Best Practices: Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 1993-2002

The Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 1993-2002 was a significant programme. Governments and NGO agencies in the ESCAP region undertook many examples and initiatives of good practices. These examples provide detailed descriptions of the challenges faced, the solutions found and lessons learned in the implementation of the Agenda for Action for the Decade. In addition, they provide the basis for further inspiration and replication. The focus of the Decade was the improvement of the quality of the lives of individual men and women, girls and boys with disabilities in the ESCAP region. Some of their selected stories are presented below. These selected stories are part of the publication Pathfinders: Towards Full Participation and Equality of Person with Disabilities in the ESCAP Region (Social Policy Paper No. 2).

Decade Best Practices Documents:

• The Disability Action Council of Cambodia
  Integrated Education in Gujarat
  
• Eliminating Discrimination Through Legislation in Hong Kong, China
  
• Let’s Make the World Accessible: Barrier-Free Tourism in India
  
• Community-based Approach to Early Intervention for Children with Disabilities: The Katipunan ng Maykapansanan sa Pilipinas Incorporated (KAMPI) Experience
  
• Lovely’s Story: A Case Study from the Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed in Bangladesh
  
• Bright Future Group: Birth of a Self-help Organization
  
• Traditional Thai Massage: Vocational Training for Blind Persons in Thailand