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Inclusive Education for People with Disabilities

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Are We Doing Enough?

July 4, 2019

TEAM #1

Source: Kantipur

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https://www.onlinekhabar.com/2019/06/774868?fbclid=IwAR28CYSamqW5WubHJy_cjap-L3SKkoEggeUjkUeLJHs2-ylAe5Mb470FOic#.XQs2z1mpoF0.facebook

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Are the current government policies appropriately designed to facilitate school enrollment for people with disabilities?

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GOAL

To successfully initiate an advocacy campaign designed to increase awareness and eventually lead to improvements in existing government policies.

WE SAY……

THERE ARE MAJOR GAPS

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Target audience

Objectives

Policy Makers

Provincial/Local Government

Civil Society

DPOs

General Public

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To identify the status of school enrolment of the disabled people

To identify the gaps in enrolment for the target demographic.

To recommend policy improvements

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TIMELINE - GOVERNMENT PLAN & POLICIES

2006

NATIONAL POLICY & PLAN OF ACTION ON DISABILITY

2017

HUMAN RIGHTS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

1982

PROTECTION & WELFARE OF DISABLED PERSONS ACT

1996

SPECIAL EDUCATION POLICY

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What the data is telling us..

LINK TO INFOGRAPHIC

https://infogram.com/final-project-disability-1hxj48j1dwr72vg?live

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WHAT ARE THE GAPS and WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT

LACK OF ROBUST /DISAGGREGATED DATA

Push for the need for investing in collecting and disseminating data.

  • Start discussions with different line ministries to integrate disability indicators in the IS.

GAPS IN GOVERNMENT POLICIES

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Access to education

  • Collaborate with institution/private org
  • Dialogue on more resource allocation
  • Conduct functionality analysis of IE policy

THE NEED FOR CAPACITY BUILDING

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Building Capacity

  • Start dialogue with local service providers and local government
  • Compulsory pre-service training on IE module