1. BMF
BIWAKO MILLENNIUM
FRAMEWORK FOR ACTION
TOWARDS AN INCLUSIVE,
BARRIER-FREE AND RIGHTS-
BASED SOCIETY FOR
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
2. A Frame Work Declared in
the Intergovernmental
meeting 25-28 October 2002
Otsu City, Shiga, Japan
organized by United Nations
Economic
And
Social Council
3. It proclaimed the
extension of the Asian
and Pacific Decade of
Disabled Persons,
1993-2002, for
another decade,
2003-2012.
5. PREAMBLE OF BMF
1
Majority of the 400 million
persons with disabilities in
the Asian and Pacific region
are still thrown away from
education, employment and
other economic and social
6. PREAMBLE OF BMF
2
There should be ceaseless
dedication of Governments in
the Asian and Pacific region
to the promotion of full
participation and equality of
persons with disabilities in
the Asian and Pacific region
7. PREAMBLE OF BMF
3
Though there is significant
improvement in bringing
parity in the case of
differently abled children,
still has to go a long
distance
8. PREAMBLE OF BMF
4
The governments which
have yet to join the
signatories, should be
forced to join for the
enhancement of
differently abled people
in their countries
10. The governments in the
signatories of BMF should pass
and implement legislations
and policies regarding to the
equal opportunities to
differently abled people in all
the areas like education,
health, employment etc.
Including all the sorts of
differently abled people like
11. The governments in
the signatories of
BMF should
establish national
co-ordination
committees on
disability to monitor
the implementation
of such legislations
and policies
12. The governments in
the signatories of
BMF should support
the organizations of
differently abled
people and should
consult such
organizations when
constructing new
policies
13. The governments
in the signatories
of BMF should
ensure accurate
and reliable data
on the statistics of
the differently
abled people in
their countries
14. The governments in
the signatories of
BMF should make
early interventions
to ensure equal
participation of
such people in all
fields of life
15. The governments in
the signatories of
BMF should accept
community
approach to prevent
causes which leads
to disability and
such problems
16. BMF itself put forth seven priority areas for
action. A graphical representation formed by
BMF is given in the next slide
23. Self Help
Organizations
Targets
Target 1.Governments,
international funding agencies
and non-governmental
organizations (NGOs) should,
by 2004, establish policies to
support the development and
formation of self-help
organizations of persons with
disabilities in all areas, and
with a specific focus on slum
and rural dwellers.
Government should take steps
to ensure the formation of
parents associations at local
24. Self Help
Organizations
Targets
Target-2 There should be
full inclusion of
organizations and
associations of persons of
disabilities by 2005.
Governments and social
organizations should be
committed for the same
25. Self Help
Organizations
Actions to
reach
Targets
Action-1. Governments
should execute measures
following the guidelines of
the national coordination
committee on disability to
create useful
communication among self
helping organizations,
different ministries and
social organizations.
26. Self Help
Organizations
Actions to
reach
Targets
Action-2. Governments
should implement a
strategy review panel
within the national
coordination committee on
disability consisting of
representatives of persons
with diverse disabilities.
The panel should review all
policies and their
implementation which
directly or indirectly affect
persons with disabilities.
27. Self Help
Organizations
Actions to
reach
Targets
Action-3. Governments
should take action to
increase the representation
of persons with disabilities
in all areas of public life,
including government, at
all levels from national to
local, as well as the
legislature and judicial
bodies. This should be
promoted by means of
confirmatory action and
anti-discrimination
legislation.
.
28. Self Help
Organizations
Actions to
reach
Targets
Action-4. International
funding agencies and NGOs
should give special
consideration in funding
and other support to
endorse and enhance self-
help organizations of
people with disabilities.
29. Women with
Disabilities
Critical
Issues
Issue-1 Women with
disabilities are one of
the most marginalized
groups in society, as
they are multiply
disadvantaged
through their status as
women, as persons
with disabilities, and
are over-represented
among persons living
in poverty.
30. Women with
Disabilities
Critical
Issues
Issue-2 Women with
disabilities face extra
inequity because
there is bigger
possibility of physical
and sexual misuse,
rejection of their
reproductive rights,
and lack of
opportunity to have a
family life by getting
married.
31. Women with
Disabilities
Critical
Issues
Issue-3 Even inside the
set up of some self
help organizations of
people with disability,
women of such kind
often face
discrimination, as they
are considered inferior
members of such
organizations.
32. Women with
Disabilities
Critical
Issues
Issue-4 Even the so
called feminist groups
in the region have
forgotten or neglected
women with
disabilities because
such organizations do
not give memberships
to women of this kind
nor raise voice for
them