Paradigm shift in the concept of Disability and Rehabilitation - UNCRPD

Dear All

In view of the latest Act in the Disability Sector i.e., UNCRPD which is signed and ratified by our country, it is mandatory for all the stakeholders to take its benefits to the grass roots and thus to empower the target group of people.

UNCRPD looks disability with paradigm shift from the traditional or charity ‘medial model’ to ‘socio-developmental model or human resource (HR) model with right based strategies. Accordingly, the definition of disability is given as “inability to do the work in the given environment” and thus shifting the thinking of:

o disability first to recognize them as the person first,
o disability as the barrier to environment as the barrier,
o disability as the family issue to community issue,
o they cannot do to they can do,
o they are separate to part of the community
o disability as the burden to responsibility &
o disability as a welfare to development to HR model.

Let us concentrate on this shift and work for the needs of the persons with disabilities through right based strategies / approaches.

Looking forward for better networking .....

with thanks