[SMCC] Fw: [Blind-asean] FINAL DRAFT DOCUMENT:
- From: "Tran Ba Thien" <tranbathien@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <smcc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Khuyet Tat TPHCM" <khuyet-tat-tphcm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <nktvn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:06:57 +0700
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----- Original Message -----
From: Silatul Rahim Dahman
To: Blind-asean discussion forum
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 10:47 PM
Subject: [Blind-asean] FINAL DRAFT DOCUMENT:
Dear all,
Some of you might be interested to read about the declaration made by the young
blind leaders and the resource persons at APCD bangkok last week.
FINAL DRAFT DOCUMENT:
BLIND FUTURE LEADERS’ DIALOGS
BANGKOK, THAILAND
JULY 21-24, 2008
PREAMBLE
We the delegates to the Blind Future Leaders’ Dialogue, from 10 countries in
Asia: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand,
the Philippines, and Vietnam, having listened to presentations made by regional
and international resource persons on 1) leadership development, 2) the future
of Asia, 3) disability policy and strategy, and 4) ICT development for persons
with disabilities at Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD) in
collaboration with the Nippon Foundation, from 21-24th July 2008, have
discussed:
1) How do we envision the future of Asia in the next two decades?
2) How can we contribute to the future of Asia? and
3) What action should we as a blind community be taking to build a better Asia?
We declare our vision, mission and strategies in the next 2 decades, as follows:
VISION
An Asia where self-confident and competitive blind persons live and fully
participate in an inclusive, barrier-free, and right-based society
MISSION
The Blind Future Leaders’ Dialogue exists to review, discuss, debate and
recommend the most critical strategies that will allow us to achieve our vision
of an Asia in which blind persons live in an inclusive, barrier-free and
rights-based society.
STRATEGIES
1. To promote inclusive educational systems
· human resource development in the field of inclusive education
systems for blind persons
· develop accessible, high-quality and affordable educational
materials
· develop public awareness programs to promote the importance of
education for blind persons
· development of programs that foster the involvement of families and
the blind themselves
· development of support centers for persons with special needs
2. To open up decent job opportunities in both the formal and non-formal sectors
· support operational research on the development of new employment
opportunities for blind persons
· develop the unique skills of the blind to allow them to be more
competitive in the labor market
· foster and develop opportunities for entrepreneurship
· development support centers that foster the development of
employees with special need and requirements
· create public awareness programs that promote the abilities and
potentials of the blind to potential employers
3. To enhance the development of accessible ICT systems and products
· foster and develop assistive technology within the Asian region
· promote accessibility of information and ICT through use of
universal design in combination with assistive technologies within Asia with
special attention to localization
· support training for both basic and professional levels of ICT
· foster and support the development of free and open source software
and open and non-proprietary standard based devices and systems
4. To promote accessible public services and facilities
· public buildings
· transportation and
· public services
5. To develop and strengthen the implementation of national and international
laws and policies that recognize, protect and promote the rights of persons
with disabilities including but not limited to CRPD, WSIS, and BMF.
· collaborate with networks within the region to assure the
development and implementation of laws and policies
· more effort should be devoted to the matter of copyright law
6. To promote leadership roles of blind persons and their movement to allow
full participation in society.
· strengthen local, sub-regional and regional networks
· promote effective leadership training initiatives
Regards,
Rahim
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