Day 1 (2 June 2003)

• Welcome message by Mr Kim Hak-Su, Executive Secretary of UNESCAP
• Message by H. E. Mr. Luis Gallegos, Ambasssador (Chairman of the Ad Hoc Commitee) to be read by Mr. Clintron Rapley

1. His Excellency, Mr. Abdullah Wardak, Minister of Martyrs and Disabled, Afghanistan Transcript of Keynote Speech
2. Ms Anuradha Mohit, Commissioner on Disability, Human Rights Commission, India Transcript of Keynote Speech
3. Senator Eita Yashiro, Japan (to be read by the UN Secretariat) Transcript of Keynote Speech

1. Overview of issues related to elaboration of an international convention on the rights of persons with disabilities, by Mr. Clinton Rapley, Resource Person.
2. Norms and Standards Related to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Development, by (1) Mr Clinton Rapley and (2) Professor Andrew Byrnes, the Head of Intentional Law Group, Australia National University
3. International convention and the standard rules on the equalization of opportunities for persons with disabilities, by Ms Yukiko Nakanishi, Representative, Asia Disability Institute
4. Rights based approaches to development and advancement of persons with disabilities in the mainstream Regional Advisor for Asia-Pacific, by Mr Nicholas Howen, UNCHR

1. Presentation of the Biwako millennium framework for action as a tool for mainstreaming disability concerns (UNESCAP);

Day 2 (3 June 2003)

Group 1: Purpose, benefits, context, organization and structure of an international convention on the rights of persons with disabilities in the light of Asian and Pacific regional experience in policy options, norms, standards and legislation related to disability (Key words: rationale and development setting for an international convention of the rights of persons with disabilities, non-discrimination, socio-economic rights and civil-political rights, etc.)
Facilitator: Ms. Anuradha Mohit
Co-facilitators: Mr. Nicholas Howen, Ms. Aiko Akiyama, Mr. Osamu Nagase

Group 2: Rights based approaches to development and advancement of persons with disabilities in the mainstream (Key words: social inclusion, empowerment, accessibility and reasonable levels of accommodation in the environment, etc)
Facilitator: Mr. Clinton Rapley
Co-facilitators: Mr. Graham Smith, Ms. Kay Nagata

Group 3: Popular participation, institutional development and organizations of persons with disabilities (Key words: strategies, policies and programmes to strengthen national capacities and institutional capacities to promote rights of persons with disabilities)
Facilitator: Ms. Yukiko Nakanishi
Co-facilitators: Mr. Setareki, Mr. Sudhakara, Ms Penny Price

Day 3 (4 June 2003)