school. 113 students with intellectual disabilities as of April 1, 2010 enrolled in the high school and they receive vocational education 1.and 2.
Vocational education 1.is guidance on future course in general such as manners, communication, job interview, and work, and 2 is practical work experience in the private company.
Teachers at Yaguchi School for Special Needs Education have been making tireless efforts towards employment of graduates and follow-up program for making them settle in the same company.
Though just a half day visit, eight participants could grasp the idea how students with disabilities prepare for their future course.
http://jicafriends.jp/vocational/gi2010/training/v0701.html
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Training Report : June 28, 2010 : Workshop: How to Write Project Plan Ⅰ
Today is the first day of three day session to learn how to write Project Plan.
The lecturer who works as a consultant for NGOs in Tokyo conducts various trainings and organizes events. She also works to make linkage Japanese NGOs to other groups.
In the morning, the lecturer explained the outline of Project Plan by showing some examples. Along with it, the participants gained knowledge of who could be stakeholders and what would be resources in their communities in order to implement their projects effectively and smoothly. The participants also had role playing to know the hints when they ask questions to persons with disabilities as stakeholders of the projects since most of them were not disabled.
In the afternoon, the participants were explained about 12 items to write their project plans, such as 1. Name, organization and country, 2. Title of your project, 3. Background information, 4. Overall Goals, 5. Concrete Objectives, 6. Stakeholders & Beneficiaries, 7. Impacts of project on Stakeholders, 8. Project implementation plan, 9. Monitoring and evaluation, 10. Possible obstacles to project plan implementation, 11. Budget & a way of raising funds, 12. Impact of this training.
The lecturer told the participants repeatedly that plans have to be feasible and concrete. In addition, the plan should be related to Decent Work. She suggested them taking notes of any ideas that they gain through this training course. Those memos must be helpful when they draw their plan.
It is sure that they have understood the purpose of writing Project Plan and have learned basic skills to write it even though some participants do not have any experiences to write a plan before.
http://jicafriends.jp/vocational/gi2010/training/v0628.html
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July 16, 2010
Report from Kassiyet-Kazakhistan (July 11, 2010)
Dear jicafriends,
How are you?
Today was first excursion of group for tourists with disability during half day.
I memorized our excursions in Japan and tried to implement them.
The group consisted:
- 1 wheelchair user;
- 3 visual impairment;
- 2 deaf persons with signer;
- 2 persons with cane;
- 1 girl who is moving with assistant’s help.
We moved by 2 invotaxi, especially equipped.
Brale guide book and tactile pictures were prepared for blind.
We found 1 trade center with special toilet and made 30 minutes stop where.
We stopped and walked in several beautiful places. Operator made video for journalists and for
future presentation.
Everything was wonderful, but we should improve and develop our tours.
I was excited so much, but we did it!
Kassiyet.
http://www.jicafriends.jp/projects/asiaandpacific/kazakhstan/l2009kassiyet/005.html
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Report on Accessibility by CIL Ktm
Dear jicafriends,
Independent Living Center Kathmandu has completed the program with the collaboration of Australian Embassy. The objective of this project was to sensitize the relevant stakeholders about the important factors to be considered for increasing the access of PWDs in the public place and increase their responsibility and efforts to do so. However this project has two specific objectives;
a) Increase the physical access of PWDs in public service centers
b) Sensitize service provider about the special need of PWDs and about their responsibilities towards them.
PDF File (674KB)
Please find the detail activity report attached herewith.
Looking forward your valuable suggestions
Thanking you.
Sincerely,
Krishna Gautam
CIL Kathmandu
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Report from Kassiyet san-Kazakhistan (July 4, 2010)
Dear jicafriends,
How are You?
Here is some news about our activities. We've got 2 very nice accessible buses for 11 & 5 places from "Sabi" Charity foundation and Association of disabled people of Almaty. They provide us with drivers and fuel also. So we can start excursions from 11 of July every Saturday-Sunday till 11 of September.
The Big Round Table and the Press-conference will be at July, 14. There we can tell about starting of our project. There will be many journalists.
We are preparing guide books with photos, Braille guide books with tactile pictures and web-site. For some attractions we should prepare the movable rumps.
Interesting, but we are still working as volunteers and our volunteering team and net work of different organizations are widening. We could find just 2 thousands dollars. Because investors think that tourism is not so necessary. But we’re going to prove opposite by our project.
So now we have very hot time.
Kassiyet OMAROVA
Leaders Development Course 2009
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July 15, 2010
Training Report : June 30, 2010 : Community Visit: Persons with disabilities living in the community
Today the participants visited Atsugi city in Kanagawa Prefecture. Professor Yoshimichi Ogawa who is a member of our planning committee organized today's program. The purpose of this visit is to understand how people with severe disabilities make their own living by observing and interviewing three families.
Firstly the participants visited house of Ms. Matsuda who lives on the first floor of the public housing (provided by Atsugi City) and her house was remodeled to meet her needs to live independently. She uses personal assistant services everyday so that she does not have to depend on her family all the time. Her current life was not built in one day; she explained them that she had to visit City Hall many times to negotiate with government officers to get her services. She also showed the participants her paintings and gave them her postcards as a gift.
Then the participants stopped by the Comprehensive Welfare Center of Atsugi City to have lunch at a restaurant named “Donguri (acorn)” where persons with intellectual disabilities were working. Many of participants tried Japanese food there. We also had a chance to visit a consultation room in the same building, where consultation services for three types of disabilities, physical, intellectual, and mental are conveniently provided in one location for the citizens of Atsugi City and some neighboring municipalities.
In the afternoon, they visited an apartment of Mr. Jin'no who has quadriplegia due to traffic accident. He is an employee of a special subsidiary of company in the employment service industry in Japan. Instead of commuting to an office, he works at home by using a computer. The system of “employment at home” allowed him to live independently in the community. He explained about his work and life, and emphasized how important “to work” is for him. A staff from his company kindly came to explain why they started “employment at home.” The participants could learn about the company's efforts to employ persons with disabilities. Mr. Jin'no has just come back from his vacation from Okinawa where he enjoys his hobby - scuba diving. They enjoyed watching the video of his diving.
Before visiting the last house they made a short visit to “Asayake (morning glow), a small-sized community workshop for persons with disabilities. The director is a wheelchair user and he commutes to the workshop by driving his modified car. They were interested in seeing how he transferred from his wheelchair to his car.
Lastly they visited “a dream house” owned by Mr & Ms. Machida, the director of the workshop. It's a barrier-free house designed by them. The participants were so amazed with various assistive devices and automated equipments. The participant from Myanmar experienced to be carried by the electric lift from bedroom to bathroom.
From today's visit, the participants could understand how persons with severe disabilities live independently in a community and enjoy their way of lives.
http://jicafriends.jp/vocational/gi2010/training/v0630.html
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Training Report : June 29, 2010 : Visit: Shiseido Co. Ltd.,
Today eight participants used public transport to visit Shiseido Shiodome Office.
http://www.shiseido.co.jp/e/index.htm
Shiseido is a world famous company, selling their products in 73 countries and regions in the world.
They first employed a person with disability as a regular employee in 1984 and the number has increased up to 300 as of May 2010.
They employed not only persons with physical disabilities but also persons with intellectual and mental disabilities.
First Senior Manager, Diversity Development Group, Personnel Department gave participants a brief overview of the company, and then his subordinate with physical disability clarified why Shiseido making efforts toward employment of persons with disabilities.
They said “existence of disability” is not a problem, but “difficulties and discrimination” are the problem.
So if you can solve the problems and create an appropriate work environment for persons with disabilities, you can promote employment of persons with disabilities.
After that two employee with physical disability and hearing impairment explained their responsible jobs. They are treated as same as other regular employees in all aspects.
Participants also had a chance to observe their barrier-free workplaces.
Before leaving the company Shiseido treated them for lunch at the company cafeteria, where employees with disabilities were enjoying their lunches with their workmates.
http://jicafriends.jp/vocational/gi2010/training/v0629.html
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Training Report : June 26, 2010 : Presentation: Job Report
In this training course, the participants are asked to write three reports: Job Report, Project Plan (Future Action Plan), and Progress Report.
Today the participants presented their first report, Job Report at seminar room 18.
Eight participants gave presentations focusing on their tasks in their organizations. One of planning committee members acted as host today.
More than twenty people including people with physical, visual, and hearing impairments came to listen to their presentations.
Not only Japanese-English interpreters but also Japanese sign language interpreters were provided by JICA.
Please click the below to see their presentation materials.
Planning committee members participated and gave comments to the participants. The course participants also raised questions and gave feedbacks to each other. Through information sharing, we could deepen our understanding of each other.
http://jicafriends.jp/vocational/gi2010/training/v0626.html
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July 14, 2010
Training Report : June 24 - 25, 2010 : Participatory Workshop: Facilitator Skills
Today, the participants Learned facilitation skills through a participatory workshop.
The lecturer has over 30 years of experience in facilitating this kind of workshop.
He has been conducting workshops across the countries.
The lecturer created relaxed atmosphere for the participants to be able to speak and express their feeling, so that all the participants could talk each other openly.
The participants gained important hints on disability and useful skills as facilitators by exchanging views, experiences and opinions with interactive discussions.
Those skills that the participants gained from the workshop are effective not only for facilitating, but also for applying in real life. At the end of the session, the participants seemed to become very much confident to take as a role of facilitator.
http://jicafriends.jp/vocational/gi2010/training/v0624.html
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July 13, 2010
Iloilo stakeholders mark disability prevention, rehab week
One of the former participants for Leadership Development Course 2009 was President of Association of Differently-Abled Persons from Ilo Ilo, Philippines. Today we found the following information from the mailing list of "Disability and Development."
Iloilo City (12 July) -- A coordinated effort among Persons with Disabilities, the government and private sector is expected to strengthen the 32nd celebration of the National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week in the city and province of Iloilo on July 17 to 23.
The Iloilo City and Iloilo Provincial Federations of Differently-Abled Persons in coordination with the Regional Council for Disability Affairs in Western Visayas have lined up various activities to highlight the week-long celebration.
A mass at the Jaro Plaza on July 17 will kick-off the event. This will be followed by a medical and dental mission for indigent PWDs at the Association of Disabled Persons-Iloilo, Inc. office at the Jaro Plaza, the next day, July 18.
On July 19, a monitoring on the compliance of Accessibility Law or Batas Pambansa Blg. 344 will be conducted in some establishments in Iloilo City, followed by the opening of a photo exhibit at the SM City Iloilo Activity Center in the afternoon.
On July 20 to 21, PWDs will have their physical activities through a sportsfest that will be conducted at the Iloilo Sports Complex while on July 22 they will have the opportunity to showcase their talents through a presentation entitled "Awakening" at SM City Iloilo Activity Center.
There will be a Tree Planting Activity at Boardwalk in Mandurriao starting at 6 o'clock in the morning to be participated in by the PWDs, RCDA member agencies and non-government organizations on July 23. This will be followed by a Forum on Accessibility which will be conducted at the Iloilo Provincial Capitol.
In the afternoon of the same day, a simple ceremony will cap the week-long event that primarily aims to stimulate public awareness on disability problems and concerns particularly on issues on disability prevention, rehabilitation and equalization of opportunities for PWDs. Highlighting the activity is the distribution of 12 wheelchairs to identified indigent PWDs from the province of Iloilo.
July 23 is also the birthdate of Apolinario Mabini, known as the "Sublime Paralytic" of the country.
Concerned agencies were also encouraged to hang streamers highlighting the celebration and its theme "Sa Istrukturang Accessible, Lahat ay Able".
(PIA) [top]
http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p100712.htm&no=11
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July 09, 2010
Training Report : June 22, 2010 : Lecture: Current Situation of Employment of Persons with Disabilities
Today, the participants visited Saitama Prefectural University to have a lecture on Current Situation of Employment of Persons with Disabilities in Japan.
Today's lecturer, the course leader of this training welcomed them to his university.
http://www.spu.ac.jp/info.rbz?nd=197&ik=1&pnp=16&pnp=197
The lecture was started from Article 27 of the Constitution of Japan, which says, “All people shall have the right and the obligation to work. Standards for wages, hours, rest and other working condition shall be fixed by law. Children shall not be exploited.”
http://www.solon.org/Constitutions/Japan/English/english-Constitution.html
The lecturer first explained about employment measures including quota scheme, levy and grant system, and various subsidies from government, and then they discussed on “what vocational disability is.”
Course leader kindly prepared their lunch (without pork!). Eight participants enjoyed delicious sandwiches together with the students.
During lunch break their course leader showed them the facilities of the University.
In the afternoon more information was provided including basic procedure of vocational rehabilitation, subsidies from government, rolls of related organizations such as Public Security Employment Office, vocational rehabilitation center, and special subsidiaries.
Though the time was limited participants could grasp the idea of current situation of employment of persons with disabilities in Japan.
http://www.jicafriends.jp/vocational/gi2010/training/v0622.html
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