Poverty Alleviation and Persons with Disabilities

UN ESCAP/CDPF Field Study cum Regional Workshop
on Poverty Alleviation among Persons with Disabilities

Lanzhou, Gansu Province, China, 25-29 October 2004

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Programme :

Sectoral Issues: Education and Training

Presented by Engr. Ines M. Basaen, PhD
Philippines


Slide 1

SECTORAL ISSUES

  • Education and training
    • PWD capability & type of disability
      • Level of knowledge, skills & practices
      • Attitudinal/behavioral concerns; personal constraints
    • Opportunities & nature of services
      • Delivery modes of instruction/learning (availability, adequacy, appropriateness accessibility, appropriateness and acceptability)
        • Formal education (traditional classroom-based)
        • Nonformal education (vocational and technical)
        • Nontraditional (e.g. community-based; distance & online learning)
    • Financing of education & training (affordability)
      • Government, private, family

2

SECTORAL ISSUES

  • Health/nutrition & CBR: Cycle of poverty, ignorance and disease (disabilities)
    • Health & nutritional status of PWDs
    • Nature & Extent Health services & delivery modes; CBR
    • Resources for survival concerns
  • Employment opportunities
    • Capacity of PWDs (employable skills & demand/nature of employment)
    • Role & openness of, as well as incentives for employers
    • Compensation & safety in work place

3

DISABILITY CONCERNS into SECTORAL POLICIES

  • Education & training
    • Admission requirements, delivery & environment
  • Employment
    • Hiring & work environment
  • Social security
    • Support, access, insurance
  • Information & communication technology
    • Access, appropriateness & affordability
  • Infrastructure, transport & tourism

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