The Association of South East Asian Nations (refer - ASEAN) is an influential political and economic power that has about 100 million population and 1,500 billion dollars in GDP. On the other hand there are about 60 million citizens with disabilities living in this region, according to the UN estimation. Though ASEAN is an economically emerging region, most of this population is still marginalised from the mainstream of the society.
Persons with disabilities , especially those requiring intensive support , are denied to have access to their communities, but are cared solely by their families members at home or isolated in residential institutions life-long. There are a majority of causes of disabilities including traumas of war, disease, congenital disorder, mal-practice, working accident, and others. Especially in Indochinese countries, the rate of disabilities caused by war is relatively high due to bomb. After the war, bombs have lied under the ground and still injure the people. Currently people living in these areas are affected generations after generations and require global support.
In Dec. 2008 ASEAN chapter came into its force. It's article 1 declares that one of the purposes of ASEAN is 'to promote a people oriented ASEAN in which all sections of society are encouraged to participate in , and benefit from the process of ASEAN integration and community building.' ASEAN chapter also emphasises its purpose of providing people of ASEAN 'with equitable and access to opportunities for human development, social welfare and justice.' Disability sector in ASEAN with 60 million population is also the one which shall be encouraged and provided with equitable access through the ASEAN mechanism.
On 30th November and 1st December 2010, Disabled Peoples' International Asia Pacific (DPIAP) organised an informal consultation on ASEAN disability forum (ADF) in Jakarta, Indonesia. The meeting was attended by individual experts from different sectors, including disabled people's organisations (DPOs), their parents organisations and international donors. The discussion resulted in a declaration which reads as follows:
1. ASEAN Disability Forum should be established as a joint effort of multi stakeholders, including ASEAN Secretariat, ASEAN member states, international development agencies, civil society organisations (CSOs), media, business sectors, academic groups, disability related organisations and disabled people's organisations (DPOs) and their family organisations.
2. ASEAN Disability forum will organise its inaugural meeting in 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand and will have annual meetings with the participation of multi stake holders.
Considering the circumstances of the ASEAN region , ASEAN Disability Forum (ADF) undertakes functional cooperation in the fields of people to people interactions, cultural tourism, academic exchanges, promotion and protection of human rights and social justice of all vulnerable groups including women and children, and information exchanges through broadcast, print and electronic media and takes into consideration the interest of ASEAN dialogue partners and relevant United Nations and international/regional agencies to work with ASEAN to support the ASEAN community building by 2015.
Persons with disabilities , especially those requiring intensive support , are denied to have access to their communities, but are cared solely by their families members at home or isolated in residential institutions life-long. There are a majority of causes of disabilities including traumas of war, disease, congenital disorder, mal-practice, working accident, and others. Especially in Indochinese countries, the rate of disabilities caused by war is relatively high due to bomb. After the war, bombs have lied under the ground and still injure the people. Currently people living in these areas are affected generations after generations and require global support.
In Dec. 2008 ASEAN chapter came into its force. It's article 1 declares that one of the purposes of ASEAN is 'to promote a people oriented ASEAN in which all sections of society are encouraged to participate in , and benefit from the process of ASEAN integration and community building.' ASEAN chapter also emphasises its purpose of providing people of ASEAN 'with equitable and access to opportunities for human development, social welfare and justice.' Disability sector in ASEAN with 60 million population is also the one which shall be encouraged and provided with equitable access through the ASEAN mechanism.
On 30th November and 1st December 2010, Disabled Peoples' International Asia Pacific (DPIAP) organised an informal consultation on ASEAN disability forum (ADF) in Jakarta, Indonesia. The meeting was attended by individual experts from different sectors, including disabled people's organisations (DPOs), their parents organisations and international donors. The discussion resulted in a declaration which reads as follows:
1. ASEAN Disability Forum should be established as a joint effort of multi stakeholders, including ASEAN Secretariat, ASEAN member states, international development agencies, civil society organisations (CSOs), media, business sectors, academic groups, disability related organisations and disabled people's organisations (DPOs) and their family organisations.
2. ASEAN Disability forum will organise its inaugural meeting in 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand and will have annual meetings with the participation of multi stake holders.
Considering the circumstances of the ASEAN region , ASEAN Disability Forum (ADF) undertakes functional cooperation in the fields of people to people interactions, cultural tourism, academic exchanges, promotion and protection of human rights and social justice of all vulnerable groups including women and children, and information exchanges through broadcast, print and electronic media and takes into consideration the interest of ASEAN dialogue partners and relevant United Nations and international/regional agencies to work with ASEAN to support the ASEAN community building by 2015.
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