National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People

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National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People
FounderJaved Abidi
TypeNon-Governmental Organization (NGO)
Location
Key people
Founder Javed Abidi
Director Arman Ali
Websitencpedp.org
9th World Assembly of Disabled Peoples International, 2016

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 first director was Javed Abidi.

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.

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. [1] [2]

Recently, 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.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Menstrual health and hygiene management: a module for persons with disabilities".
  2. ^ "P&G Whisper & UNESCO Collaborates on Menstrual Health and Hygiene Campaign in Hyd".
  3. ^ "'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