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APCD Trainings

DISABILITY EQUALITY TRAINING

APCD organized a Disability Equality Training (DET) Extension Program in 2 Provinces in order to promote a disability model and raise awareness on disability issues for target groups.

February 19, 2008
The DET Extension Group arranged a seminar for PWDs, local authority officers, special education teachers as well as staff who are responsible for refugees and hill tribes at Mae Sot District, Mae Hong Sorn Province, in northwest Thailand. The curriculum focused on the rights of PWDs with Thailand's new Empowerment for Persons with Disabilities Act 2007.

March 25 - 26, 2008
Two ex-participants of the DET Training of Trainers, a volunteer from Chiang Mai Province and APCD HRD personnel organized a 2 days DET Seminar at Nan Province.

Target groups were persons with disabilities, teachers and staff from a Special Education Center, hospital personnel, local authorities and social workers.

The contents included a correct understanding of 'Disability', the medical and social models, inclusion in society as well as a simulation activity in the city and hotel to monitor accessibility and the facilities.

APCD THAI EX-TRAINEE FOLLOW-UP SEMINAR
28 - 29 FEBRUARY 2008

APCD organized a 2 days seminar for Thai APCD ex-trainees in order to update their work progress on their target areas after receiving training from APCD as well as build up networking and collaboration by sharing knowledge between ex-trainees who had previously received training on empowerment and a barrier-free society.

Activities included were:

• Disability Equality Training: training to encourage right attitudes on equality between persons with disabilities and non-disabled persons.
• Reports on the projects and activities of the 17 selected ex-trainees.
• An update on the movement of persons with disabilities in Thailand by inviting leaders of persons with disabilities to share their activities and news.

Ex-trainees had an excellent opportunity to exchange and share their knowledge and information which can be utilized and applied in their own target areas. Network was built among them to further develop their work and expand target groups in the future. As an organizer, APCD, received comments and suggestions on conducting training, follow-up, evaluation and ways to support them.

WOMEN WITH DISABILITY TRAINING
4 - 6 MARCH 2008

APCD's concept is to break barriers for all, including women with disabilities who are ignored by society. This is the first time for APCD to organize a Seminar on Women with Disabilities (WWD). The Seminar was conducted from 4-6 March 2008 at APCD's training building. The objectives were to give knowledge in equality and rights for Women with Disabilities and set up networking among the 35 participants who are leaders of women and men with disabilities.

Contents of the seminar included reviewing the international legal framework and social norm (CEDAW), and analysis regarding the roles of women and men. Group discussion focused on disclosure of male and female stereotypes, the relationship between poverty and rights in development, a panel discussion on women's participation in development and the current situation & crisis/problems of women with disabilities. Participants also had a chance to visit Promoting Womens' Status Center in order to see real problems. Participants then wrote action plans for future networking.