Policy paper

National council for persons with disabilities (NCPWD)

Published 23 July 2018

Form for submitting commitments for the Global Disability Summit 2018

IMPORTANT: Please refer to the accompanying guidance note for advice on completing this form and please fill in all four sections in English.

1. Your organisation:

Type of organisation: National Government Agency

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Name of organisation NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (NCPWD)

2. Charter for Change

Please read the attached Summit Charter for Change: the principal legacy of the Summit. If your organisation is happy to sign up to the Charter, please confirm by putting a cross in the box below.

My organisation signs up to the Summit Charter for Change ☒

3. Your organisation’s commitments to achieve the rights of people with disabilities in developing countries:

A. Commitments to eliminate Stigma and Discrimination

Please select the category which your commitment most relates to: Representation and empowerment of persons with disabilities

Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who has supported its development (75 words limit):

• NCPWD will invest in awareness creations on the right of Persons with Disabilities to empower PWDs to know and claim their rights and the public to respect and grant PWDs their rights and eliminated stigmas and all forms of discriminations.
• NCPWDs will network with stakeholders to promote inclusive society and none discriminative and stigma free society

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

• Implement the same during 2018/2019 Financial Year
• Incorporate disability awareness training components in the Disability Mainstreaming training programs for Disability Mainstreaming Committees of Ministry, Departments and Agencies

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B. Commitments for Inclusive Education

C. Commitments for Economic Empowerment

Please select the category which your commitment most relates to: Additional resources and implementation

Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who have supported its development (75 words limit):

• NCPWD will continue providing education assistant to learners with Disabilities from Special Schools to tertiary institutions
• Provide capital investment to learning institutions and rehabilitations providing services to PWDs to expand existing or new facilities and purchase new equipment for improved inclusive education access for learners with disabilities

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

Implemented during the 2018-2019 in line with the NCPWD annual work plan

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Please select the category which your commitment most relates to: Skills development for decent work

Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who have supported its development (75 words limit):

• Build the capacities of PWDs for job placement through provision of education support at tertiary institutions.
• Lobby for adherence to the 5% constitutional provision that at least 5% of elective and appointments is reserved for PWDs
• Provision of tools of trade to youths with Disabilities with vocational and technical training
• Provision of financial assistance to PWD in business to increase PWDs access to government procurements opportunities
• Actualize universal accessibility of the built environment to allow PWDs access government services and barrier free work place
• Providing
• Provision of financial assistance to PWD in business to increase PWDs access to government procurements opportunities
• Actualize universal accessibility of the built environment to allow PWDs access government services and barrier free work place.
• Enhancing grants to PWDs group projects for income generations at the grassroot level

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

The implementation will be undertaken during 2018/2019 financial year in line with NCPWD annual work plan.

The action plan in this commitment will include partnership with ministries, department and collaboration with

Persons with Disabilities at national and county level

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D. Commitments for Technology and Innovation

E. Commitments for Data Disaggregation

Please select the category which your commitment most relates to: Join Global Partnership for Assistive Technology

Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who have supported its development (75 words limit):

• To improve the quality of life for PWDs in Kenya in their daily activities, NCPWD will seek collaboration partnership with Assistive Technology provider, experts and practitioners for improved access to quality assistive devices.
• To reference to WHO assistive technologies guidelines/programs for quality assistive devices and technology

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

The council will seek and establish partnership with assistive technology service providers during the 2018/2019 financial year.

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Please select the category which your commitment most relates to: Commit resources to support strengthened disability data

Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who have supported its development (75 words limit):

• Although the NCPWD has developed disability registration system and job placement portals, the council will continue to improve the two systems to improve the quality of PWD data collected.
• The council to collaborate with National Council for Population and Development for proper census of PWDs during the planned 2018/2019 national census

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

NCPWD will engage with the National Council for Population for Development to ensure that the adaption of the Washington Group Short Questions for the 2019 meet the Kenya’s context in the PWDs population surveys and concerns

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F. Commitments for Women and Girls with Disabilities

G. Commitments for people with disabilities in Humanitarian Contexts

Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who have supported its development (75 words limit): To create awareness on the need and vulnerability of women and girls with Disabilities and promoting their universal rights to service providers in both public and private sectors to ensure that they are protected against all forms exploitations.

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit) National Council for Persons with Disabilities will include women and girls with Disabilities on its Disability Mainstreaming training programs during its 2018-2023 organizational strategic plan.

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Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who has supported its development (75 words limit):

• National Council for Persons with Disabilities to partner with first responders in disaster management to mitigate risks experienced by Persons with Disabilities during pre, during and disasters experiences.
• Work with first responders to develop evacuation plans, guidelines and benchmarking standards for disaster management systems that cater for the need of Persons with Disabilities

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

The council will work with first responder and emergency services providers to develop disaster preparedness and guidelines for PWDs

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