[PDF-members] Final Draft_Asia Pacific Disability Constituency

[Emmy Charissa Cincin]

Dear Villaney and fellow activists,

(Summary at the end)

Thank you so much for all your work! I am sorry I have not been able to
participate as I have been very burnt out by anti-death penalty work
<https://wewhowitness.wordpress.com/2021/11/06/joint-statement-nagaenthran/>,
trying to stop the executions of four persons with disabilities for
drug-related offences.

I am not sure if there have been efforts to deinstitutionalise during the
pandemic (I know people with psychosocial disabilities have called for
this) or during natural or humanitarian disasters where people are
displaced, but one thing would be to ensure that people are not put back
into institutions, or just to accelerate deinstitutionalisation because we
know that besides being bad, they have now also experienced how it makes
people more vulnerable during pandemics.

And also that when rebuilding infrastructure, that it centres disabled
people (e.g. roads and buildings that centre disabled people). But not so
relevant perhaps for this statement since it's more focused on the
pandemic. Perhaps when it's on the SDG Goals 13 and 16 again.

On a side note, but not for the statement: persons with psychosocial
disabilities released a statement on the COVID-19 pandemic:
http://www.chrusp.org/home/covid19

There's also the ASEAN Enabling Masterplan.


*Summary of Long-Winded Emmy's Comment*

So I guess, if you agree and if there's space in the statement, mention:

   1. Accelerating deinstitutionalisation and/or not putting persons with
   disabilities back into institutions after the pandemic
   2. Nice but not necessary, mention the ASEAN Enabling Masterplan



Thank you!
Emmy
Person disabled by psychosocial norms and associated practices
Singapore


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Emmy Charissa (she / dia / அவள் / 她 / 伊)

Legislative Advocacy
We Who Witness
facebook.com/wewhowitness

Secretary
Center for the Human Rights of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry
chrusp.org · crpdcourse.org


On Mon, Mar 28, 2022 at 5:09 PM Nizamani Bhai <ghulamnabi.nizamani at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Dear Villaney,
>
> We would further and state that people with disabilities need to be at the
> planning stages,  to be actors in planning, implementing, evaluating the
> local development plans of government,  to be partners with government in
> ensuring people with disabilities are being included in development, and
> back up with policies, plans and budgets.  Realizing that people with
> disabilities,  and their families, can contribute,  and not just benefit
> from development.  The local government has the responsibility,  as the
> duty bearer, to ensure this.
>
> Best Regards
> Ghulam Nabi Nizamani
> Chairperson
> CBID Asia Pacific Network
>
> On Fri, 25 Mar 2022, 20:24 Villaney Remengesau, <lanysmile85 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Dear Colleagues:
>>
>> First, thank you for your great support and participation at our recently
>> concluded Asia Pacific Peoples' Forum 2022. Your presence and contribution
>> ensured the success of our event.
>>
>> Second, sharing with you attached a draft statement of the Asia Pacific
>> Disability Constituency for your final input and feedback. Our statement
>> will be presented at the APFSD 2022 next week. Last year, Mr. Muhammad
>> Akram from Pakistan and also representative of the Southwest and South Asia
>> subregion delivered our statement at the APFSD 2021. Therefore, I'll
>> present our statement and plan to do it on Monday if approved.
>>
>> Kindly appreciate your support and responses.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Lany
>>
>
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