January 25 - 28, 2012
ATIA 2012 Orlando
Orlando, Florida, USA
Contact: Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA)
401 North Michigan Avenue,
Chicago, IL 60611-4267, USA
Tel: 877-687-2842 (Toll Free) or 312-321-5172
FAX: 312-673-6659
E-mail: info@atia.org
WWW: www.atia.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=4019

January 27, 2012
10th Stroke Rehab Symposium - Getting the Message: Improving Communication in Stroke Care
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Contact: Conference Services
439 University Ave
5th Floor, Room 118
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1Y8
Tel: 416 597-3422 ext 3693
FAX: 416 597-6202
E-mail: conferences@torontorehab.on.ca
WWW: www.torontorehab.com/events/strokesymposium

February 2012

February 10, 2012
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Conference: Challenges and Controversies in Diagnosis
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Contact: Conference Services
439 University Ave
5th Floor, Room 118
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1Y8
Tel: 416 597-3422 ext 3693
FAX: 416 597-6202
E-mail: conferences@torontorehab.on.ca
WWW: www.torontorehab.com/Events

February 15-17, 2012
The 22nd Pacific Coast Brain Injury Conference
Vancouver, Victoria and Kamloops, British Columbia, CANADA
Contact: Kaitlin Beca
PCBIC 2012 c/o Sea to Sky Meeting Management Inc.
Suite 206, 201 Bewicke Avenue
North Vancouver, BC V7M 3M7
Tel: 604-984-6448
FAX:
E-mail: conference@brainstreams.ca
WWW: www.brainstreams.ca/conference

February 16-18, 2012
International Conference on Work and Social Inclusion for People with Disabiliities
Debrecen, Hungary
Contact: K&M Congress Ltd. PCO and Travel Agency
1028 Budapest,
Hidegkúti út 153.
Tel: +36(1) 301-2000
FAX: +36(1) 301-2001
E-mail: http://www.kmcongress.com/info_e.php
WWW: www.kmcongress.com/ic2012.php

February 22, 2012
Brain Training Seminar for Children with ADHD
Contact: Arnie Gotfryd
396 York Hill Blvd.
Thornhill ON
L4J 3B7
Canada
Tel: 416-858-9868
FAX: 1 -(866) 587-4450
E-mail: arnie@maximind.ca
WWW: maximind.ca/Events.html

February 27 - March 3, 2012
27th Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference (CSUN)
San Diego, California, USA
Contact: Sandy Plotin, Managing Director
Center on Disabilities
California State University, Northridge
Tel: 818-677-2578
FAX:
E-mail: conference@csun.edu
WWW: cfp.csuncod.org/overview.php

March 2012

March 7 - 9, 2012
28th International Seating Symposium
Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA
Contact:
Tel: (604) 827-3112
FAX: (604) 822-4835
E-mail: ian.ipce@ubc.ca
WWW: www.interprofessional.ubc.ca/iss/

March 20, 2012
Preparing Youth with Disabilities for Careers after School
Contact: Maria Hopko, GLADNET
Tel: 607-254-8311
FAX:
E-mail: msh46@cornell.edu
WWW: www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/gladnet/events.cfm?filter=web

March 24-25, 2012
Pacific Rim International Forum
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Contact: Charmaine Crockett
Center on Disability Studies
1776 University Ave, UA 4-6
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: 1-808-956-7539
FAX: 1-808-956-4437
E-mail: prinfo@hawaii.edu
WWW: www.pacrim.hawaii.edu/internationalforum/2012/

March 26-27, 2012
28th Annual Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability & Diversity
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Contact: Charmaine Crockett
Center on Disability Studies
1776 University Ave, UA 4-6
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: 1-808-956-7539
FAX: 1-808-956-4437
E-mail: prinfo@hawaii.edu
WWW: www.pacrim.hawaii.edu

April 2012

April 16, 2012
MS Rehabilitation Symposium
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Contact: Conference Services
439 University Ave
5th Floor, Room 118
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1Y8
Tel: 416 597-3422 ext 3693
FAX: 416 597-6202
E-mail: conferences@torontorehab.on.ca
WWW: www.torontorehab.com/Events

April 20-21, 2012
International Conference: Contemporary Housing Issues in a Changing Europe
Gallway, IRELAND
Contact: Dr. Padraic Kenna
Centre for Housing Law, Rights and Policy
NUI Galway School of Law
Tel:
FAX:
E-mail: housingconference@gmail.com
WWW: www.conference.ie/Conferences/index.asp?Conference=135

April 30, 2012
Best Practices in Recruiting and Retaining an Aging Workforce: Intersection with Disability Considerations
Contact: Maria Hopko, GLADNET
Tel: 607-254-8311
FAX:
E-mail: msh46@cornell.edu
WWW: www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/gladnet/events.cfm?filter=web

April 30 - May 3, 2012
YAI Network 33rd Annual International Conference on Developmental and Learning Disabilities
New York, New York USA
Contact: Tina Sobel
Tel: 212-273-6457
FAX:
E-mail: tina.sobel@yai.org
WWW: www.yai.org/conference

May 2012

May 12-14, 2012
Conference on Disability — Inclusive MDGs and Aid Effectiveness
Bangkok, THAILAND
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Leonard Cheshire Disability
Tel: +44 (0)203 242 0212
FAX:
E-mail: conference@lcdisability.org
WWW: www.lcdisability.org/aideffectiveness

May 15-18, 2012
Interdepedence 2012
Vancouver, BC, CANADA
Contact: Kelsey Mackay-Smith
Interdependence 2012
c/o International Conference Services
2101 - 1177 West Hastings St
Vancouver, BC, V6E 2K3
Tel: 1-604-681-2153
FAX: 1-604-681-1049
E-mail: i2012@icsevents.com
WWW: http://www.rickhansen.com/interdependence2012

May 22 - 25, 2012
Inclusive Learning Technologies Conference 2012
Queensland, Australia
Contact: Spectronics
Tel:
FAX:
E-mail: conference@spectronicsinoz.com
WWW: www.spectronicsinoz.com/conference/2012

May 28-29, 2012
The Politics of Disability: Empowerment Through Education
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Contact: Piper at Disability Resource Network
www.drnbc.org
Tel: 6048051972
FAX: 6044438433
E-mail: delorisgpiper@gmail.com
WWW: www.regonline.ca/thepoliticsofdisability

June 2012

June 26-29, 2012
23rd Annual APSE National Conference
Arlington, VA
Contact: Jenny Levet
P.O. Box 1280
Rockville, MD 20849
Tel: 301-279-0060
FAX:
E-mail: jenny@apse.org
WWW: www.apse.org

June 27 - 30, 2012
15th World Congress of Pain Clinicians - WSPC 2012
Granada, SPAIN
Contact: Kenes International
1-3 Rue de Chantepoulet,
PO Box 1726, CH-1211,
Geneva 1, Switzerland
Tel: + 41 22 908 0488
FAX: + 41 22 906 9140
E-mail: wspc2012@kenes.com
WWW: www2.kenes.com/WSPC2012/Pages/Home.aspx

July 2012

July 9-13, 2011
13th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs (ICCHP'13)
Linz, AUSTRIA
Pre-conference: July 9-10
Conference: July 11-13
Tel:
FAX:
E-mail:
WWW: www.icchp.org

July 12- 14, 2012
Ms. Abilities America - A Pageant
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Contact: Elizabeth Reeve
549 South Cherokee Avenue
Tahlequah, Oklahoma 74464
Tel: 918-431-0445
FAX:
E-mail: msabilitiesamerica@gmail.com
WWW: www.msabilitiesamerica.org

July 17 - 21, 2012
AHEAD Conference 2012
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Contact: AHEAD
107 Commerce Center Drive, Suite 204
Huntersville, NC 28078 USA
Tel: (704) 947-7779
FAX: (704) 948-7779
E-mail:
WWW: www.ahead.org/conferences/future

July 26-28
iCREATe2012 - international Convention for Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology
Singapore
Contact: START Centre Pte Ltd
49 Kaki Bukit View,
Kaki Bukit TechPark II,
Singapore 41597
Tel: (65) 6743 0262
FAX: (65) 6743 0263
E-mail: secretariat@icreateasia.org
WWW: www.icreateasia.org

August 2012

No events submitted for August.

September 2012

September 20-21, 2012
7th Annual Black Hills Brain Injury Conference
Rapid City, South Dakota, USA
Contact: Ron Sasso, Director of Community Transitions
Community Transitions
803 Soo San Drive
Rapid City, SD 57702
Tel: (605) 343-7297
FAX: (605) 721-9858
E-mail: rsasso@bhws.com
WWW: www.brainrehab.org

October 2012

October 19 - 20, 2012
5th National Spinal Cord Injury Conference: Translating Neural Engineering and Novel Therapies
Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
Contact: Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
439 University Ave
5th Floor, Room 118
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1Y8
Tel:
FAX:
E-mail: conferences@torontorehab.on.ca
WWW: www.torontorehab.com/Events/Corporate-Events/4th-National-Spinal-Cord-Injury-Conference.aspx

October 25-28, 2012
II International Scientific Conference "Special Education and Rehabilitation - Cerebral Palsy"
Novi Sad, SERBIA
Contact: Goran Nedovic
Fakultet za specijalnu edukaciju i rehabilitaciju Visokog Stevana 2
11000 Belgrade
Serbia
Tel:
FAX:
E-mail: info@cerebralnaparaliza.com
WWW: www.cerebralnaparaliza.com/

November 2012

November 26 - 28, 2012
1st Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) World Congress
Agra, India
Contact: John Joseph
Mobility India
1st & 1st 'A' Cross, J.P. Nagar 2nd Phase,
Bangalore - 560 078, Karnataka, India
Tel: +91 80 26492222
FAX: +91 80 26494444
E-mail: secretariat@cbrglobal.org
WWW: www.cbrglobal.org

December 2012

No events submitted for November.

Executive Director of Centre for Disability in Development (CDD) and Ramon Magsayses awarded AHM Noman Khan visited the project activities with his offices colleague. When Mr.AHM Noman khan and with his delegate arrive the project office of the organization Executive Director of Proships and Local Government Representatives of Upazilla Parishad Vice Chairman Begum Rokeya Sarder,Chukaibari Union Chairman Mr.Manjurul Islam Monju and local elites and members of civil society and many of Person with Disabilities(PWDs) Trainees of the Vocational training centre ( Adolescent girl with disabilities) given presentation their love with flower for reception and to greetings with heartiest .

Executive Director of Centre for Disability in Development (CDD) and Ramon Magsayses awarded AHM Noman Khan visited the Vocational training centre where adolescents with disabilities took part in training on Handicraft. Mr.Naman pleased to work and disable person are involve of development work and he say this initiate will be change of their lifestyle and increase towards positive attitude. Person with disabilities can assist to economical support in their families. He is happy and expressed to proships activities for promotion of human rights of Person with disabilities.

After visits the Vocational training centre he goes to field level work and took participation in Discussion and sharing meeting with self help groups (SHG) member. Under the PHRPBD project Self Help Groups member with disabilities are received to him with their heartiest and presentation with lovely flower. After reception both are meets with sharing and discussion meeting. Person with Disabilities and Groups leader are delivery to their speech on their jobs and problem with protecting their rights and also their changes of lifestyle and development issues. As a chief guest Mr.Noman given brief in the sharing and discussion meeting on promotion of their human rights. He hopeful to society and community people will come for promoting rights of disable person and as soon as to changes of attitude on disabilities.

Mr.Rafiqul Islam
Executive Director
Proships

The Times of India

City warms up with walkathon

Sachin Dravekar, TNN Jan 23, 2012, 02.58AM IST

NAGPUR: People walk for many reasons, but on a chilly Sunday morning, around 3,500 participants took part in Rotary Club of Nagpur and Arneja Heart Institute's walkathon for a healthy society at CP Club Jogging track near Ramgiri.

The special attraction for the walkathon was the 500 meters walk especially for physically challenged children.

"There were 150 of these lovely kids from Jivodaya Special School, Matru Sewa Sangh, Deaf and Dumb School, Anganwadi, Koradi road and May Flower school participating with exuberance. "These special citizens enjoyed every moment of the 500m walk. They were ready for the event since 5.30am. After the walk, they toured some places of Nagpur city. They enjoyed every moment of it," said Tauby Bhagwagar, president of Rotary Club of Nagpur.

The ceremony was witnessed by Regional Director Wilma Naviamos, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Mr. Tomoyuki Katano from a Japanese NGO “The Volunteers Group to Send Wheelchairs to Overseas Children”, and officials from JVR Foundation, a partner Philippine NGO of the said Japanese NGO.

In the Philippines, wheelchairs for children are expensive, and facilities taking care of handicapped children have hard time securing adequate numbers of wheelchair. Occasionally, due to the lack of wheelchairs for children, they are forced to use adult-sized wheelchairs.

Under the project, “The Volunteers Group to Send Wheelchairs to Overseas Children” gathered eighty (80) used wheelchairs in Japan and sent them to the Philippines after refurbishing them for renewed use. The wheelchairs were granted to five (5) facilities for children with disabilities in Metro Manila. The Japanese Government funded the cost of refurbishment and transportation of these wheelchairs through the Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO projects, which amounted to 801,180 Japanese Yen (approximately 400 thousand pesos).

Minister Isomata stated in his speech, “By utilizing these wheelchairs, the beneficiary children will be able to increase activities in their everyday life with better mobility, thus enhancing the quality of their life.”

The Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO Projects started in the Philippines in 2002. Since then, the Japanese Government has disbursed approximately 165 million pesos for a total of 27 projects in the Philippines under the scheme. Japan believes that this project will strengthen not only friendship between the peoples of Japan and the Philippines, but also the existing strategic partnership between Japan and the Philippines.

Japanese Minister for Economic Affairs Akio Isomata with Mr. Jaime C. Del Rosario, Chairman and President of Jesus V. Del Rosario Foundation, Inc., and Mr. Tomoyuki Katano of the Japanese NGO ‘The Volunteers Group to Send Wheelchairs to Overseas Children” at the turnover ceremony at the office of Jesus V. Del Rosario (JVR) Foundation in Makati.

Oman Daily Observer

More jobs for the disabled

Sun, 22 January 2012

MUSCAT — Shaikh Khalid bin Omar al Marhoon, Minister of Civil Service and Deputy Chairman of the Civil Service Council, has said the Ministry of Civil Service has urged all units of the state’s administrative apparatus (government departments) to implement a Civil Service Council decision to increase the rate of employment of the disabled.

The council took the decision during its second meeting of 2011 when it was agreed to expand the rate of recruitment of the disabled among Omani citizens in various government departments. The minister pointed out in a statement to the media yesterday that his call seeks to safeguard the rights of the disabled for employment.

The above-mentioned decision, he said, comes as part of a set of procedures to integrate the disabled into the society and to provide all appropriate means to encourage them to work and rely on themselves for making a living, said Al Marhoon.

The minister added that he would follow up the implementation of the decision which will open up a wide range of employment opportunities for the disabled people in different government departments, a right and a humanitarian gesture backed by all those concerned. Al Marhoon said in comments that the recruitment of the disabled is a joint responsibility and everybody or department is required to co-operate to help utilise the full potential of the disabled. He said that the disabled are capable of efficiently handling a large number of jobs. The civil society institutions in the Sultanate work hard to encourage the rehabilitation and employment of the disabled. — ONA

Eugene, Oregon, USA

ABOUT MIUSA:
Mobility International USA (MIUSA) is a U.S.-based, non-profit organization whose mission is to empower people with disabilities around the world to achieve their human rights through international exchange and international development.

ABOUT THE WILD PROGRAM:
MIUSA’s Women’s Institute on Leadership and Disability (WILD) will bring together approximately 30 women leaders with disabilities from approximately 30 different countries, to strengthen leadership skills, create new visions and build international networks of support for inclusive international development programming.

During the three-week program, participants will take part in workshops, seminars and discussions, conduct on-site visits, and participate in team-building activities, to explore challenges and exchange strategies for increasing leadership opportunities and participation of women and girls with disabilities in international development programs.

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Inquire Net

DSWD makes website friendly to disabled

Sunday, January 22nd, 2012

By: Leila B. Salaverria
Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines—The website of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is easy to use, especially for people with disabilities.

According to the DSWD, the website [dswd.gov.ph] has an Accessibility Statement page that teaches users how to enlarge the texts that could be found on the site to make them easier to read and how to use keyboard shortcuts to get to important pages immediately, among other features.

The DSWD said it had met most of the Web accessibility recommendations of the Philippine Web Accessibility Group (PWAG), which had noted the department was qualified to receive the “Disabled Friendly Website” award from the National Council on Disability Affairs and the National Computer Center.

Among the DSWD website features that meet the PWAG’s specifications are—aside from the Accessibility Statement page—alternative text for every image, “skip to content” links, the use of descriptive links, a site map, a Home link on every page, text resizing and the use of standard access keys.

The site’s webpages also have a consistent design and column positions.

The PWAG has encouraged other government agencies to make their websites accessible to the public, including persons with disabilities.

After completing training in Hiroshima, the participants moved to Osaka to visit one of the leading centers for independent living (CILs) in Japan, named Muchu Center.

What is a CIL?
A “CIL” provides services, support, and advocacy to enhance the rights and abilities of persons with disabilities, aiming for their active participations in their communities and enjoyment of independent living

Overview on MUCHU Center
Everyone, including those with disabilities, has dreams and the right to pursue them. “Mu” means “dream” in the Japanese language, and “Chu” is to pursue infinite possibilities. The reason why they named this independent living center “Muchu” is because they wanted to provide a secure socializing space for persons with disabilities and to encourage them to achieve self-realization.

Muchu offers various services and carries out a number of activities such as Peer Counseling, Independent Living Programs (ILPs), movements for human rights protection (Advocacy programs) and seminars on independent living that are open to the public. It also creates a venue where persons with and without disabilities can learn together to discover something new and fun.

Provision of personal assistance services is one of the key activities of the CIL. They provide persons with severe disabilities with physical care, household assistance, transportation assistance, personal assistant dispatch services (such as guide services for physically and intellectually disabled persons).

In the course of settling in the community and institutions, persons with disabilities face a number of problems. People at Muchu share such problems seek solutions with them. They also answer questions that arise.

Muchu also supports CILs in other Asian countries (such as Pakistan, Nepal, Cambodia, Taiwan, South Korea and Mongolia). A few decades ago, Japanese people learned about independent living movements and the importance of friendship at CILs from Europe and the U.S.

During their visit to Muchu, the participants learned about the role of CILs, cooperation among persons with and without disabilities, networking with local communities. They also paid a visit to home of Muchu staff and observed an actual situation of independent living (IL).

The participants were very much interested in the concept of IL. They raised many questions and discussed actively. The main topic of the discussion was that there were still strong senses of belief that persons with disabilities are vulnerable and it is the duty of communities and families to protect them. Therefore, they argued, it was very difficult to promote the concept of IL and how to make people understand the rights, needs and wishes of persons with disabilities. The participants and Muchu staff exchanged opinions on how to apply the concept of IL to each country.

They not only learned the meaning of CIL through lectures and discussions, but also were impressed with Muchu’s hospitability! The Muchu people kindly set up a welcome party in the evening of the first day. Indeed, there were many fun events offered by them, and delicious food cooked by staff was served.

During their stay at Muchu, its staff always cared for the participants and supported the secretariat to convey all the programs smoothly. The participants wished they had been able to stay there longer. They had an unforgettable time at Muchu.

On the date of 4th January 2012 Under the project of Development of the Children with Disabilities through Care and education we discussed in the meeting to Strengthening capacity of parents, community people and civil society so that they can perform better for caring and protecting rights of children with Disabilities and to access service providing institutions, (Including health, education, and local government) for better inclusion of children with Disability and providing service.

Mr.Rafiqul Islam Executive Director of the Proships is present key note and speech delivery on role of Members of DRPC. What and how they are working on rehabilitation of Person with Disability and promote rights of Children with Disability in the Community. Chukaibari Union Parishad (Unit of Local Government of Bangladesh) presided over the discussion meeting and Upazilla vice Chairman Begum Rokeya Sarder present as special guest and also presence Nazrana yesmin (Hira) Program manager (Rights) Development agencies of Manusher Janno Foundation. Numbers of 40 Participants (Person with disabilities, Parents of CWDs , self help Groups member and members of Disability rights promotion committee) took part in the program.

Mr.Rafiqul Islam
Executive Director
Proships

The topic of the two-day workshop was “abuse” and how to prevent it. On Day One, the participants had opportunity to think about what “abuse” is and how it could be defined.

On the second day, they were divided into two groups and tried a role play. One group performed an abuse at workplace, while the other showed a case of a disabled student abused in the classroom. This activity triggered some of them to disclose their own past experiences. Thus it provided them an opportunity to share their stories and thoughts on abuse and to discuss why work needs to be done to stop and prevent abuse of differing kinds.

This workshop was not only thought-provoking but also challenging in an emotional sense, but the participants proactively participated in it for two days. They reflected it as educational and also an impacting experience at the personal level.

Battery-operated vehicles to help physically challenged

By Kumod VermaKumod Verma, TNN | Jan 9, 2012, 01.47AM IST

PATNA: In a major policy decision, railways has decided to provide more facilities to physically challenged passengers across the country. The Railway Board has already approved the plan to allow private agencies to provide battery-operated vehicles at important stations. This facility will be in addition to the decision of railways to convert important railway stations into physically challenged-friendly ones.

According to a Railway Board official, the railways has identified major stations across the country where this facility is required to help disabled and elderly passengers board trains without any difficulty. The facility will save them from facing the rush of passengers on platforms, he said. According to sources, the Board has issued guidelines to every railway zone in this regard. The facility will be made available free of cost on 'first come, first served' basis at the crowded metropolitan city stations first. Service providers will be allowed to display paid advertisements on their vehicles to generate income, sources said.

However, the Board official said that railways would provide free electricity at stations for charging the batteries of such vehicles. It would be the responsibility of service providers to maintain the battery-operated vehicles on their own, he said, adding each zone of railways has to shortlist stations on a priority basis to make this facility available.

According to an ECR official, the railways has decided to introduce this facility at major stations like Patna Junction, Mughalsarai, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Samastipur and Barauni in the first phase. ECR has already provided other facilities at Patna Junction and other stations to the physically challenged passengers, like parking of their wheel chairs in the circulating area, toilet facilities and ticket purchasing counters at Patna Junction, he said.

Sources said the railways had earlier decided to provide a special bogie for physically challenged passengers in all important mail and express trains. However, this facility is not available in most long-distance passenger trains, they said.

Proships has been working for improving the ultimate socio economic condition of the most disadvantage destitute and disable Person at the community level at Islampur and Dewangonj Uazilla Under District of Jamalpur ,Bangladesh.
Proships is working in the field since the last ten years with Children with disabilities and vulnerable children.
Proships have been working through awareness and advocacy, health, education and rehabilitation programs for the Person with Disabilities in the Community.

Disable Girls and women and person with Disabilities is one of the most disadvantaged and vulnerable groups in the community.
The family considers them as a burden or a course.
Others always look them down upon. Many times, they deprived of their basic human rights.
Still there are no facilities for health, education and care for development of them.
Being a destitute child, the miseries of his /her life increase hundred times.
In our existing socio-economic structure, the Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) are mostly dependent upon their family.
Beside, Due to Girls and women with Disabilities they are very much neglected also burden in their family, society and also all sphere of life.
In our Community where poverty is especially detrimental and girls and women with Disabilities as seen as a economic burden.
Adolescent girl faces many obstacles like, abuse, family tortured, trafficking and also early marriage

From our experiences gained during findings of the community studies, it has been revealed that the Negative attitude of the community regarding the disable person, Lack of proper scopes, facilities of education and proper facilities for their development of the rural community have significantly increase the miseries of the girls and women with Disabilities in the community.
Lack of awareness on the women rights, women health and reproductive health rights, rights of the participants and accessibility are mainly responsible for the present situation.
Nearly in all classes the people with Disabilities including girls and women with disabilities are out of the Development process by their families and communities due to their lack of knowledge about their potentiality.
They are viewed by the Community as a burden and source of stress for their families; they do not have access to school, Training and, job opportunity, public place and community activities.
They and their families suffer from inferiority complex, which results in their exclusion from every day life. . Early marriage is culturally allowed and viable option for parents who cannot afford to keep their daughters.
As a result, most girls become mothers prematurely, leading to serious and often life threatening health complications for both mother and child.

Appropriate care and development services can reverse the existing situation of most of girls and women with disabilities and enable them to lead an independent life and contribute to their family and the nation.
It is recognized that the Disable girls and women must be integrated into the mainstream of development processes to minimize their development and to achieve their total self reliance.
On the backdrop of the above circumstance, Promoting women rights, rights of participation and accessibility and also creating Potential of Adolescent girls with disabilities we are Operating Vocational training (tailoring and Plastic Bags making) by our Organization of Proships with 40 Adolescent girls and women with Disabilities .
These Program creating major changes in the lives of the participating adolescent girls.
Proposed activities have been found essential and effective in the community.
Organization of Proships has been implementing the programs in a very small and limited scale because of financial limitation.
Nevertheless, the community has a greater need for those initiatives moreover, No other organization are supplementing the programs at our rear of implementation.

To learn more about Proships, contact with Protibandhi Shishu Shiekkha O Paricharja Samity [PROSHIPS]

ProtibandhiShishu Shiekkha O Paricharja Samity (Proships) organize program on 63rdInternational human rights day observation 2011 at with a discussion meetingand mass gathering at Upazilla Public auditorium and Premises of DewangonjUpazilla Parishad of Jamalpur district.

UpazillaNIrbahi officer (UNO) present as chief guest and Upazilla vice Chairman presentas special guest and Begum Rokeya Sarder upazilla Vice Chairman preside overthe discussion meeting. Numbers of 400 hundred Person with disabilities(Parents of CWDs , self help Groups member and members of rights promotioncommittee)took part in the program.

Womenwith Disabilities self help group Chairperson Ms.Runa Akhter (Physicalhandicap) and Abdus Salam (Visual Impaired) are speech delivery in thediscussion meeting. They are present recommendation and speech delivery ontheir human rights promoting and protect their dignity in the community.

Afterdiscussion meetings total participants are creating human chain for formationExtra Standing Committee formation under Local government of Union Parishad Dueto Rights of Participation in Development and decisions making process and theyare collect mass signature with the ratification of their demands andmemorandum submission to the Upazilla Nirbahi officer (UNO) and UpazillaChairman Offices.

With bestRegards

Mr.Rafiqul Islam
Executive Director