National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People
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| Founder | Javed Abidi |
|---|---|
| Type | Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) |
| Location | |
Key people | Founder Javed Abidi Executive Director Arman Ali |
| Website | ncpedp |
National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People is a trust established in 1996.[citation needed] The organization's philosophy is that society needs to change traditionally held views of "charity and welfare to those of productivity and empowerment of disabled people". Its founder and first director was Javed Abidi and is currently headed by Arman Ali. It operates through a team of Program Managers and Program Officers who work on their specific areas. [1]
National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) is a cross-disability, non-profit organization, working as an interface between the government, industry, international agencies, and the voluntary sector towards empowerment of persons with disabilities. Its primary intervention area is policy advocacy through research, campaigns, mentoring, and leadership development to promote inclusion and rights of people with disabilities, about 27 million people in India who live with disabilities. This culminated in the passing of a milestone legislation in 2016 of The Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act that seeks to ensure rights of people with disabilities. The law came into force from 19th April, 2017 onwards.[2]
NCPEDP has a pan India presence through the National Disability Network (NDN). Formed in 1999, NDN has members from the majority of States and Union Territories of the country.
NCPEDP has also constituted the National Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (NCRPD) consisting of disability sector leaders and experts from across the country, that meet at regular intervals to discuss ongoing pertinent issues concerning people with disabilities and to plan a viable strategy to address their issues.
For the last 25 years, NCPEDP has been advocating for viewing the issues of disabled people with a rights-based approach and equality and gender-based lens; subsequently moving away from traditionally held views of charity and welfare. Since 1996, NCPEDP has successfully advocated for several policies that have positively impacted the lives of thousands of people with disabilities.
NCPEDP also published a series of teaching-learning modules co-developed by UNESCO and P&G Whisper India aimed at integrating menstrual period and puberty education in school curricula. [3] [4] In 2023, NCPEDP in collaboration with the National Human Rights Commission and Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) held a stakeholders consultation with disability advocacy organisations in Mumbai where both private and government insurance companies were present. Securing health insurance is a significant step towards healthcare affordability. As a result of this Arman Ali, finally managed to secure a health insurance after 7 year struggle. It may be noted that India uses a rating system to evaluate a person’s degree of disability. As per the system, Ali’s degree of disability is 80%. The higher the disability, more difficult it becomes to get insurance.[5]
Recently, in 2024 NCPEDP and PVR INOX collaborated for the film Srikanth, a biopic on noted visually impaired entrepreneur Srikanth Bolla. The collaboration is to ensure the film is more accessible to audiences with disabilities, by making the film available in specialized formats that cater to visually and hearing impaired. PVR INOX to ensure accessibility for the film, has earmarked 1600 wheelchair-friendly seats across various locations to accommodate patrons with disabilities.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "our-team".
- ^ "National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People: Dignifying the Disabled".
- ^ "Menstrual health and hygiene management: a module for persons with disabilities".
- ^ "P&G Whisper & UNESCO Collaborates on Menstrual Health and Hygiene Campaign in Hyd".
- ^ "For Disabled People in India, Securing Health Insurance Is Still a Difficult Task".
- ^ "'Srikanth': Rajkummar Rao Starrer Promotes Inclusivity In Cinema By Casting 70 Actors With Physical Disabilities".
External links[edit]
National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People website
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