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盲ろう者国際協力推進事業海外調査報告書

平成 28 年度

盲ろう者国際協力推進事業海外調査報告書～日本のヘレン・ケラーを支援する会®～
社会福祉法人

社会福祉法人全国盲ろう者協会

全国盲ろう者協会

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次

I.

平成 28 年度盲ろう者国際協力推進事業海外調査要領··············· 1

II.

海外調査日程および調査期間等

III.

調査報告············································································· 4············································ 2

１．シンガポール盲ろう者支援プロジェクト··································· 4
1.1 盲ろう啓発トーク「盲ろう者とはなにか。
日本とシンガポールの盲ろう者事情」 ································ 4
1.2 シンガポールろう者協会訪問·············································· 7
1.3 通訳・介助員養成講座（導入）··········································· 7
1.4 Disabled Peoples’ Association 訪問···································· 10
1.5 VWO 及び政府機関との盲ろう者支援体制作りのためのネットワーク形成に向けて―ステークホルダー

ミーティング― ····························································· 11
1.6 福祉機器の視察及び意見交換············································· 12
1.7 シンガポール視覚障害者協会訪問······································· 13
1.8 盲ろう児宅訪問 ······························································ 14２.

タイ「アジア太平洋障害者の十年（2013-2022）」

ワーキンググループ第４セッション

出席······························· 15

2.1 概要 ············································································· 15
2.2 背景 ············································································· 15
2.3 プログラム ···································································· 16
３.

マレーシア盲ろう者支援プロジェクトフォローアップ ··············· 16

3.1 概要・背景 ···································································· 16
3.2 主な活動報告 ································································· 16
４.

レソト盲ろう者支援プロジェクト事前調査 ······························ 17

4.1 概要・背景 ···································································· 17
4.2 プログラム ···································································· 17
4.3 報告 ············································································· 18
５.

ウズベキスタン指点字講習会 ················································ 18

5.1 概要・背景 ···································································· 18６.

その他会議等 ····································································· 20参考資料 ···················································································· 21
ESCAP Report on the Fourth Session of①

the Working Group on the Asian and Pacific Decade of
Persons with Disabilities, 2013-2022 ········································ 21
Draft Midpoint Evaluation on the Effectiveness of②

the Working Group on the Asian and Pacific Decade of
Persons with Disabilities, 2013-2022 (Revised) ·························· 40③

ウズベキスタン指点字講習会プロポーザル ······························· 64

Ⅰ平成 28 年度盲ろう者国際協力推進事業海外調査要領

１

目的
本調査は、調査員を世界盲ろう者連盟加盟国等へ派遣し、それらの国における盲ろう者福祉に関する施策の実施状況等について実地に調査し、世界各国の盲ろう者および盲ろう者関係団体等に必要な情報を提供することにより、盲ろう者をはじめ盲ろう者関係団体等の協力関係の構築および活動の強化を図ることを目的とする。
２

主催
社会福祉法人３

全国盲ろう者協会

調査実施国
シンガポール、タイ、マレーシア、レソト、ウズベキスタン

４

調査項目
・盲ろう者のおかれている現状
・盲ろう者支援システムの現状
・盲ろう者支援システム構築のための関係団体の有無と現状
・盲ろう者組織ならびにネットワークの現状
・盲ろう者の就労・職業訓練等の現状・その他

５

調査実施期間平成 29（2017）年 3 月 4 日～3 月 7 日

タイ

平成 29（2017）年 3 月 1 日～3 月 2 日

マレーシア

平成 28（2016）年 9 月 15 日～10 月 14 日

レソト

平成 28（2016）年 12 月 19 日～12 月 21 日

ウズベキスタン

平成 29（2017）年 3 月 12 日

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シンガポール

調査の実施方法
実地調査は、調査機関および会議等を訪問し、情報収集を行い、また、盲ろう当事者・サービス提供者・支援者等から聞き取り調査を行う。

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Ⅱ

海外調査日程および調査期間等

シンガポール日

程：平成 29（2017）年 3 月 4 日

調査内容：盲ろう啓発トーク「盲ろうとはなにか。日本とシンガポールの盲ろう者事情」
日

程：平成 29（2017）年 3 月 5 日

調査内容：シンガポールろう協会訪問（Singapore Deaf Association）
日

程：平成 29（2017）年 3 月 5 日

調査内容：通訳・介助員養成講座（導入）日

程：平成 29（2017）年 3 月 6 日

調査内容：Disabled Peoples’Association 訪問
日

程：平成 29（2017）年 3 月 6 日

調査内容：VWO 及び政府機関との盲ろう者支援体制作りのためのネットワーク形成に向けて日―ステークホルダーミーティング―

程：平成 29（2017）年 3 月 6 日

調査内容：福祉機器の視察及び意見交換
日

程：平成 29（2017）年 3 月 7 日

調査内容：シンガポール視覚障害者協会（Singapore Association of the VisuallyHandicapped）訪問
日

程：平成 29（2017）年 3 月 7 日

調査内容：盲ろう児宅訪問

タイ
日

程：平成 29（2017）年 3 月 1 日～2 日

調査内容：「アジア太平洋障害者の十年（2013-2022）」
ワーキンググループ第４セッション－2－

出席マレーシア日

程：平成 28（2016）年 9 月 15 日～10 月 14 日

調査内容：マレーシアろう協会・マレーシア視覚障害者協議会へ
盲ろう当事者インターン派遣の補助

レソト
日

程：平成 28（2016）年 12 月 19 日～12 月 21 日

調査内容：レソト王国での、盲ろう者の状況調査
盲ろう者支援プロジェクトの事前調査

ウズベキスタン日

程：平成 29（2017）年 3 月 12 日

調査内容：指点字講習会のサポート（講師向け研修等）

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Ⅲ

調査報告

１．シンガポール盲ろう者支援プロジェクト
目的
本調査の目的は、シンガポールにおける盲ろう者の現状とニーズの調査、支援リソー
スの有無、関係団体訪問及び情報共有、関連する政府担当者と支援団体代表者との支援
組織構築へ向けての協議を行うことである。同時に、ASEAN 障害フォーラムのフォーカ
ルポイントとも協力関係を強化し、ASEAN 諸国における障害団体ネットワークに盲ろうという障害を包摂するための方向性を模索する。
調査員
福田暁子（WFDB 事務局長）
通訳・介助員およびヘルパー：杉浦節子、和田みさ、木内萌乃
城田さち（日英通訳者）
滝澤亜紀（日英通訳者）
日程
平成 29（2017）年 3 月 3 日～3 月 8 日（移動日を含む）
1.1 盲ろう啓発トーク「盲ろうとはなにか。日本とシンガポールの盲ろう者事情」
日程：平成 29（2017）年 3 月 4 日
会場：Enabling Village
住所：20 Lengkok Bahru, Singapore 159053
主催：Society for the Physically Disabled (SPD)、全国盲ろう者協会
1.1.1 概要・背景
シンガポールにおいて、盲ろう者の状況の把握は組織的に行われておらず、視覚と聴覚の両方に障害がある人のことを「盲ろう者」と呼ぶということも、社会的にも、福祉分野の中でもほとんど認識されていない。しかし、当然ながら、一定の割合で聴覚障害者グループ、視覚障害者グループ、または重複障害への支援グループの中には盲ろう者の存在は確認されてきた。
その中で、聴覚障害者で弱視であるイー・チャン・ロー氏（呼称はリサ）が、公益財団法人ダスキン「愛の輪運動基金」のアジア太平洋障害者リーダー育成事業の第 16 期生として、2015 年から 2016 年にかけて日本で 10 ヶ月に渡り、盲ろう者の社会参加と支援のあり方について研修を受けた。帰国後、盲ろう者の掘り起こし、外出活動、訪問活－4－動などを展開している。全国盲ろう者協会ではリサ氏の個人研修を一部受け入れた経緯もあり、シンガポールでさらに盲ろうについての啓発を行う目的も兼ねて、啓発トークを共催することとした。
1.1.2 プログラム
10：00～16：00
・「盲ろう」について（福田氏による講義）
・「盲ろう者としての私の生活」（福田氏による講演と質疑応答）
・「シンガポールの盲ろう者の現状」（イー・チャン・ロー氏による報告）
・盲ろう者にはどのような支援が必要なのか。日本の通訳・介助員派遣制度の紹介と意見交換。
1.1.3 報告
ろう者、肢体不自由者、精神障害者、健常者の支援者など全体で 40 名弱の参加があった。
3 名の盲ろう者の参加もあり、昼食の休憩時間等を利用して、それぞれの盲ろう者と話をすることができた。健聴者の中には実際に盲ろう者の支援にあたっているソーシャ
ルワーカー、盲ろう者を含む障害者の福祉機器の支援の専門員、メディア関係者などが含まれる。盲ろう者への通訳は、全体手話通訳者とは別に、ろう者によってリレー形式
での通訳方法がとられた。
シンガポールの手話が ASL から多くを転用したものであること、公用語に英語が使われていたので、コミュニケーションは比較的とりやすかった。盲ろう者とのコミュニケーションは通訳を介して行ったが、弱視手話でも手話の読み取りが難しくなっていると思われる男性は、「毎日行くところもやることもなく、退屈で寝てばっかりだ。仕事はしていない」と繰り返し話していた。白杖を携帯しており、家族と思われる女性が移動介助をしていた。
英語字幕をつけた盲ろう者に関する DVD を見てもらいつつ、盲ろうに関する基礎知識、様々なコミュニケーション方法、日本の通訳・介助員の役割と制度について説明した。
DVD の中でも指点字の様子を参加者が食い入るように見ていたのが印象的であった。質疑応答でも指点字については質問があったが、日本語での盲ろうに関する映像はあるものの、英語字幕が付いたものが少なく、英語版の映像の製作の必要性を強く感じた。
シンガポールの盲ろう者の状況について、現在のところ 20 名程度は掘り起こされているが、以下の 4 点が課題として報告された。
（1）知人らと会う機会も少なく、孤立している。
（2）支援者や通訳者のあり方に関しても課題がある。盲ろう者のエンパワメントにつ－5－いて考えないまま支援にあたっている状況である。
（3）障害者の中においてもバリアがある。ろう協会の中に視覚障害は重いが音声が聞き取れる盲ろう者がいたり、視覚障害者協会の中には視覚障害は軽度だが重度の聴覚障害者が存在したりしている。障害種別団体間で協力、連携体制が構築されていない。
（4）盲ろう者の家族が盲ろう者を外に出さない。家族ら本人は就労して社会的ではあるが、十分に教育を受けていないからだろうと思われる。
また、2016 年 6 月に 72 歳で亡くなったシンガポールのヘレンケラーと呼ばれた
Theresa Chan Poh Lin 氏についても説明があった。Theresa Chan Poh Lin は、1944 年に生まれ、12 歳の時に失聴、14 歳の時に失明し、盲ろう者となった。シンガポール盲学校で点字を学んだ後、1960 年 17 歳の時に渡米し、パーキンス盲学校に入学し、ヘレンケラーのように通訳者の口元を触って読み取り、発声するコミュニケーション方法を身につけ、パーキンス盲学校を主席で卒業した後、1973 年にシンガポールに帰国し、1990
年まで母校のシンガポール盲学校で教鞭をとったそうである。

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1.2 シンガポールろう者協会訪問（Singapore Association of the Deaf）
1.2.1 団体概要・報告
1955 年に設立され、60 年以上にわたり、ろう者、難聴者へのサービスを提供してきた。ろう文化と手話プログラム、コミュニティサービス（情報提供、カウンセリング、
経済支援、就労支援、啓発活動、奨学金プログラム、法律相談など）、就学支援サービス（現在、シンガポールろう学校は閉鎖され、聴覚障害児は一般の学校へ通学している）、
手話通訳者派遣、ノートテイカー派遣、補聴ケアサービス（補聴器のチェック、福祉機器の販売など）が含まれる。付属施設であるシンガポールろう学校は教育省のもとシンガポール手話を基本とし、英語を第 2 言語と位置づけるバイリンガル、多文化アプロー
チの学校として再開する計画を進めている。他に、職業訓練校がある。
シンガポールでは正確な障害者統計がなく、身体障害者手帳制度等もなく、聴覚障害者の人口は正確には分かっていないが、手話通訳者は 6 名（1 名はパートタイム）しかおらず、手話通訳者の認知度も低いとのことである。
1.3 通訳・介助員養成講座（導入）日程：平成 29（2017）年 3 月 5 日
会場：シンガポールろう者協会（Singapore Association of the Deaf）
住所：227 Mountbatten Road, Singapore 397998

1.3.1 背景
通訳・介助員の存在は盲ろう者の自立と社会参加のみならず、生存には不可欠である。
シンガポールでは盲ろう者を支援する制度はなく、支援方法も人材確保も模索している状態である。支援体制作りの基礎となる通訳・介助の役割、基本姿勢、技術に関して、－7－

日本の通訳・介助員養成講座の導入部分をシンガポールの状況にアレンジして行った。
現在把握している盲ろう者の支援に何らかの形で関わっている者（手話通訳者、ろう者、作業療法士、家族等）を対象に行った。そのため、参加者の大半がろう者であった
り、手話を使ったコミュニケーションが可能であった。自分が接している盲ろう者にどう接したらいいのか具体的な場面を想定して学びたいという、参加目的が非常に明確な参加者が多かった。
1.3.2 概要
参加者は 20 名。通訳・介助員養成講座の中で、「盲ろう」についての概論的な部分の講義のあと、疑似体験（片眼は視野狭窄＋白内障、片眼は全盲）を取り入れて、移動介助演習と通訳技術演習を行った。解説を入れながらデモンストレーションを見たあと、
2 人 1 組で盲ろう者役と通訳・介助員役となり交代で、会場の室内およびシンガポール
ろう者協会キャンパス内で演習を行った。
移動介助演習では、狭いところを誘導する方法、障害物をよける、乗り越える、段差の上り下りなどを取り入れた。移動介助に関しては、盲ろう当事者が講師ではなく、日本から同行した通訳・介助員が担当する形をとった。
通訳技術演習では、シンガポール全体での手話通訳者が 6 名と非常に少ない現状を鑑
みて、盲ろう者の支援にも、今後、ろうの通訳・介助員が中心になることが推測されることから、全体手話通訳を見て、それぞれの盲ろう者に合わせて通訳し直すリレー通訳
を通訳技術演習の中心的な課題とした。時間の制約があり、全体手話通訳が伝える情報には含まれない、周囲の環境情報などを含める練習までは到達できなかったが、盲ろう当事者講師の福田氏が通訳・介助員から得た情報量と、講習生の伝えられた内容（質・量）と比較してもらうことで、盲ろう者に伝えるべき内容の判断、視覚情報の伝え方の工夫などの考察を深めることができた。
最後に講評と質疑応答の時間をできるだけ長く設けた。盲ろうであっても、個人差こ
そあるものの、適切な通訳・介助の介入、継続的関わりを続けていく中で、自己決定し、日常生活動作もおおよそ可能であることが理解してもらえたことで、今後の支援活動につなげてもらいたいと思う。

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通訳・介助員養成講座－9－

1.4 Disabled Peoples’Association 訪問
日程：平成 29（2017）年 3 月 6 日
住所：1 Jurong West Central 2, #04-01 Jurong Point Shopping Centre,
Singapore 648886
1.4.1 概要・背景
シ ン ガ ポ ー ル で は 、 多 く の 場 合 、 障 害 関 係 団 体 は VWO(Volunteer Welfare
Organization)という名称にて、社会サービスを提供している団体として政府の認定を受けている。障害者の福祉の向上を目指して、専門家やソーシャルワーカーを中心として運営している団体がほとんどであるが、障害当事者の権利擁護活動を、障害種別を問わず行っている団体が DPA である。障害当事者が団体の運営方針に主体性を持って関わり、国連障害者権利条約批准に関しても大きく貢献した。盲ろうという、視覚聴覚の重複障害者がシンガポールでどのような生活が可能なのか、どのような制度を利用できる可能性があるのか聞き取り調査を行った。事務局長の Marissa 氏、事務局の Jorain 氏に交互にインタビューを行った。
1.4.2 報告
シンガポールではセイフティー・ネットは存在しない。しかし、様々な VWO が存在し、支援を受けることができる。チャリティーが背景にある団体も多い。政府からの手当はあるが、政府が定めた一定以下の低所得の障害者のみ対象となる。なので、低中間層が直面している問題である。低所得ラインを超える収入がある場合、自分自身で生計を立てていかなければならない。
DPA ではイー・チャン・ロー氏以外の盲ろう者の存在は把握していない。障害者に関する正確な統計をシンガポール政府は把握しておらず、提供してくれない。VWO として障害者を把握する方法としては、インフォーマルな方法であるが、障害を持っている者が申請できる無料交通パスを所持している障害者数を把握しているだけである。目に見えない障害の場合は、医者の診断書を SG-enbale(障害者のためのサービス提供機関)に持っていって無料交通パスが交付される。
ユニバーサルヘルスケア（国民皆保険など）としては、自動的に MedShield Life という保険に加入している。（参照：https://medishieldlife.sg/）
DPA では、障害は、環境や人間関係などの関わりの中で発生するものだという社会的な視点の啓発活動を行っている。
シンガポールでは、年金や手当、福祉機器の支給など、公的な制度がなく、VWO も政府も就労支援に傾倒しがちである。日本の障害者雇用率の有効性についての意見交換をし、就労支援の中でも、就職先のマッチングについて意見を求められた。
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シンガポールの障害者は、施設入所者はほとんどおらず、基本的に在宅で家族による支援の中で生活している。
1.5

VWO 及び政府機関との盲ろう者支援体制作りのためのネットワーク形成に向けて―ステークホルダーミーティング―

日時：平成 29（2017）年 3 月 6 日

14 時～17 時

住所：Handicaps Welfare Association: Jurong Branch Rehab & Training Centre 1
Jurong West Central 2 # 04-03, Jurong Point Shopping Centre Singapore
648886
参加者：Mr.Kan Tech San(SAVH: Singapore Association for the Visual Handicap)(http://savh.org.sg/)
Ms.Poh Sho Siam (SPD: Serving people with disability)( http://www.spd.org.sg/)
Ms.Wai Hui Peng (NCSS: National Council of Social Services)(https://www.ncss.gov.sg/)
Ms.Ang Chiew Geok (TCS: Touch Community Service)(http://www.touch.org.sg/)

Ms.Jorain Ng (DPA: Disabled Peoples’Asociation)(http://www.dpa.org.sg/
Ms.Lee Chan Loh (SADeaf: Singapore Association for the Deaf)(http://sadeaf.org.sg/)
Mr.Lim Puay Tiak (ADF: ASEAN Disability Forum)
Ms.Akiko Fukuda (JDBA: Japan Deafblind Association)
1.5.1 概要・背景
シンガポールの盲ろう者に対しての支援を開始するために、現在サービス利用者に盲ろう者がいて、今後盲ろう者に関わる可能性のある VWO の代表者（代理を含む）と、それらの団体をとりまとめている政府の機関である NCSS の関係者の顔合わせ、及び、ネットワーク形成に向けて、盲ろう者の抱える課題について情報を共有し、今後の方向性を話し合った。
1.5.2 議事次第
・盲ろう者についての基本情報と日本の支援制度の紹介
・それぞれの VWO が直面している盲ろう者に関する問題について－11－

・どのようなリソースが盲ろう者に可能なのか・盲ろう者に関わるグループを立ち上げることについて
・ASEAN 盲ろう者ネットワーク構築の可能性について
・その他の事項
1.5.3 報告
協議の結果、以下の 4 点が共有された・盲ろう者の掘り起こしの方法を模索する必要がある
・小さくても構わないので盲ろう者が集まる機会を作る
・国際会議などに盲ろう者の代表者を送ること
・日本の盲ろう者協会の発足と展開の経緯について、全国盲ろう者協会から、福田氏らを通して経験を共有していく

1.6

福祉機器の視察及び意見交換

1.6.1 概要・背景
SG-enbale の中の障害者全般への福祉機器の情報センターが設置されており、専門支援員が配置されている。盲ろう者に対してどのような福祉機器が役に立つのか、また、福田氏が電動車いすを使用していることから、日本の車いすの支給プロセス、その他の
日常生活用具、補装具の給付の仕組みなど、技術的な内容から、制度に関する内容まで幅広い意見交換が行われた。
1.6.2 報告
盲ろう者にとって点字の大切さ、点字ディスプレイ、携帯点字端末の使用の一例を盲ろう当事者である福田氏からデモンストレーションを通して説明した。シンガポールでは日本のように日常生活用具、補装具の支給制度はない。全額障害者、その家族が自費－12－で負担することになる。点字ディスプレイ、意思伝達装置、電動車いすなどの高額なものは、募金、民間助成金、就労支援目的で雇用主が準備するなどは考えられる。適切なものを紹介しても、レンタルできる期間がほとんどないこと、メンテナンスにかかる経費などがその他の課題としてあげられた。

1.7

シンガポール視覚障害者協会訪問（Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped）
日程：平成 29（2017）年 3 月 7 日
住所：47 Toa Payoh Rise Singapore 298104
1.7.1 概要・背景
シンガポール視覚障害者協会は、1951 年に設立され、おおよそ 3,700 名の視覚障害者が登録されており、リハビリテーション、終了後も一貫したサービスを提供している。
対象は子どもから高齢者まで年齢に関係なく受け入れている。主なサービスの内容は、ロービジョンクリニック、ロービジョンクリニックの分室の開室、盲学校の運営、日中活動、日常生活スキル向上訓練（マッサージ、アート活動、洗車、テレマーケティング、
テレホンオペレーター、暗闇での食事体験を通した啓発活動）、視覚リハプログラム（ソーシャルワーク、歩行訓練、ADL 訓練）、支援機器関係（用具の紹介と販売、点字出版、録音図書出版、権利擁護活動）などである。
1.7.2 報告
シンガポール視覚障害者協会では、ソーシャルワーカーの一人が盲ろうの利用者を担当している。現在、10 名程度盲ろう者が登録されている。視覚障害者の教育、日常生活、
日中活動、余暇活動、就労支援まで、一貫してサービスが提供されている。盲学校もあるが、一般の学校に通う視覚障害のある生徒が使う教科書の点訳、出版も行っている。
視覚障害当事者スタッフも多く、英語の指点字で解説を受けることができた。
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1.8

盲ろう児宅訪問

1.8.1 概要
先天性の盲ろう者（児）と関わり始めた知的障害関係団体（MINDS）より、担当している利用者について、どのような関わりや介入をしたらよいのか相談を受け、実際に自宅に伺い様子を観察することができた。
36 歳の男性で、盲学校にも、ろう学校にも、受け入れを拒否されたまま家庭内で成長し、高齢となった両親が今後のことも考えて、地域のソーシャルワーカーに相談してから、知的障害者へのサービスを提供している MINDS を紹介され、作業療法士、ソーシャ
ルワーカーなど、チームアプローチで週に 3 回ほどのペースで関わり始めたとのことである。両親はシンガポールが建国前に教育を受けた年代であり、英語はできず、中国語しか分からないということで、家族からの聞き取りはできなかった。MINDS のスタッフ
2 名の関わり方を観察し、助言を行った。盲ろう児とその家族が孤立してしまう一例で
あった。

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２．タイ「アジア太平洋障害者の十年（2013-2022）」
ワーキンググループ第 4 セッション

出席

2.1 概要目的
本調査の目的は、国連アジア太平洋経済社会委員会（Economic and Social Commission
for Asia and the Pacific、以下 ESCAP）の主催・運営による会議「『アジア太平洋障害者の十年（2013-2022）』ワーキンググループ（以下ワーキンググループ）第４セッション」（2017 年 3 月 1 日～2 日、バンコク）への出席であった。ワーキンググループの背景、内容については後述する。ワーキンググループには WFDB アジア地域代表者の福島智氏の代理として、福田暁子氏が出席した。
調査員
福田暁子（WFDB 事務局長）
通訳・介助員およびヘルパー：杉浦節子、和田みさ、木内萌乃
城田さち（日英通訳者）
滝澤亜紀（日英通訳者）
日程
平成 29（2017）年 2 月 28 日～3 月 3 日（移動日を含む）
会場
United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC), Economic an Social Comission for Asiaand the Pacific2.2. 背景2012 年 10 月 29 日～11 月 2 日、韓国インチョンにて行われた「『アジア・太平洋障害者の十年（2003-2012）』の実施に関する最終評価のためのハイレベル政府間会合」にて、「『アジア・太平洋障害者の十年（2013-2022）』閣僚宣言およびアジア太平洋障害者の『権利を実現する』インチョン戦略（以下、インチョン戦略）」が採択された。上記は2013 年 5 月 1 日の ESCAP 総会決議 69/13 の中で承認された。
2013～2022 年の 10 年の完全かつ効果的な実行を進めるために、ESCAP 加盟国・準加盟国に対して専門的助言や支援を提供することを目的とした「『アジア太平洋障害者の十年（2013-2022）』ワーキンググループ」を設立することがこのインチョン戦略にて定められた。ワーキンググループへの委託事項は、付帯文書としてインチョン戦略に記載されている。
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ワーキンググループは 15 の ESCAP 加盟国または準加盟国、15 の市民社会団体（Civil
Society Organisation、以下 CSO）から構成され、任期は 5 年とする旨が定められた。
WFDB は第一期の CSO メンバーとなった
2.3

プログラム

（1）開会式（2）議長選出（3）議事次第採択（4）第 3 回ワーキンググループの決定事項及び提言の実施状況に関するレビュー（5）アジア・太平洋障害者の十年（2013-2022）のレビュー（6）2017 年アジア・太平洋障害者の十年（2013-2022）ハイレベル政府間会合（Highlevel Intergovernmental Meetin: HLIGM）における中間レビューへの準備（7）十年を推し進めるための資金調達のレビュー（8）アジア・太平洋障害者の十年（2013-2022）の後半 5 年のワーキンググループの開催に関わる諸問題の検討（9）その他の事項（10）閉会式
３．マレーシア盲ろう者支援プロジェクトフォローアップ
日程：平成 28（2016）年 9 月 15 日～10 月 14 日
3.1

概要・背景

2016 年度に行ったマレーシア盲ろう者支援プロジェクトのフォローアップも含めて、福田桂氏（盲ろう者）のインターンシップ活動のサポートを行った。
3.2

主な活動報告9 月 26 日：盲ろう児と支援者との交流会および講演
10 月 5 日・7 日：ペナン島の盲学校、ろう学校にて教育関係者向けの講演、生徒との交流
10 月 10 日・11 日：「盲ろう者セミナー」指文字学習、指点字学習、「通訳・介助」の講義。通訳・介助の講
義は福田暁子氏がスカイプを通して一部担当した。

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４．レソト盲ろう者支援プロジェクト事前調査
日程：平成 28（2016）年 12 月 19 日～12 月 21 日
調査員氏名：宮本泰輔氏
4.1

概要・背景

レソト王国（以下、「レソト」）は、2002 年から 2006 年にかけて課題別研修「南部アフリカ地域障害者の地位向上」（委託先：特定非営利活動法人 DPI 日本会議）に、合計 5名を送り出し、研修コースの一部として自立生活（IL）の概念が伝えられてきた。2010
年に行われた同帰国研修員へのフォローアップ調査を経て、2011 年からは、より自立生
活に焦点を当てた課題別研修「アフリカ障害者地域メインストリーミング研修」（委託先：同法人）が開始されたが、この研修にも、レソトから合計 2 名が送り出されている。
2006 年度の研修参加者である Ms.Likopo Lesoetsa は、ろうの研修員として参加し、障害者の自立生活、障害者に関する政策、障害者運動、アクセシビリティなどを学んだ。
帰国後も、所属組織である LNFOD（Lesotho National Federation of the Disabled)やろう者組織で、日本で学んだことを活かして活動を継続していた。2015 年ぐらいから視力も低下し始めたところ、日本で研修を受けた際から交流のある、社会福祉法人全国盲ろう者協会の福田暁子氏によるインターネットを通した継続的な支援や、LNFOD の応援もあり、現在は、盲ろう者組織の設立を目指した活動も始めている。現在までに、5 名の盲ろう者が Ms.Lesoetsa によって見出されるとともに、2 名の通訳・介助員が育成されている。
2012 年度の研修参加者で、現在は LNFOD の Executive Director を務める Mr.Nkhasi
Sefuthi も、Ms.Lesoetsa の活動に賛同し、LNFOD としてもレソト盲ろう者協会設立に向けて協力していきたいと表明している。LNFOD の傘下には、盲人組織とろう者組織の両方が加盟しており、それら組織のリソースを活用できることも期待される。
以上の内容で、JICA によるレソト盲ろう者支援プロジェクトの実行可能性を判断するために特定非営利活動法人 DPI 日本会議より、南アフリカにプロジェクト・マネージャ
ーとして派遣されている宮本氏に協力を依頼し、現地訪問調査を行った。
4.2

プログラム

12 月 19 日：LNFOD(Lesotho National Federation of the Disabled:
レソト身体障害者協会)訪問
12 月 20 日：Ms.Lesoetsa の活動動向。農村部での障害児のメインストリーム事業、障害児の家庭訪問（4 つの障害者団体が連携している事業に Ms.Lesoetsa は、ろう協会のコーディネーターとして関わっている）。
12 月 21 日：Ms. Lesoetsa の自宅訪問。聞き取り調査。
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4.3

報告

（1）レソトの盲ろう者掘り起こしについて
現在までにろうコミュニティから 1 名、レソト視覚障害者連盟から 2 名、合計 3 名の盲ろう者を把握している。その他、首都のマセルに住んでいる盲ろう者もいれば、農村部を含む違う地域に住んでいる盲ろう者もいる。
（2）盲ろう者向けの通訳・介助員について
Ms.Lesoetsa は通訳・介助員を 5 名養成した。中心となって活動していた 3 名のうち1 名が亡くなったので、現在 2 名になっているが、その 2 名も別のフルタイムの仕事をしている。あと数名は養成可能な人材がいる。
（3）盲ろう者を支援する団体について
・LNFOD (Lesotho National Federation of the Disabled)
・LNLVIP (Lesotho National League of the Visually Impaired Persons)
・NADL (National Association of the Deaf Lesotho)（4）Possibility of Lesotho Deaf-Blind Association
・ろう協会が利用予定だった政府のオフィススペースがある。交渉次第では盲ろう者協会ができた後、使用可能かもしれない。
・交通手段はタクシーしかないが、タクシー業界と値下げの交渉が可能かもしれない。
今後の具体的な計画やアクションについては、連絡を取り合いながらプロジェクト申請に向けて進めていく。
５．ウズベキスタン指点字講習会
平成 29（2017）年 2 月 25 日（国内講師研修）
講師：大河内直之氏（全国盲ろう者協会登録通訳・介助員）
平成 29（2017）年 3 月 12 日（指点字講習会）
講師：福地健太郎氏（JICA 北海道国際センター研修業務課）
5.1

概要・背景

平成 25（2013）年に行ったウズベキスタン盲ろう者支援プロジェクトのフォローアッ
プの一つとして、JICA 北海道国際センター研修業務課の福地健太郎氏のウズベキスタン
訪問に合わせて、指点字講習会開催の支援を行った。福地氏は全盲であり、指点字の仕組みは理解があるが、盲ろう者のコミュニケーション方法の一つとして、指点字による通訳・介助の経験はない。そこで、国内において、指点字の通訳・介助員より福地氏に－18－

事前講師研修を行った。
また、研修会のみならず、盲ろう者、視覚障害者の日常生活に必要な点字器、点字タ
イプライター等を全国の盲ろう関係団体等に呼びかけ、寄贈した。
研修計画、実施は JICA 青年海外協力隊として現地に派遣されている山名田氏、板倉氏の両名を中心に進められた。

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６．その他会議等
世界ろう連盟アジア地域会議参加および盲ろうについて発表
日程：平成 28（2016）年 10 月 14 日～10 月 16 日
会場：NTUC CENTRE. 1 Marina Boulevard Singapore 018989
発表者：福田桂氏

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参考資料
（参考資料①：ESCAP Report on the Fourth Session of the Working Group on the Asian andPacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities, 2013-2022）

Report on the
Fourth Session of the Working Group on the
Asian and Pacific Decade of
Persons with Disabilities, 2013-2022
Bangkok
1-2 March 2017－21－

Contents

I.

DECISIONSII.

RECOMMENDATIONSIII.

PROCEEDINGS

A. Review of the implementation of decisions and recommendations
emanating from the Third Session of the Working Group
B. Review of progress in the Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with
Disabilities, 2013-2022
C. Review of preparations for the 2017 High-level Intergovernmental
Meeting on the Midpoint Review of the Asian and Pacific Decade of
Persons with Disabilities (HLIGM)
D. Review of resource mobilization for Decade progress
E. Review of issues pertinent to the functioning of the Working Group forthe 28second half of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with
Disabilities, 2013-2022
F. Other mattersIV.

ORGANIZATION

A. Opening of the Fourth Session of the Working Group
B. Closing of the Session
C. Attendance
D. Election of officers
E. Agenda
Annex I
Annex II

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I. DECISIONS
１． At its Fourth Session, held in Bangkok from 1 to 2 March 2017, the Working Groupon the Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities, 2013-2022, decided on thefollowing:

Follow-up on the draft guidelines on the travel by air of persons with disabilities:a) The World Blind Union Asia-Pacific (WBUAP) and the World Federation of the
Deafblind Asia and the Pacific (WFDBAP) (the drafting committee) will continue todevelop and finalize the proposed draft guidelines on the travel by air of persons withdisabilities. In doing so, specific efforts will be made to harmonize the guidelines withinternational standards of accessibility provisions for persons with disabilities as
contained in the Manual on Access to Air Transport by Persons with Disabilities (Doc9984) of the International Civil Aviation Organization. The draft guidelines should
underscore that accessibility provisions, including services, must be comprehensive anddynamic in order to cover specific needs of persons with diverse disabilities arisingwhen they travel by air. The draft guidelines should take into account the following
timeframe:
・Working Group members to submit their personal experiences on barriers they face on
air travel to the drafting committee by 31 March 2017;
・The drafting committee to circulate the revised guideline to Working Group members
for finalization by 30 June 2017;
・Working Group members to provide comments to the revised guideline by 31 July
2017;
・The ESCAP secretariat to submit the completed Guidelines on the travel by air of
persons with disabilities to ICAO and IATA by mid-August 2017;b) The Government of India, as a member of the Working Group, will devise a plan for
the Working Group to engage manufacturers of medical and mobility devices in
discussions on meeting national and international standards of safety, noting thespecific concerns related to transport by air of such devices by persons with disabilities.
This plan will be devised by 31 March 2017.

Preparations for the upcoming High-level Intergovernmental Meeting on the Midpoint
Review of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities:c) The ESCAP secretariat will develop and circulate to the Working Group members forcomments, an annotated outline of the outcome document for the High-level
Intergovernmental Meeting, along with the Report on the Fourth Session of theWorking Group, by 3 April 2017;d) Working Group members will provide inputs on the annotated outline of the outcome
document within two weeks following its circulation;－23－e) The ESCAP secretariat will develop a database on the results of the ESCAP survey
on the midpoint review, and share the data as well as its findings with otherstakeholders;f) Working Group members will take steps, as appropriate, to follow up with
Governments that have yet to submit their responses to the ESCAP survey on the
midpoint review.

Effectiveness of the Working Group:a) The ESCAP secretariat will submit the revised Midpoint Evaluation on the
Effectiveness of the Working Group to the High-level Intergovernmental Meeting, alongwith the proposed changes to the Rules of Procedure of the Working Group, taking into
account inputs emanating from the Fourth Session. The following points convey theenvisioned structure and function of the Working Group in the second half of theDecade, with a view to better align it with its terms of reference and strengthen its
outputs:
・Allow for remote participation of Working Group members in any forthcoming sessions if
they are not able to participate in person;
・Frame discussions around implementation of the goals of the Incheon Strategy, focusing
particularly on two goals within each session, among others;
・Working Group members may bring to sessions relevant inputs from other stakeholders,
as appropriate;・Share the outcomes of Working Group sessions including reports with all member States
through channels such as ESCAP‘s Advisory Committee of Permanent Representatives(ACPR);
・Align the agenda of each Working Group session to support SDGs and CRPD as
appropriate.

－24－II. RECOMMENDATIONS
2. The following recommendations also emerged from the discussions of the Working
Group on the Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities, 2013-2022, at its
Fourth Session:

Intended outcomes of the High-level Intergovernmental Meeting on the Midpoint
Review of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities:a) Working Group members reaffirmed that the outcome document should aim toprovide tangible and actionable steps to address implementation shortfalls within thegoals and targets laid out in the Incheon Strategy, with due consideration given totargets which have already been achieved in the first half of the Decade;b) The ESCAP secretariat should get the feedback of Working Group members,
Governments and other stakeholders for finalization of the draft outcome document
before its submission to the High-level Intergovernmental Meeting. Government
consultations may include those with an official intergovernmental body such as the
ACPR.
c) Member States shall develop or harmonize national action plans in line with theoutcome document to be adopted by the High-level Intergovernmental Meeting to
improve implementation of and provide feedback on their progress of implementing theIncheon Strategy over the remaining years of the Decade. Member States should
consider establishing a strong monitoring mechanism using both outcome and process
indicators.
Support of on-going initiatives and projectsd) The ESCAP secretariat should take steps to encourage member States to adopt theirnational action plans related to the Incheon Strategy indicator project, and to share theirexperience on the Make the Right Real website;e) Working Group members are requested to share experiences related to thedevelopment of a sign language dictionary, noting the Government of India’s current
development of such a dictionary.
Funds to support the implementation of the Decadef) The Make the Right Real Fund in the Republic of Korea should support participationof persons with disabilities at side events to be organized during the High-level
Intergovernmental Meeting;g) The Working Group recommends increased and diversified sources of contribution to
the ESCAP Multi-donor Disability Trust Fund in the second half of the Decade,including through the High-level Intergovernmental Meeting.

－25－III. PROCEEDINGS
A. Review of the implementation of decisions and recommendations emanating fromthe Third Session of the Working Group
３．The Session had before it the Report on the Third Session of the Working Group on
the Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities, 2013-2022, Bangkok, 2-4
March 2016 (SDD/APDPD(3)/WG(4)/INF/4).
４．The following Working Group Government members made interventions: Bhutan,
Pakistan, and Republic of Korea. The following CSO members made interventions:
AsiaPacific Development Center on Disabilities (APCD); Asia and Pacific Disability
Forum (APDF); Asia-Pacific Disabled Persons Organizations United (APDPO); Digital
Accessible Information System (DAISY) Consortium; Rehabilitation International Asia
Pacific Region (RIAP); WBUAP; and WFDBAP. The International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO) was a guest presenter.
５ ． The ESCAP secretariat briefed Working Group members on the status of
implementation of decisions and recommendations emanating from the Third Session of
the Working Group. DAISY noted that the Working Group mailing list had beendeveloped and made available for use since the last session.
６．WBUAP briefed Working Group members on the status of draft guidelines foraccessible air travel for persons with disabilities, developed together with WFDBAP and
ASEAN Disability Forum (ADF). Several Working Group members suggested thatrevisions of the guidelines include considerations and reasonable accommodation for adiverse range of disabilities such as psychosocial disabilities, as well as personal
experiences.
７．ICAO presented on international standards regarding transport of dangerous goodsby air, with a particular focus on safe air travel with regards to motorized wheelchairs
with lithium batteries. ICAO noted the potential for its own review of draft guidelines
developed by the Working Group. ICAO also suggested that the guidelines be conveyed
to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in order to implement therecommendations on a more practical level. Several Working Group members noted thevariance in the implementation of the standards across different countries and airlines,
and shared with ICAO some challenges faced by persons with diverse disabilities
related to reasonable accommodation when travelling by air. .

B. Review of progress in the Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with
Disabilities, 2013-2022
８．The following Working Group Government members made interventions: Bhutan;
China; India; Indonesia; Japan; Mongolia; Pakistan; Republic of Korea; Russian－26－

Federation; and Thailand. The following CSO members made interventions: APCD;
APDF; APDPO; DAISY; Inclusion International Asia-Pacific Regional Forum (IIAP);
Pacific Disability Forum (PDF); RIAP; WBUAP; World Federation of the Deaf Regional
Secretariat in Asia (WFDRSA); WFDBAP; and World Network of Users and Survivors of
Psychiatry (WNUSP).
９ ． The ESCAP secretariat outlined its actions to support Incheon Strategy
implementation including the Road Map actions, including enhancing Member States’
technical knowledge through national consultations on to identify data gaps and build
statistical capacities of member States to establish a baseline dataset on Incheon
Strategy indicators, publishing a set of good practices to support policymakers inpromoting accessibility, and developing an e-learning tool to support policy and planning
related to disability-inclusive disaster risk reduction. The ESCAP secretariat also
noted its ongoing preparations for the High-level Intergovernmental Meeting, and workin international advocacy and awareness-raising on disability-inclusive development.
１０．Working Group members outlined their actions to support Incheon Strategy
implementation. Several Working Group members noted recent national policies,
strategies, surveys, as well as identification systems for persons with disabilities. They
also noted their involvement in multilateral engagement initiatives with Governments,
CSOs, and regional and international organizations. Working Group members
mentioned specific disabilityinclusive development areas including employment
opportunities, disaster risk reduction, and accessible communication and physicalenvironments. RIAP noted the importance of further work on improving gender equality
in disability-inclusive development.
１１．India noted their current plans to develop a sign language dictionary and invited
Working Group members with relevant experience to offer best practices.

C. Review of preparations for the 2017 High-level Intergovernmental
Meeting on the Midpoint Review of the Asian and Pacific Decade of
Persons with Disabilities (HLIGM)
１２．The following Working Group Government members made interventions: Bhutan;
India; Japan; Mongolia; and the Republic of Korea. The following CSO members madeinterventions: APCD; APDF; APDPO; DAISY; PDF; RIAP; WFDBAP; and WNUSP.
１３．The Government of China, host of the upcoming HLIGM, noted that the Meeting
would be held at the China Administration of Sports for Persons with Disabilities in
Beijing from 27 November to 1 December 2017, and provided an overview of the history
and significance of the venue.
１４．The ESCAP secretariat outlined the preparations and preliminary results of the
ESCAP survey on the midpoint review for Governments, CSOs, and International－27－

organizations and development agencies. The Working Group discussed how the survey
results should be used; noting that the data should be used as the basis to formulate theoutcome document. Some Working Group members expressed interest in having thesurvey results made publicly available.
１５．The ESCAP secretariat briefed the Working Group members on the substantive
focus and projected outcomes of the HLIGM, including: aligning the Incheon Strategy
with the 2030 Agenda; sharing the results of the ESCAP survey on the midpoint review;and enhancing effective implementation of the Incheon Strategy for the remaining five
years of the Decade. The secretariat also presented its preliminary ideas for the content
of provisional agenda and midpoint review documents for the HLIGM.
１６．The ESCAP secretariat presented the structure for the outcome document, noting
its intended inclusion of Ministerial Declaration and Action Plan sections. The
secretariat also provided a timeline for the further development of the outcome
document. Several Working Group members discussed ways member States and CSOs
could provide inputs to the structure and content of the document, in particular toreflect the importance of accessible transport.

D. Review of resource mobilization for Decade progress
１７．The following Working Group Government members made interventions: Republicof Korea. The following CSO members made interventions: PDF and WNUSP.
１８．The ESCAP secretariat presented on the status of the ESCAP Multi-donor TrustFund for the Asian and the Pacific Decade for Persons with Disabilities. The secretariat
noted the importance of the Fund's specific focus on disability in the region and invited all
countries to contribute to the Fund. One Working Group member expressed concern
regarding the low number of member States that currently contribute to the Fund, andsuggested developing strategies to enhance contributions.
１９．The Republic of Korea presented on recent actions taken by the Make the Right
Real Fund, and invited interested parties to apply for funding in the 2017 cycle. The
Republic of Korea noted that both CSOs and Governments can be funding recipients.

E. Review of issues pertinent to the functioning of the Working Group for thesecond half of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities,
2013-2022
２０．The Session had before it the Draft Midpoint Evaluation on the Effectiveness ofthe Working Group on the Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities,
2013-2022, (SDD/APDPD (3)/WG (4)/1).
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２１．The following Working Group Government members made interventions: Bhutan;
India; Pakistan; Russian Federation; and Thailand. The following CSO members madeinterventions: APCD; APDF; APDPO; DAISY; IIAP; PDF; RIAP; WBUAP; andWFDPAP.
２ ２ ． The ESCAP Secretariat briefed the Working Group members on the draft
Midpoint Evaluation on the Effectiveness of the Working Group on the Asian andPacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities, 2013-2022. Some Working Group members
expressed that the report was overly critical of the Working Group’s effectiveness andthat much of the progress is not reported.
２３．Several Working Group members discussed ways to enhance sustainability ofattendance at Working Group meetings, such as allowing remote participation. Some
Working Group members expressed that meeting discussions should be focused on
specific Incheon Strategy Goals and Indicators.
２４．The Working Group discussed ways to increase contributions from Governments
and organizations outside of the Working Group, with some members suggesting toengage entities including but not limited to ACPR, CRPD Committee, and ASEAN
Autism Network.

F. Other matters
２５．The Working Group reaffirmed the importance of linking Incheon Strategy
implementation to the Sustainable Development Goals and CRPD.
２ ６ ． The Working Group members adopted the decisions and recommendations
emanating from the Fourth Session of the Working Group.

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IV. ORGANIZATION
２７．The Working Group held its Fourth Session at the United Nations ConferenceCentre (UNCC) in Bangkok from 1 to 2 March 2017. In-kind support including
accommodations for members with disabilities was provided by APCD.

A. Opening of the Fourth Session of the Working Group
２ ８ ． The Fourth Session was opened by Mr. Nagesh Kumar, Director, Social
Development Division, ESCAP. In his statement, the Director noted the significance of
the Fourth Session of the Working Group in the planning for the midpoint review of theDecade, as well as the future of the Working Group itself for the remainder of theDecade. He also expressed his gratitude to APCD for providing accessible
accommodation facilities for participants at the Fourth Session with disabilities.
２９．Mr. Akiie Ninomiya, Executive Director, APCD, Bangkok, also made opening
remarks to the Fourth Session. Mr Ninomiya reaffirmed the APCD’s collaboration with
the ESCAP on the implementation of the Incheon Strategy, and cited an example inwhich persons with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities were now employed at an
ESCAP cafeteria, and baked goods made by persons with disabilities were available at
an ESCAP coffee shop.

B. Closing of the Session
３０．Several Working Group members expressed their deep appreciation to the Chair
and Vice-Chairs for leading the meeting’s discussion.
３１．The Working Group also thanked the ESCAP Secretariat for the servicing of themeeting.
３２．Closing statements were delivered by:a. Mr. Nagesh Kumar, Director, Social Development Division, ESCAP; andb. Mr. Phuntsho Wangyel, Chief Research Officer, Research and Evaluation Division,
Gross National Happiness Commission, Royal Government of Bhutan－30－

C. Attendance
３３．The following Working Group members attended the Fourth Session (Annex II):
The Governments of Bhutan; China; India; Indonesia; Japan; Malaysia; Mongolia;
Pakistan; Republic of Korea; Russian Federation; and Thailand; as well as; Asia andPacific Disability Forum; Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability; Asia-Pacific
DPO United; DAISY Consortium; Inclusion International Asia-Pacific; Pacific Disability
Forum; Rehabilitation International Asia Pacific Region; World Blind Union
Asia-Pacific; World Federation of the Deaf Regional Secretariat in Asia and the Pacific;
World Federation of the Deafblind Asia and the Pacific; and World Network of Users
and Survivors of Psychiatry Asia-Pacific.
Regrets were sent by the Governments of Bangladesh, Fiji, and Kiribati; as well as
ASEAN Disability Forum and Central Asia Disability Forum.
３４．The following Observers attended the Fourth Session (Annex II): Christian Blind
Mission and Community-based Rehabilitation Asia-Pacific Network.
Regrets were sent by the Government of Myanmar and ASEAN Autism Network.
３５．International Civil Aviation Organization attended as a guest presenter, andJapan International Cooperation Agency and Nippon Foundation attended as unofficial
observers.

D. Election of officers
３６．The Working Group at its Fourth Session elected the following as Bureau officers:
Chair:

Mr. Phuntsho Wangyel (Bhutan)

Vice-Chair: Mr. Akiie Ninomiya (APCD)
Vice-Chair: Ms. Zarena Binti Shuib (Malaysia)

E. Agenda
３７．The Working Group at its Fourth Session adopted the following agenda:(1) Opening of the Fourth Session of the Working Group(a) Opening addresses(b) Election of officers－31－(c) Adoption of the agenda(2) Review of the implementation of decisions and recommendations emanating fromthe Third Session of the Working Group(3) Review of progress in the Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities,
2013-2022(4) Review of preparations for the 2017 High-level Intergovernmental Meeting on the
Midpoint Review of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities (HLIGM)(a) Dates and venue of the 2017 HLIGM(b) ESCAP survey on the midpoint review of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with
Disabilities, 2013-2022(c) Consideration of the provisional agenda and other background documents for the HLIGM(d) Discussion on the draft outline of the outcome document(5) Review of resource mobilization for Decade progress(a) ESCAP Multi-donor Trust Fund for the Asian and the Pacific Decade of Persons with
Disabilities(b) Republic of Korea’s Make the Right Real Fund
(6) Review of issues pertinent to the functioning of the Working Group for the second half of the
Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities, 2013-2022(7) Other matters(8) Closing of the Session－32－Annex I
Composition of the Working Group on the Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with
Disabilities, 2013-2022
First 5 years of the Decade (2013-2017)

Members
15 Government Members:
Bangladesh
Bhutan
China
Fiji
India
Indonesia
Japan
Kiribati and Samoa share a seat (Samoa: first 2.5 years;
Kiribati: second 2.5 years)
9. Malaysia
10. Mongolia
11. Pakistan
12. Philippines
13. Republic of Korea
14. Russian Federation
15. Thailand

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15 Civil Society Organization (CSO) Members:

1. Asia and Pacific Disability Forum
2. Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability
3. ASEAN Disability Forum
4. Asia-Pacific DPO United
5. Central Asia Disability Forum
6. South Asian Disability Forum
7. Pacific Disability Forum
8. Disabled People’s International Asia-Pacific9. Inclusion International Asia-Pacific
10. World Blind Union Asia-Pacific
11. World Federation of the Deaf Regional Secretariat in Asia andthe Pacific
12. World Federation of the Deafblind Asia and the Pacific
13. World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry
14. Digital Accessible Information System (DAISY) Consortium
15. Rehabilitation International Asia Pacific Region－33－

Observers
1 Government Observer:
1. Myanmar
3 CSO Observers:

１．ASEAN Autism Network
２．Christian Blind Mission
３．Community-based Rehabilitation Asia-Pacific Network_________________

Annex II

List of participants
Governments

BhutanRepresentative
Mr. Phuntsho Wangyel, Chief Research Officer, Research and Evaluation Division,
Gross National Happiness Commission, Royal
Government of Bhutan, Thimphu
Mr. Tashi Dorji, Senior Research Officer, Research and Evaluation Division,
Gross National Happiness Commission, Royal Government of Bhutan, Thimphu

China

Representative
Ms. Nie Jing, Deputy Director, Division of Liaison, Department ofInternational Affairs, China Disabled Persons' Federation, Beijing

India
Representative
Mr. Awanish Kumar Awasthi, Joint Secretary, Department of Disability Affairs,
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, New
Delhi

Indonesia
Representative
Mr. Marjuki, Director General of Social Rehabilitation, Ministry of Social Affairs,
Jakarta
Alternate
Mr. Dodi Taresa Handahandoro, Programme Planner of Social
Rehabilitation, Ministry of Social Affairs, Jakarta－34－

Japan

Malaysia

Mongolia

Pakistan

Representative
Mr. Hitoshi Kozaki, Head of International Organization Department and Deputy
Permanent Representative to ESCAP, Embassy of Japan, Bangkok
Alternate
Mr. Toru Adachi, First Secretary and
DeputyPermanent
Representative of Japan to ESCAP, Embassy of Japan, Bangkok
Mr. Satoshi Yoshida, First Secretary and Alternate Permanent
Representative to ESCAP, Bangkok

Representative
Ms. Zarena Binti Shuib, Senior Principal Assistant, Ministry of
Women, Family & Community Development, Putrajaya, Malaysia

Representative
Ms. Batdulam Tumenbayar, Director, Division for Development of Persons with
Disabilities, Department of Population Policy Implementation and Coordination,
Ministry of Population
Development and Social Protection, Ulaanbaatar
Alternate
Ms. Boloroo Buyanjargal, Officer, Population Development Department's Division
for Development of People with Disabilities, Ministry of Labour and Social
Protection, Ulaanbaatar
Ms. Bolortsetseg Khureesuren, Bilateral Cooperation Specialist,
Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, Ulaanbaatar

Representative
Ms. Aqsa Nawaz, Counsellor and Deputy Permanent Representative to ESCAP,
Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Bangkok

Republic of Korea

Representative
Mr. In-cheol Kang, Director, Division of Rights Promotion for Persons with
Disabilities, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Seoul
Alternate
Ms. Sumin Kim, Deputy Director, Division of Rights Promotion for Persons with
Disabilities, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Seoul
Mr. Kwang-hee Kim, Deputy Director, Korea Disabled People's
Development Institute, Seoul
Ms. Mirim Ji, Programme Officer, Korea Disabled People's Development
Institute, Seoul
Ms. Sangeun Cho, Associate Research Fellow, Korea Disabled People's
Development Institute, Seoul－35－

Russian Federation

Representative
Ms. Anna Gusenkova, Deputy Director, Department of Disabled
People Affairs, Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, Moscow
Alternate
Ms. Antonina Gladkova, Adviser, Department of Legal andInternational Affairs, Ministry of Labour and Social Protection,
Moscow
Ms. Natalia Karmazinskaya, Third Secretary and Assistant Permanent
Representative to ESCAP, Embassy of the Russian Federation,
BangkokThailand

Representative
Ms. Jenjeera Boonsombat, Social Development Officer, National Office for
Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Development andHuman Security, Bangkok

Civil society organizations
Asia and Pacific Disability Forum (APDF)
Representative
Mr. Kyeongtaek Byeon, Chair, APDF, Seoul
Alternate
Mr. Sungmin Jo, APDF Secretariat, Seoul
Mr. Youngin Cho, APDF Secretariat, Seoul

Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD)
Representative
Mr. Akiie Ninomiya, Executive Director, APCD, Bangkok
Alternate
Mr. Ryuhei Sano, General Manager, APCD, Bangkok
Ms. Nongluck Kisorawong, Administrative Manager, APCD, Bangkok
Mr. Jasper Rom, Community Development Manager, APCD, Bangkok
Ms. Duangnarumol Dokruk, Information and Knowledge Management Manager,
APCD, Bangkok
Mr. Watcharapol Chuengcharoen, Chief, Office of Network Secretariat,
APCD, Bangkok
Ms. Lynette Lee Corporal, Chief, Information and Knowledge
Management, APCD, Bangkok
Ms. Nongnuch Maytarjittipun, Executive Secretary to Executive
Director, APCD, Bangkok
Mr. Hironobu Shibuya, Special Advisor, Nippon Foundation, c/o
APCD, Bangkok－36－

Asia-Pacific DPO UnitedRepresentative
Mr. Dae-song, Kim, Chairman, Asia-Pacific DPO United, Seoul

Digital Accessible Information System (DAISY) Consortium
Representative
Mr. Dipendra Manocha, Developing Countries Coordinator, DAISYConsortium, New Delhi
Alternate
Mr. Hiroshi Kawamura, Board Member, DAISY Consortium, Tokyo

Inclusion International Asia-Pacific Regional Forum (IIAP)
Representative
Mr. Matthew David Corner, Asia Pacific Representative, Wellington Pacific
Disability Forum (PDF)
Representative
Mr. Setareki Seru Macanawai, Chief Executive Officer, PDF, Suva

Rehabilitation International Asian-Pacific Region (RIAP)
Representative
Ms. Ye-Ja Lee, Chair, Rehabilitation International Asia Pacific Region,
Seoul
Alternate
Mr. Asish Kumar Mukherjee, Former RIAP/President - NMO RI India,
Rehabilitation International, Director General, Indian Spinal Injuries
Centre, New Delhi
Ms. Myung-Hwa You, Secretary General, KSRPD, APDF, RIAP,
Rehabilitation International Asia Pacific Region, Seoul

World Blind Union Asia-Pacific (WBUAP)
Representative
Ms. Michiko Tabata, President, World Blind Union Asia Pacific Region, Tokyo

World Federation of the Deaf Regional Secretariat in Asia (WFDRSA)
Representative
Mr. Yasunori Shimamoto, Regional Director, WFDRSA, Tokyo
Alternate
Ms. Kaweng U, Deputy Regional Director, WFDRSA, Macao－37－

World Federation of the Deafblind Asia (WFDBA)
Representative
Ms. Akiko Fukuda, Secretary General, World Federation of the
Deafblind, Tokyo

World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry (WNUSP)
Representative
Mr. Oh Yong Kweon, Deputy Board Member, WNUSP, Seoul
Observers (official)
CBR Asia-Pacific Network
Mr. Ghulam Nabi Nizamani, Chairperson, CBR, Sanghar, Pakistan

CBM Central East Asia Regional Office
Ms. Vu thi Tuyet Mai, Programme Officer, CBM Country Coordination Office,Hanoi

Observers (unofficial)
Asia and Pacific Disability Forum (APDF)
Mr. Abraham Hsieh, APDF, Seoul
Mr. Il Yung Lee, APDF, Seoul
Ms. Younghee Yang, APDF, Seoul

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Ms. Yoko Isobe, JICA Expert on Survey/Analysis and Coordination,
Project for Promoting Social Participation of Persons with Disabilities,
Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, Ulaanbaatar

Nippon Foundation
Ms. Kanako Shinden, Project manager, Nippon Foundation, Tokyo_________________

Support personnel for accessibility Language interpreter

Ms. Sachi Shirota, Japanese-English Language Interpreter, WFDBA,Tokyo
Ms. Aki Takizawa, Japanese-English Language Interpreter, WFDBA,
Tokyo

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Meeting assistant
Ms. Trish Grant, Director of Advocacy, IHC New Zealand
Incorporated, Inclusion International, Wellington

Personal assistant

Ms. Moeno Kiuchi, Personal Assistant to Ms. Akiko Fukuda, Secretary
General, World Federation of the Deafblind, Tokyo
Ms. Reena Lee, Personal Assistant to Mr. Il Yung Lee, APDF, Seoul
Ms. Eileen Yeh-Lin Lu, Personal Assistant to Mr. Abraham Hsieh,
APDF, Seoul
Ms. Ana Pickering Macanawai, Personal Assistant to Mr. Setareki Seru
Macanawai, Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Disability Forum, Suva

Sign language interpreter
Mr. John Xandre Baliza, Sign Language Interpreter, WFDRSA, Tokyo
Mr. Samuel Kai Mun Chew, Sign Language Interpreter, WFDRSA, Tokyo

Tactile sign language interpreter
Ms. Setsuko Sugiura, Interpreter-Guide for the Deafblind (Japanese
Tactile Sign Language), WFDBA, Tokyo
Ms. Misa Wada, Interpreter-Guide for the Deafblind (Japanese Tactile
Sign Language), WFDBA, Tokyo_________________

United Nations Secretariat Economic and Social Commission for Asia and thePacific Social Development Division (SDD)
Mr. Nagesh Kumar, Director, SDD
Mr. Patrik Andersson, Chief, Sustainable Socioeconomic
Transformation Section, SDD
Ms. Cai Cai, Chief, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Section(GESIS), SDD
Ms. Aiko Akiyama, Social Affairs Officer, GESIS, SDD
Mr. Dong Ho Kim, Social Affairs Officer, GESIS, SDD
Mr. Chol O Han, Associate Social Affairs Officer, GESIS, SDD
Mr. Tyler Kretzschmar, Consultant, GESIS, SDD
Ms. Angela Burns, Intern, GESIS, SDD－39－

（参考資料②：Draft Midpoint Evaluation on the Effectiveness of the Working Group on the Asianand Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities, 2013-2022 (Revised) 本稿執筆段階ではまだドラフトであり最終文書ではないことに留意。
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Summary
The Working Group on the Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with
Disabilities, 2013–2022, is an ESCAP advisory mechanism composed ofrepresentatives from 15 governments and 15 civil society organizations. Its
membership for the first half of the Decade was endorsed by the Commission atits 69th session in 2013. The ESCAP secretariat serves as the secretariat of theWorking Group. Established by the Incheon Strategy to “Make the Right Real”
for Persons with Disabilities in Asia and the Pacific, the Working Group istasked with providing technical advice and support to ESCAP members andassociate members in their full and effective implementation of the Incheon
Strategy during the Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities,
2013–2022.
The Working Group held its first session in 2014 where it adopted its own
Rules of Procedure and has been convened three more times annually up to
2017. In the course of its work, it has adopted numerous decisions andrecommendations, which seek to address and improve its functioning, support
disability inclusion in the 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals
and action for the implementation of the Incheon Strategy, develop new
disability-inclusive guidelines and provide inputs to the midpoint review
process.
This document gives an overview of the background, achievements andeffectiveness of Working Group in the first half of the Decade, and invites theHigh-level Intergovernmental Meeting to provide guidance on the future of theWorking Group for the second half of the Decade, from 2018-2022.

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Contents
I.

INTRODUCTION

II. SUMMARY OF ORGANIZATION AND PROCEEDINGS OF
THE FOUR SESSIONS OF THE WORKING GROUP
III. DECISIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND MAJOR
ACHEIVEMENTS BY THE WORKING GROUP
IV. EFFECTIVENESS OF AND CHALLENGES FACED BY THE
WORKING GROUP
V. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF
PROCEDURE OF THE WORKING GROUP
VI. CONCLUSION
Annex I: Terms of Reference of the Working Group on the Asianand Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities, 2013-2022
Annex II: Composition of and attendance to the Working Groupon the Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities,
2013-2022
Annex III: Proposed Rules of Procedure of the Working Group on
the Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities,
2013-2022, for the second half of the Decade－41－

Ⅰ．INTRODUCTION
1. The High-level Intergovernmental Meeting on the Final Review of the
Implementation of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons,
2003-2012, held at Incheon, Republic of Korea, from 29 October to 2
November 2012, adopted the Ministerial Declaration on the Asian andPacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities, 2013-2022, and the Incheon
Strategy to “Make the Right Real” for Persons with Disabilities in Asiaand the Pacific.
2. The Commission, at its 69th session, through its resolution 69/13 on the
Implementation of the Ministerial Declaration on the Asian and Pacific
Decade of Persons with Disabilities, 2013-2022, and the Incheon
Strategy to “Make the Right Real” for Persons with Disabilities in Asiaand the Pacific, 1 of 1 May 2013, endorsed the above-mentioned
Ministerial Declaration, and the Incheon Strategy.
3. Paragraph 30 of the Incheon Strategy notes the establishment of aregional working group on the Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons
with Disabilities, 2013–2022, with the objective to provide technicaladvice and support to members and associate members, to promote thefull and effective implementation of the Decade, 2013-2022.
4. The Terms of Reference of the Working Group, contained in the
Incheon Strategy, calls on members of the Working Group to provide
advice on: reviews of Decade progress concerning the implementation of
the Ministerial Declaration and the Incheon Strategy, including
regional and subregional cooperation in this regard; research on the
evolving situation of persons with disabilities in the region; andoutreach to diverse disability groups at the national and local levels. 2
5. The Terms of Reference also stipulates that the Working Group should
be composed of 30 members; 15 from ESCAP members and associate
members and 15 from civil society organizations (CSOs). 3 The
High-level Intergovernmental Meeting noted the interest expressed by
17 ESCAP members, as well as 19 CSOs to serve on the Working Groupfor the first term covering the period 2013-2017. The Commission, at its
69th session endorsed the membership through its decision 69/4 on theMembership of the Working Group on the Asian and Pacific Decade of
Persons with Disabilities, 2013-2022. 4

1

Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Annual Report (E/ESCAP/69/27) can be accessed at:
http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=e/escap/69/27
2
See Annex I for the full Terms of Reference.
3
See Annex II for the full composition of the Working Group.
4
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Annual Report (E/ESCAP/69/27) can be accessed at:
http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=e/escap/69/27－42－

6. The Working Group has been convened annually four times in regularsessions between 2014 and 2017. Reports on each of the four sessions
contain decisions and recommendations adopted, alongside a summaryof the proceedings. This report provides a summary of the Working
Group sessions held thus far, and discusses the Working Group’s
effectiveness in line with its objectives and functions. It also requests
the High-level Intergovernmental Meeting on the Midpoint Review of
the Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities, 2013-2022, toprovide guidance on the future of the Working Group.

Ⅱ ． SUMMARY OF ORGANIZATION AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE FOURSESSIONS OF THE WORKING GROUP
7. The First Session of the Working Group was hosted by the Governmentof the Republic of Korea and held in Incheon, Republic of Korea, from25 to 26 February 2014. 5(a) The Session was formally opened and chaired by the AssistantMinister, Office for Social Welfare Policy, Ministry of Health andWelfare, Republic of Korea. It was attended by representatives of 14
ESCAP members, 14 CSOs and 2 observers. 6(b) The Session discussed: (i) Consideration and adoption of the draft
Rules of Procedure of the Working Group; and (ii) Review andadoption of the preliminary draft ESCAP road map for the
implementation of the Incheon Strategy.
(c) The Session made five decisions, including adopting the Rules ofProcedure, and 11 recommendations, including those related to thedraft road map, the inclusion of disability in the post-2015
development agenda, fund mobilization, and networking ande-communication, among others.
8. The Second Session of the Working Group was hosted by theGovernment of India and held in New Delhi, India, from 2 to 3 March2015. 7(a) The Session was formally opened by the Minister of Social Justiceand Empowerment, and chaired by the Secretary, Department of
Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social
5

The report on the First Session can be accessed atwww.unescap.org/events/first-session-working-group-asian-and-pacific-decade-persons-disabilities-2013-2022
6
See Annex II for details on attendance.
7
The report on the Second Session can be accessed atwww.unescap.org/events/second-session-working-group-asian-and-pacific-decade-persons-disabilities-2013-2022－43－

Justice and Empowerment, Government of India. It was attended byrepresentatives of 13 ESCAP members, all 15 CSOs and 3
observers. 8(b) The Session discussed: (i) Review of the implementation of decisions
and recommendations emanating from the First Session of theWorking Group; (ii) Review of progress in the Asian and Pacific
Decade of Persons with Disabilities, 2013-2022; (iii) Considerationof preparations for the midpoint review of the Asian and Pacific
Decade of Persons with Disabilities in 2017; and (iv) Review ofresource mobilization for Decade progress.
(c) The Session made four decisions, including those on the submissionof the Incheon Strategy by the Government of India to the United
Nations secretariat in New York to be used as a reference for thedevelopment of the disability-inclusive indicators of the Sustainable
Development Goals and the establishment of an e-taskforce tofacilitate the creation of an online platform for Working Group
members to share information, among others. It also adopted sevenrecommendations, noting that Working Group members should
contact national civil aviation authorities in their respective
countries to obtain information on their policies and rules regarding
passengers with disabilities, including issues regarding batteries
used for motorized wheelchairs, and that the ESCAP secretariat
should undertake activities to support the regional implementationof the Incheon Strategy.
9. The Third Session of the Working Group was hosted by theGovernment of Thailand and held in Bangkok, Thailand from 2 to 4
March 2016. 9(a) The Session was formally opened by the Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, and chairedby the Director General, Department of Empowerment of Persons
with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Development and Human
Security, Government of Thailand. It was attended byrepresentatives of 14 ESCAP members, 14 CSOs and 5 observers. 10(b) The Session discussed: (i) Review of the implementation of decisions
and recommendations emanating from the Second Session of theWorking Group; (ii) Review of progress in the Asian and Pacific
Decade of Persons with Disabilities, 2013-2022; (iii) Consideration
8

See Annex II for details on attendance.
The report on the Third Session can be accessed at:
http://www.unescap.org/events/third-session-working-group-asian-and-pacific-decade-persons-disabilities-2013-202
2
10
See Annex II for details on attendance.
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of preparations for the midpoint review of the Asian and Pacific
Decade of Persons with Disabilities in 2017; and (iv) Review ofresource mobilization for Decade progress.
(c) The Session made 13 decisions, including those related to theestablishment of a tool for information sharing within the Working
Group, the drafting of guidelines regarding passengers travelling by
air with motorized wheelchairs, other mobility aids and medical
devices,andpreparations
for
the
2017
High-level
Intergovernmental Meeting, among others. It also made fiverecommendations, related to sharing information of Working Groupsessions with non-members, adopting national action plans on
disability data collection, and supporting the midpoint review
process by identifying CSO focal points on disability in each country,
among others.
10. The Fourth Session of the Working Group was held in Bangkok,
Thailand from 1 to 2 March 2017, hosted by the ESCAP secretariat,
with in-kind support by Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability(APCD).
(a) The Session was formally opened by Mr. Nagesh Kumar, Director,
Social Development Division, ESCAP. It was attended byrepresentatives of 11 ESCAP members, 11 CSOs and 5 observers.
(b) The Session discussed: (i) Review of the implementation of decisions
and recommendations emanating from the Third Session of theWorking Group; (ii) Review of progress in the Asian and Pacific
Decade of Persons with Disabilities, 2013-2022; (iii) Review of
preparations for the 2017 High-level Intergovernmental Meeting on
the Midpoint Review of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons
with Disabilities (HLIGM); (iv) Review of resource mobilization for
Decade progress; and (v) Review of issues pertinent to thefunctioning of the Working Group for the second half of the Asianand Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities, 2013-2022.
(c) The Session made seven decisions, including those related to theediting and finalizing of the draft guidelines regarding passengers
with disabilities travelling by air, preparations for the 2017
High-level Intergovernmental Meeting with a focus on the review
process of the draft outcome document, and improving theeffectiveness of the Working Group, including its functions andprocedures among others. It also made seven recommendations,related to intended outcomes of the High-level Intergovernmental
Meeting, including the outcome document, support of on-going
initiatives and projects and funds to support the implementation of
the Decade.
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Ⅲ．DECISIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND MAJOR ACHEIVEMENTS BY THE
WORKING GROUP
11. Throughout its four sessions, the Working Group adopted a total of 29
decisions and 30 recommendations.
(a) Of these 59 decisions and recommendations, 22 are directly related
to the internal functioning of the Working Group, and 37 have
implications for matters outside of the Working Group.
(b) Of these 59 decisions and recommendations, 27 call for action by
Working Group members, and 28 call for action by the ESCAP
secretariat, while 2 call for action by both Working Group members
and the ESCAP secretariat, and 2 are targeted at all ESCAP
members and associate members.
12. In line with the decisions and recommendations emanating from eachof the four sessions, the Working Group made following achievements:

Procedure and internal communication(a) Adopted its own Rules of Procedure; 11(b) Launched an inter-sessional e-mail-based group for Working Group
members to exchange good practices and information on theimplementation of the Incheon Strategy, including reporting on roadmap actions and supporting the preparatory process toward the2017 High-level Intergovernmental Meeting;

Advocacy for disability inclusion in the post-2015 development agenda(c) Advocated for disability inclusion in the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development, including submission of the Incheon
Strategy to the Statistics Division of the United Nations
Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) to be used as areference for the development of the disability-inclusive indicatorsof the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);

Support of national and regional action for the implementation of the
Incheon Strategy

11

See Annex III for the Rules of Procedure.

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(d) Developed and adopted a road map for the implementation of the
Incheon Strategy, 12 which was later endorsed by the Commission atits 70th session through its Decision 70/23; 13(e) Submitted, in advance of its sessions, annual reports on Incheon
Strategy implementation of Working Group members, aligned withthe road map, including policies and rules of national civil aviation
authorities regarding passenger with disabilities;(f) Expressed its continued support for the mobilization of funding
contributions for a range of technical cooperation activities insupport of Incheon Strategy implementation, including continued
utilization of the ESCAP Multi-donor Trust Fund for the Asian and
the Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities; 14

Developing disability-inclusive guidelines(g) Gave input on the publication “Disability Inclusive Meetings: An
Operational Guide”, to support the provision of reasonableaccommodation and accessibility for persons with disabilities informal meeting settings; 15(h) Drafted the guidelines regarding the needs of and considerations forpassengers with diverse disabilities travelling by air. This was done
by a drafting committee, which leveraged insight and expertise fromvarious Working Group members;

Inputs for the midpoint review process(i) Supported the development and distribution of the ESCAP survey
on the midpoint review to collect baseline data for the Incheon
Strategy indicators, as well as gave input on the draft outcome
document in preparation for the 2017 High-level Intergovernmental
Meeting;

12

The Road map for the implementation of the Incheon Strategy can be accessed at:www.unescap.org/resources/road-map-implementation-incheon-strategy-make-right-real-persons-disabilities-asia-and13
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Annual Report (E/ESCAP/70/34) can be accessed at:www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=E/ESCAP/70/34&Lang=E
14
Information on the ESCAP Multi-donor Trust Fund for the Asian and the Pacific Decade of Persons with
Disabilities can be accessed at:www.unescap.org/announcement/escap-multi-donor-trust-fund-asian-and-pacific-decade-persons-disabilities
15
Disability Inclusive Meetings: An Operational Guide can be accessed at:www.unescap.org/resources/disability-inclusive-meetings-operational-guide－47－

Ⅳ ． EFFECTIVENESS OF AND CHALLENGES FACED BY THE WORKING
GROUP
13. The Working Group is envisioned as a unique mechanism in which anequal number of member States and civil society organizations from
Asia and the Pacific are represented and exercise the same rights. It
seeks to provide a platform to exchange views and propose actions on
the implementation of the Incheon Strategy, and embody inclusive
participation and decision-making as called for by the Incheon Strategy
and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
14. The envisioned equal participation between member States and civilsociety organizations, as well as inclusive participation anddecision-making, are well reflected in the Working Group throughout
its four sessions. Its function as a platform for collaboration to support
implementation of the Incheon Strategy is reflected through thedrafting of guidelines regarding the needs of and considerations forpassengers with disabilities travelling by air.
15. Despite these achievements, the Working Group faces a number ofchallenges in light of its initial objective and function as prescribed in
the Terms of Reference and procedures:

Objective(a) With the intended objective to provide technical advice and tosupport member States in their implementation of the Incheon
Strategy, beyond contributions to the publication “Disability
Inclusive Meetings: An Operational Guide” and the guidelines
regarding the needs of and considerations for passengers withdisabilities travelling by air, the Working Group has not elaborated
on ways and means to identify support that may be required bymember States who are not members of the Working Group.

Functions(b) With the intended function to advise member States on the reviewof the implementation of the Ministerial Declaration and theIncheon Strategy, and promote regional and subregional
cooperation, the Working Group has not been able to produce
tangible and specific advice beyond the ESCAP survey on the
midpoint review.
(c) The roadmap was created as a result of the discussion and input of
the Working Group, but member States outside of the Working－48－

Group (as well as members themselves) have had very little
knowledge of this document, indicating that outreach to member
States has been insufficient.
(d) With the intended function to conduct research on the evolving
situation of persons with disabilities in the region, the Working
Group has not taken any action to explore or report on the situationof persons with disabilities beyond annual reports on Incheon
Strategy implementation within their own domains.
(e) With the intended function to provide outreach to diverse disability
groups at the national and local levels, the Working Group adopted
a recommendation to communicate information and proposals fromWorking Group sessions to non-members of the Working Group.
However, there has been neither coordinated effort nor tangible
action to so do.

Procedures(f) While an inter-sessional e-mail-based group was created to promote
discussions between the Working Group members, the mechanism
has hardly been utilized by anyone.
(g) The Working Group, through its own developed and adopted Rulesof Procedure, prescribes self-financed participation by all members
including persons with disabilities. This resulted in an issue ofsustainable participation. The first three sessions were hosted bymember States, but the last session did not have a host government
to provide financial assistance. This resulted in a relatively lower
attendance.
(h) According to 4.3 in the Rules of Procedure, in the event that amember does not attend two consecutive sessions (regular or ad hoc),that member shall relinquish its seat on the Working Group. Twomembers were therefore required to relinquish its membership.
(i) While the Working Group’s membership was fixed during the firsthalf of the Decade, individual participants who represented member
States or civil society organizations often changed. When
representatives could not travel from their capitals, some member
States were represented by diplomats working at their Embassy in
Bangkok. Therefore, the level of institutional knowledge on the
Working Group and engagement of these members differed between
sessions, and posed challenges to effective communication andmaintaining momentum for achieving the decisions andrecommendations adopted by the Working Group.
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Ⅴ．PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE
WORKING GROUP
16. In light of the challenges identified above, the Working Group at its
Fourth Session made the following suggestions:(a) Allow for remote participation of Working Group members in any
forthcoming sessions if they are not able to participate in person;(b) Frame discussions around implementation of the goals of the
Incheon Strategy, focusing particularly on two goals within eachsession, among others;(c) Working Group members may bring to sessions relevant inputs fromother stakeholders, as appropriate;(d) Share the outcomes of Working Group sessions including reports
with all member States through channels such as ESCAP‘s Advisory
Committee of Permanent Representatives (ACPR);(e) Align the agenda of each Working Group session to support SDGs
and CRPD as appropriate.
17. To implement the suggestions above, amendments are required to bemade to the current Rules of Procedure for the Working Group.
Proposed amendments are inserted Annex III: Proposed Rules ofProcedure of the Working Group on the Asian and Pacific Decade of
Persons with Disabilities, 2013-2022, for the second half of the Decade.
Ⅵ．CONCLUSION
18. Noting the achievements, effectiveness and challenges associated with
the Working Group, the High-level Intergovernmental Meeting on the
Midpoint Review of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with
Disabilities, 2013-2022 is invited to express its views on the relevanceand functioning of the Working Group for the second half of the Decade(2018-2022).
19. In pursuance of the Terms of Reference of the Working Group, 16 thesecond announcement of interest in serving on the Working Group shalltake place at the High-level Intergovernmental Meeting. ESCAP
members and associate members and civil society organizations areinvited to express their interest in members of the Working Group in
the period 2018-2022. The proposed membership will be submitted to16

See provision 9 of the Terms of Reference in Annex I.
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the consideration of the Commission at its seventy-fourth session, in
2018, for the final decision on the composition of the Working Group forthe second term.
Annex I: Terms of Reference of the Working Group on the Asian and Pacific
Decade of Persons with Disabilities, 2013-2022

Objective
1.The objective of the proposed regional working group on the
Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities is toprovide technical advice and support to members and associate
members, to promote the full and effective implementation of
the Decade, 2013-2022.

Functions
2.In pursuance of the objective stated in paragraph 1 above,
the working group shall advise members and associate
members on the following:(a) Reviews of Decade progress, especially concerning theimplementation of the Ministerial Declaration on the Asianand Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities, 2013-2022, andthe Incheon Strategy to “Make the Right Real” for Persons with
Disabilities in Asia and the Pacific;(b) Regional and subregional cooperation to advance
implementation of the Ministerial Declaration and the Incheon
Strategy;(c) Research on the evolving situation of persons withdisabilities in the Asia-Pacific region;(d) Outreach to diverse disability groups at the national andlocal levels, and networking.

Membership
3.The working group shall be composed of representatives of
ESCAP members and associate members, as well as civilsociety organizations operating at the regional andsubregional levels in Asia and the Pacific.
4.The tenure of working group members shall be five years,
with the possibility of extension for another five years.
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5.All ESCAP members and associate members shall be eligible
to serve on the working group.
6.The working group should be composed of 30 members,
taking into account gender equality: 15 from members andassociate members and 15 from civil society organizations. At
least half of the seats allocated for civil society organizations
should be guaranteed for persons with disabilities andemerging civil society organizations.
7.A civil society entity that meets the following criteria shallbe eligible to serve as a member of the working group: (a)operate at the regional and/or subregional levels in Asia andthe Pacific; (b) be an organization or network that represents,
supports and/or promotes the interests of persons with diverse
disabilities; (c) has technical expertise relevant to advancing
the implementation of the Ministerial Declaration and theIncheon Strategy.
8.The announcement of interest by individual ESCAP
members and associate members, and civil society
organizations, in serving as members of the working groupshall take place at the High-level Intergovernmental Meetingon the Final Review of the Implementation of the Asian andPacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 2003-2012, Incheon,
Republic of Korea, from 29 October to 2 November 2012.
9.The proposed composition of the working group shall be
submitted to the Commission at the session that immediately
follows the High-level Intergovernmental Meeting, for a final
decision. Thus, the Commission at its sixty-ninth session, in
2013, will make the final decision on the composition of theworking group for the first term, spanning the period
2013-2017. The second announcement of interest in serving on
the working group shall take place at the High-level
Intergovernmental Meeting convened on the occasion of the
midpoint of the Decade (2017). The Commission at its
seventy-fourth session, in 2018, will make the final decision on
the composition of the working group for the second term,
spanning the period 2018-2022.
10.ESCAP members and associate members, civil society
organizations, in particular, organizations of persons withdisabilities, subregional intergovernmental agencies, United
Nations agencies, development cooperation agencies anddevelopment banks can attend meetings of the working groupas observers.
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Rules of procedure
11.The working group shall adopt its own rules of procedure.

Secretariat
12.The ESCAP secretariat shall serve as the secretariat of theworking group. It shall, inter alia, disseminate working group
documentation in accessible formats.
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Annex II: Composition of and attendance to the Working Group on the Asianand Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities, 2013-2022
Composition for the first 5 years of the Decade (2013-2017)
Members
15 Government Members:
1. Bangladesh
2. Bhutan
3. China
4. Fiji
5. India
6. Indonesia
7. Japan
8. Kiribati and Samoa share a seat (Samoa: first 2.5 years; Kiribati:
second 2.5 years)
9. Malaysia
10. Mongolia
11. Pakistan
12. Philippines
13. Republic of Korea
14. Russian Federation
15. Thailand
15 Civil Society Organization (CSO) Members:
1. Asia and Pacific Disability Forum
2. Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability
3. ASEAN Disability Forum
4. Asia-Pacific DPO United
5. Central Asia Disability Forum
6. South Asian Disability Forum
7. Pacific Disability Forum
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8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

Disabled People’s International Asia-PacificInclusion International Asia-PacificWorld Blind Union Asia-PacificWorld Federation of the Deaf Regional Secretariat in Asia andthe PacificWorld Federation of the Deafblind Asia and the PacificWorld Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry
Digital Accessible Information System (DAISY) Consortium
Rehabilitation International Asia Pacific Region

Observers
1 Government Observer:
1. Myanmar
3 CSO Observers:
1. ASEAN Autism Network
2. Christian Blind Mission
3. Community-based Rehabilitation Asia-Pacific Network
List of ESCAP members and CSOs that expressed interest in
membership in the Working Group at the High-level Intergovernmental
Meeting on the Final Review of the Implementation of the Asian andPacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 2003-2012(i) Members and associate members of ESCAP: (1) Bangladesh; (2)Bhutan; (3) China; (4) Fiji; (5) India; (6) Indonesia; (7) Japan;(8) Kiribati; (9) Malaysia; (10) Mongolia; (11) Myanmar; (12)Pakistan; (13) Philippines; (14) Republic of Korea; (15)
Russian Federation; (16) Samoa; and (17) Thailand.
(ii) Civil society organizations: (1) ASEAN Autism Network; (2)ASEAN Disability Forum; (3) Asia-Pacific Development
Center on Disability; (4) Asia-Pacific DPO United; (5) Asia
Pacific Disability Forum; (6) Central Asian Disability Forum;(7) Christian Blind Mission; (8) Community-based
Rehabilitation Asia-Pacific Network; (9) Commitments,
India; (10) DAISY Consortium; (11) Disabled Peoples’
International Asia-Pacific; (12) Inclusion International Asia
Pacific Regional Forum; (13) Pacific Disability Forum; (14)Rehabilitation International Asia Pacific Region; (15) South
Asian Disability Forum; (16) World Blind Union Asia-Pacific;(17) World Federation of the Deaf Regional Secretariat for
Asia and the Pacific; (18) World Federation of the Deafblind
Asia and the Pacific; and (19) World Network of Users andSurvivors of Psychiatry Asia-Pacific.

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Attendance at the first four sessions of the Working Group
X: present
ESCAP Government members
Bangladesh
Bhutan
China
Fiji
India
Indonesia
Japan
Kiribati / Samoa
Malaysia
Mongolia
Pakistan
Philippines
Republic of Korea
Russian Federation
Thailand
Civil Society Organizations
Asia and Pacific Disability Forum
Asia-Pacific Development Center on
Disability
ASEAN Disability Forum
Asia-Pacific DPO United
Central Asia Disability Forum
South Asian Disability Forum
Pacific Disability Forum
Disabled People’s International
Asia-PacificInclusion International
Asia-PacificWorld Blind Union Asia-PacificWorld Federation of the Deaf
Regional Secretariat in Asia and thePacific
World Federation of the Deafblind
Asia and the PacificWorld Network of Users and Survivorsof Psychiatry
Digital Accessible Information
System (DAISY) Consortium
Rehabilitation International Asia
Pacific Region--: absent
First
SessionSecondSessionThird
SessionFourthSession

X
X
X
X
X
X
X
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X
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SessionSecondSessionThird
SessionFourthSession

X

X

X

X

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X

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X

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Official Observers
Myanmar
ASEAN Autism Network
Christian Blind Mission
Community-based Rehabilitation
Asia-Pacific Network
Additional Observers and Guests
Samarthyam
Disability Rights Promotion
International
Japan International Cooperation
AgencyKorea Disabled People’s
Development Institute
UNICEF
Nippon Foundation
International Civil Aviation
Organization

First
SessionSecondSessionThird
SessionFourthSession

--X

--X

-X
--

--X

X

--

X

X

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SessionSecondSessionThird
SessionFourthSession

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Annex III: Proposed Rules of Procedure of the Working Group on the Asian andPacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities, 2013-2022, for the second half of theDecadeNote: This includes the proposed amendments to the Rules of Procedure of theWorking Group for the second half of the Decade, as reflected in paragraph 16.
Rule 1

Sessions
The following principles shall apply as regards the convening of sessions of
the Working Group:
1.1. Regular sessions of the Working Group shall be held annually.
1.2. Sessions shall be convened by the secretariat of the United Nations
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (hereinafter“ESCAP”).
1.3. The ESCAP secretariat may also convene ad hoc sessions of the Working
Group, if requested by more than half of the members of the Working Groupin consultation with the Chairperson.
1.4. The ESCAP secretariat shall transmit a written invitation to each regularsession of the Working Group, together with a provisional agenda, at least
sixty work days in advance of the start of the session, and, wheneverpracticable, a written invitation to each ad hoc session, together with aprovisional agenda, at least thirty work days before the start of each session.
1.5. An invitation to a session shall be sent to the senior official designated torepresent the member of the Working Group at the correspondence address
conveyed to the ESCAP secretariat for official correspondence. Responses toinvitations shall be sent via electronic mail to the ESCAP secretariat within
the requested time frame, that is, no later than thirty work days before aregular session and fifteen work days before an ad hoc session.
1.6. All formal correspondence addressed to government members of theWorking Group shall be copied to the permanent representatives of member
States that are members of the Working Group, in accordance with existing
rules and procedures of ESCAP, through official channels of communication.
Furthermore, formal correspondence shall be addressed to the functional
titles, and not to the personal names, of those designated to serve as standing
members of the Working Group.

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Rule 2Venue
2.1. Working Group sessions shall ordinarily be held at the Headquarters of
ESCAP in Bangkok.
2.2. Members of the Working Group may make known at a session their offers
to host subsequent sessions at an alternate venue.
2.3. A session may be held away from ESCAP Headquarters in Bangkok,
provided that the Working Group member representing a member State orcivil society organization that proposes to host the session covers the
additional costs to be incurred as a result of the change in venue, in
accordance with a cost estimate prepared by the ESCAP secretariat.

Rule 3

Secretariat
The ESCAP secretariat shall serve as the Secretariat of the Working Group.

Rule 4

Participation
4.1. Members of the Working Group shall participate in its sessions on aself-financing basis.
4.2. For meetings held away from ESCAP Headquarters, the host government
or host organization may consider defraying the cost of travel, accommodationand subsistence of Working Group members.
4.3. If members of the Working Group are unable to participate in its sessions
in person for justifiable reasons, they will request for remote participation via
electronic mail to the ESCAP secretariat no later than twenty working days
before a regular session and ten work days before an ad hoc session.
Arrangement for remote participation shall take into the importance oftechnologies accessible to persons with diverse disabilities to be used at thevenue.
4.4. In the event that a member does not attend two consecutive sessions(regular or ad hoc), that member shall relinquish its seat on the Working
Group.

Rule 5

Reasonable Accommodation
Every effort shall be made to provide reasonable accommodation torepresentatives of Working Group members.
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Rule 6

Conduct of business6.1. The Working Group shall at each session elect a Chairperson, as well as
two Vice Chairpersons, one from a government and one from a civil society
organization, who would serve until the next regular session.
6.2. The Chairperson may, if required, appoint a task force composed ofinterested Working Group members to undertake in-depth review of specificissues for consideration by the Working Group.
6.3. Before a proposal is agreed upon, the Chairperson shall call on the
ESCAP secretariat to provide a statement on the financial implications of the
proposal.
6.4. Decisions and recommendations of the Working Group shall, in principle,
be made by consensus. In the event that consensus cannot be reached,decisions shall be made by a majority of the Working Group members present
at a session and voting.

Rule 7

Voting7.1. Each Working Group member shall have one vote.
7.2. The Working Group shall normally vote by a show of hands. If the
Chairperson requests a roll-call, it shall be taken in the English languagealphabetical order of the names of Working Group members, that is, thenames of the member States followed by the names of the civil society
organizations.

Rule 8Agenda8.1. The provisional agenda for each regular session of the Working Groupshall be drawn up by the ESCAP secretariat. Working Group members may
suggest amendments to the agenda in writing in advance of the session ororally and in writing at the start of the session itself.
8.2. The provisional agenda of each session of the Working Group shall frame
discussions around implementation of the goals of the Incheon Strategy,
focusing particularity on two goals, among others, pre-determined at theprevious session.
8.3. The provisional agenda shall align the Incheon Strategy with the 2030
Agenda’s Sustainable Development Goals and the Convention on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities, as appropriate.
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8.4. Working Group members may bring to sessions relevant resource persons
and inputs from other stakeholders, as appropriate with the consent of theGroup in advance of the session.
8.5. The provisional agenda for the regular session shall include:(1) Opening of the session and adoption of the agenda.
(2) Election of the Chairperson and two Vice Chairpersons.
(3) Review of the implementation of decisions emanating from the previous
session of the Working Group.
(4) Review of progress in the Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with
Disabilities, 2013-2022, particularly concerning the following 17:(a) National-level implementation of the Ministerial Declaration on the Asianand Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities, 2013-2022, and the Incheon
Strategy to “Make the Right Real” for Persons with Disabilities in Asia and thePacific, including the implementation of the outcome document of the 2017
High-level Intergovernmental Meeting on the Midpoint Review, with a focus on
two of the Incheon Strategy goals;(b) Regional and subregional cooperation to advance implementation of the
Ministerial Declaration and the Incheon Strategy, with a focus on two of the
Incheon Strategy goals;(c) Research on the evolving situation of persons with disabilities in the
Asia-Pacific region;(d) Outreach to diverse disability groups, including women with disabilities, atthe national and local levels, and networking.
(5) Review of resource mobilization for Decade progress:(a) ESCAP trust fund for the Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with
Disabilities, 2013-2022;(b) Make the Right Real Fund of the Republic of Korea;(c) Other funding sources.
(6) Date and venue of the next regular session.

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Paragraph 2, Terms of Reference of the Working Group on the Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with
Disabilities, 2013-2022, as annexed.
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(7) Two goals of the Incheon Strategy to be focused on at the next regularsession.
(8) Other matters.
8.6. The provisional agenda for ad hoc sessions of the Working Group shall bedrawn up by the ESCAP secretariat, as required.

Rule 9Language
The sessions of the Working Group shall be conducted in English anddocumentation shall be issued in English.

Rule 10

Report on the sessions of the Working Group
10.1. The draft report on each session of the Working Group shall be preparedby the ESCAP secretariat and transmitted to Working Group members within
thirty work days of the end of a session. Working Group members shalltransmit any comments on the draft report to the ESCAP secretariat within
thirty work days of receiving the draft report. The ESCAP secretariat shalltransmit the final report to Working Group members and observers as soon as
possible, and in no event later than ninety work days after the session.
10.2. The report of each session of the Working Group shall, among others,
include its decisions and/or recommendations.
This decisions and/or
recommendations shall be discussed and agreed upon during the respective
session of the Working Group.
10.3. Unless otherwise mandated, until the end of the Decade the outcomes ofthe sessions of the Working Group and other Working Group endeavours shallbe incorporated in the triennial reports of the Executive Secretary to theCommission on the implementation of Commission resolution 69/13 on
Implementation of the Ministerial Declaration on the Asian and Pacific Decadeof Persons with Disabilities, 2013-2022, and the Incheon Strategy to “Make theRight Real” for Persons with Disabilities in Asia and the Pacific.
10.4. The ESCAP secretariat shall share the outcomes of the sessions of theWorking Group with member States through channels including, but notlimited to, the Advisory Committee of Permanent Representatives.
10.5. Official documents for the sessions of the Working Group shall be madeavailable in accessible formats, as required. A digital version of the official
documents for the sessions of the Working Group shall be made available inuniversally accessible formats, such as EPUB3 or DAISY.
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Rule 11

Representation and Tenure
11.1. The tenure of Working Group members, namely member States and civilsociety organizations, shall be five years spanning the period 2018 to 2022,
bearing in mind Rule 4.4. The Commission, at its seventy-fourth session in
2018, shall make the final decision on the composition of the Working Groupfor the second term spanning the period 2018-2022.
11.2. Each member State and civil society organization represented on the
Working Group 18 shall inform the ESCAP secretariat in writing of the nameof its senior representative, and confirm the address, including electronic mailaddress, to which official correspondence concerning the Working Groupshould be sent.
11.3. In the event that the designated representative of a Working Group
member, whether a member State or a civil society organization, is unable tocontinue her/his duty on the Working Group, that member State or civilsociety organization shall designate another senior official to represent it in
the Working Group.
11.4. Any member or associate member of ESCAP interested in attending asession in an observer capacity and on a self-financing basis shall express
such interest in writing to the ESCAP secretariat well in advance of theconvening of a session.
11.5.A civil society organization of an ESCAP member or associate memberthat is interested in attending a session of the Working Group, in an observer
capacity and on a self-financing basis, must meet the eligibility criteria
specified in paragraph 7 of the Terms of Reference of the Working Group.
Such a civil society organization shall express its interest in writing to the
ESCAP secretariat well in advance of the convening of a session.
11.6. Subregional intergovernmental agencies, United Nations agencies,
development cooperation agencies and development banks may be invited toattend Working Group sessions in an observer capacity and on a self-financing
basis.
11.7. Any member of the Working Group may contribute the technical inputs
of subject specialists to facilitate consideration of a matter on which a decisionor recommendation would be required of the Working Group. The ESCAP
secretariat may also invite such specialists to facilitate recommendations by
the Working Group. An invitation to a specialist to provide technical inputs toa session in an observer capacity shall be limited to that specific session andsuch an observer shall not participate in decision making by the Working
Group.
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See the composition of the Working Group, 2018 – 2022.
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Rule 12

Entry into force and amendments to theseRules of Procedure
12.1. These Rules of Procedure shall enter into force on the date of theiradoption by the Working Group.
12.2. Any aspect of these Rules of Procedure may be amended or overridden
during a Working Group session, provided the amendment or exception isconsistent with the spirit and intent of the Asian and Pacific Decade of
Persons with Disabilities, 2013-2022, and agreed to by the Working Group.
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（参考資料③：ウズベキスタン指点字講習会プロポーザル）

指点字講習会
目的：ウズベキスタン国内において、盲ろう者の支援はまだ確立されていないばかりか、当事者間においても徐々にその必要性が認知されつつある段階である。盲／ろうの当事者も盲ろう者に対してどのような支援の可能性があるのか、まだ明確に見出すことができていないとの相談が JV に寄せられた。それが正当なニーズであると判断したことから、本講習会は、
盲ろう者／視覚障害者／聴覚障害者の当事者組織におけるリーダーを対象に、日本で誕生した盲ろう者の代表的なコミュニケーション方法である「指点字」の基本的な方法を習得するために開催する。

日 時：2017 年 3 月 12 日（日）9 時― 12 時
9:00
9:05
9:15
集合
開会
講座

12:00
閉会

挨拶：オリム会長

挨拶：ろう者文化センター代表※修了後、「世界の笑顔のために」プログラムで供与を受けた点字器と点字タイプライターの寄贈式を行う予定。

場

所：タシケントろう者文化センター（板倉隊員の配属先）

講

師：JICA 北海道国際センター

研修業務課

福地健太郎

氏（全盲）

参加者：シルダリア州視覚障害者協会およびタシケントろう者文化センターの会員
およそ 5～10 名
進行係：山名田・板倉・通訳ボランティア
通

訳：(1) 日本語→現地語：現地人のボランティアに依頼予定(2) 現地語→ロシア語手話：手話通釈者へ依頼予定

配 付 物 ： Пщддержка

слепоглухих

людей

в

их

передвижении（ロシア語資料）
Бармоқ брайл ҳақида ўрганамиз（ウズベク語資料）＊板倉・山名田が翻訳したもの
障害理解啓発ノート（山名田作成）
必要物品：点字タイプライター、厚めの A4 用紙
現地業務費：通訳者への謝礼
講師対応：必要に応じ、送迎を含む一連の介助は山名田と板倉が行う（27-1 山名田／27-3 板倉）

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