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The 15 th DPIAP Regional Assembly, Inchon October 24-25, 2012

Direct and Indirect Discrimination: Law and Implementation Gap Samrerng Virachanang , Ph.D. Vice President, Foreign Affairs Disabilities Thailand (DTH) October 25, 2012. The 15 th DPIAP Regional Assembly, Inchon October 24-25, 2012. About PWD and DTH. Approximated Number of PWD in Thailand.

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The 15 th DPIAP Regional Assembly, Inchon October 24-25, 2012

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  1. Direct and Indirect Discrimination: Law and Implementation GapSamrerngVirachanang, Ph.D.Vice President, Foreign AffairsDisabilities Thailand (DTH) October 25, 2012 The 15th DPIAP Regional Assembly, InchonOctober 24-25, 2012

  2. About PWD and DTH

  3. Approximated Number of PWD in Thailand • About 10% of 64,000,000total population or 6, 000,000 PWD • Currently found 2,000,000 (All types of disability) • The Challenge -- Attempt to find the rest !!

  4. Disabilities Thailand (DTH) Structure • A legally recognized ultimate Thai disability organization * Present Chair: Mr. SuppacheepDidthad ** Immediate Past Chair: Mr. ChusakJanthayanond • DTH umbrella comprise of five legally recognized associations • Visual (Eyes) • Hearing (Ears) • Physical Ability (Locomotion)* • Mental/Behavioral Disability & Autism** • Intellectual/Learning Disability

  5. Law, Challenges and Recommendation to Bridge Implementation Gap

  6. The National Health Security Act 2002 • Existing Service • Health security service for all • Free service for PWD • Rehabilitation and early intervention

  7. The National Health Security Act 2002 • Challenges and recommendations to bridge gap • Extend early intervention service to provincial level • Set up and promote community life skill centers with active role of parents participation • Individualized medicine and annual health check-up • Increase specialized doctors and relevant specialists • Continuous campaign to raise awareness and right attitude on disability issues at all levels

  8. The National Education Act 2003 • Existing Service • Free education up to Bachelor Degree or equivalent • Right to choose education methods • formal education • non-formal education • alternative education

  9. The National Education Act 2003 • Challenges and recommendations to bridge gap • Encourage and support inclusive education in all schools • Establish “parallel class” (at least one school per district) • Extend special schools to urban areas • Establish community learning center with active involvement of parents • Provide education materials, learning kid & supportive service • Develop curriculum and transition plan in all levels of education • Increase specialized education manpower, e.g. sign language

  10. The Persons with Disabilities Empowerment Act 2007 • Direct Responsible Government Entity: • Ministry of Social Development and Human Security • The National Office for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (NEP)

  11. The Persons with Disabilities Empowerment Act 2007 • Existing Service • Work in collaboration with DTH on • Policy, direction and allocation of overall budget • Set up Provincial Office of Social Development and Human Security for PWD • Welfare • The Rehabilitation Fund • Work with the five PWD Associations on • Provide expertise, guidance, support and facilitate implementation plans in line with the allocated budget

  12. The Persons with Disabilities Empowerment Act 2007 • Challenges and recommendations to bridge gap • Ensure equal right and law protection via various means • Increase awareness on disability issues especially the intellectual and autistic groups • Promoting equally accessible and barrier-free society • Being inclusive in all social, political and public activities • Government support for self-advocate welfare/nursing home • Train and empower care taker and family in taking care of intellectual and autistic children • Encourage social media on promoting quality of life of PWD

  13. Employment -- A Real Challenge !!! • Existing Service • No specific employment law at present • No host ministry • Alternatively, a specially law is being implemented by NEP • Business sector must employ PWD at 100 : 1 in exchange of corporate tax incentive • Otherwise, must contribute by means of money to the Rehabilitation Fund

  14. Employment -- A Real Gap and A Big Challenge • Challenges and recommendations to bridge gap • Enact a specific law on employment for PWD • Set up a job opportunity exchange system between responsible ministerial office and business sector • Provide pre-employment and job coach system • Encourage government offices to employ more PWD • Set up community workshop with continuous funding • Promote Social Enterprise system as an alternative mean of self-employed

  15. Thank you for your valuable time Question & Answer

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