ABU Women’s Forum Meeting, Regional Conference and ABU General Assembly

Dates: 27th-29th February, 2012
Venue: Hotel City Park, Delhi

Programme

Day-1: ABU Women Forum

14.00 to 14.40 Hrs. Inauguration and Keynote address

Session 1---- “Status of Visually Impaired Women in ABU Region---Changing Scenario”

Paper 1: “ABU Research Study on Some Women Issues”

Paper 2: “Employment Scenario for Visually Impaired Women in the Region--- Challenges and Solutions”

Paper 3: “Enhancing Participation of Visually Impaired Women in Organizational Work”

16.00 to 17.00 Hrs.

Session 2:
1. Presentation of the activity report by the Chair Women Forum.
2. Action Plan for the next quadrennial

Day 2 : Regional Conference

Theme: UNCRPD—Implications and Prospects

9.30 Hrs. Inauguration and Keynote address

Keynote Speaker: Mrs. Maryanne Diamond, President, World Blind Union

10.30 Hrs. Coffee Break

11.00 Hrs.

Session 1: “UNCRPD framework and status”

Paper 1: “UNCRPD—Basic framework”

Speaker— Mr. Amer Makeram, Imm. Past President, ABU

Paper 2: “UNCRPD—Status in ABU Region”
Speaker— Mr. S.K. Rungta, Chair, ABU Advocacy Committee

Discussion

12.00 Hrs.

Session 2: “UNCRPD—International ramifications”

Paper 1: “UN Committee on monitoring UNCRPD—Role and present situation”

Paper 2: “WBU TOOL KIT FOR UNCRPD”

Speaker: Dr. Penny Hartin, CEO, World Blind Union

Paper 3: “WBU regional champions for UNCRPD—concept, Roles and Present status”
Speaker: Dr. William Rowland, Imm. Past President, WBU

13.00 Hrs. Lunch

14.00 Hrs.

Session 3: “ABU Research Projects”

Paper 1: “Inclusive Education in India”

Speaker: Mr. A.K. Mittal, President, All India Confederation of the Blind and Treasurer, World Blind Union

Paper 2: “Baseline Study on Participation of Blind Youth and Women in Organizations Working with the Blind in ABU Region”

Paper-3: “Follow-up Study on Status of Braille in ABU Region”

Speaker—Mr. Amir Ashraf, Chair, ABU Braille Committee

Paper-4: “Preparation of pre-Braille / reading readiness kits”

Paper-5: “Baseline study on UNCRPD and human rights in the context of visually impaired persons in Lebanon”

Speaker—Ms. Rana Kiwan, Lebanon

15.30 Hrs. Coffee Break

16.00-1700 Hrs.

Session-4: “UNCRPD—Special Features”

Paper 1: “Parallel reporting”

Speaker—Mr. Rajiv Raturi, Director, Human Rights Law Network, Delhi

Paper-2: “Legal Capacity”

Speaker—Mr. Nar Bahadur Limbu, President, Nepal Association of the Blind

Paper-3: “International Co-operation”