Search # to go to Page Seach * to go to Sections Report on Sufficiency Economy to Sustainable and Disability-Inclusive Development for South Asian Countries (Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka) and Thailand Logos: Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, APCD Flags: Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand 15-28 September 2019 Bangkok, Nakhon Pathom and Buri Ram Province #Page 3 Table of Contents FOREWORD 4 APCD 5 Report on APCD Foundation’s Programme Implementation 2019 6 APCD as Secretariat of Networks 54 Annex 1: Recommendations/ Declarations made 61 by APCD Participants in year 2019 Annex 2: Awarded to APCD 74 #Page 4 FOREWORD The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) identified in ‘Incheon Strategy’ to “Make the Right Real” for Persons with Disabilities in Asia-and the Pacific: Goal 10 Advance sub-regional, regional and inter-regional cooperation at article 32 as “The Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD), which was established as a legacy of the first Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons to promote the empowerment of persons with disabilities and their representative organizations, and a barrier-free and inclusive society, is called upon to continue building the capacities of persons with disabilities and multi-sectoral collaboration, with special attention to encouraging private sector engagement in disability-inclusive business that promotes disability-friendly products, services, employment opportunities and entrepreneurship development”. APCD as a regional center on disability and development has promoted various international instruments such as United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), Incheon Strategy “to Make the Right Real” for Persons with Disabilities in Asia and the Pacific, as well as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). This APCD 2019 Report records our efforts on promoting the mentioned key international instruments through our contributions to community-based inclusive development (CBID), disability inclusive business (DIB) and disability inclusive sports (DIS) during 2019. APCD could not have accomplished our mission without support from the following contributors; UNESCAP, ASEAN Secretariat, Japan – ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF), Ministry of Social Development and Human Security of Thailand (MSDHS), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), The Nippon Foundation (TNF), Japan Foundation (JF), and Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand. We would like to express our sincere appreciation for their collaboration. APCD hopes this booklet of its best practices will be beneficial to all readers, persons with disabilities, all stakeholders working with and for persons with disabilities. Dr. Tej Bunnag President Foundation of Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability Bangkok, Thailand #Page 5 Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD) is a regional center on disability and development established in Bangkok, Thailand as a legacy of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 1993-2002 by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP). Currently, APCD is managed by the Foundation of Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD Foundation) under the Patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn. APCD has been endorsed by the UNESCAP as a regional cooperative base for its Biwako Millennium Framework for an inclusive society in the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 2003-2012, and its Incheon Strategy to Make the Right Real 2013-2022. #Page 6 Report on APCD Foundation’s Programme Implementation 2019 INCHEON STRATEGY GOAL 1: Reduce poverty and enhance work and employment prospects #Page 7 CRPD Article 27: Work and Employment SDGs GOAL 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere GOAL 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all #Page 8 Skill Development Training for Persons with Disabilities in Hotel Business 2019, 18-20 March 2019, Bangkok, Thailand Around 50 persons with diverse disabilities, their parents, and supporters took part in the ‘Skills Development Training for Persons with Disabilities: Hotel Business 2019’. The APCD organized the training in collaboration with the Hyatt Regency Hotel Bangkok and by the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security of Thailand. APCD participated in the Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA) Workshop on Project Management in line with Sufficiency Economy Philosophy, 31 January 2019, Bangkok, Thailand #Page 9 APCD’s 60+ Plus staffs and trainees undergo cooking class at Ajinomoto Cooking Club, Bangkok, Thailand, 5 June 2019 Staffs and trainees with disabilities from APCD’s 60+ Plus Projects for All Series team had some fun activities learning to cook at the Ajinomoto Cooking Club in Bangkok, Thailand on 5 June 2019. APCD’s 60+ Plus Project received a grant from Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), Bangkok, Thailand, 12 March 2019 #Page 10 60+ Plus Projects for All Skills Development Training for Persons with Disabilities: Employability in Food Business 2019, Bangkok, Thailand, 18 July 2019 Annual International Training Course (AITC) on Sufficiency Economy to Sustainable and Disability Inclusive Development, 15-28 September 2019, APCD Training Center, Bangkok, Nakhon Pathom, and Buri Ram Province, Thailand Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD) organized the Annual International Training Course (AITC) for potential community leaders with/without disabilities and government representative from the South Asian countries (Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka) and Thailand on Sufficiency Economy to Sustainable and Disability Inclusive Development from 15-28 September 2019. The training aims at strengthening regional collaboration and networks among countries and also to involve and build the capacity through exchanging knowledge and information in successfully implementing activities towards sustainability in perspective of SEP. #Page 11 INCHEON STRATEGY GOAL 2: Promote participation in political processes and in decision-making CRPD Article 29: Participation in political and public life SDGs GOAL 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries GOAL 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels #Page 12 Workshop on Policy and Development for ASEAN Hometown Improvement Project, 16 January 2019, Phnom Penh, Cambodia The ASEAN Hometown Improvement Project’s workshop was conducted in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on policy guidelines on the development of persons with disabilities. The workshop was attended by representatives from the government and DPOs. ASEAN Hometown Improvement Project’s National Policy Workshop, 20-23 January 2019, Quezon City, Philippines, The ASEAN Hometown Improvement project workshop on establishing a formal structure to push for policies in improving the lives of persons with disabilities was conducted in the Philippines. The workshop was attended by representatives from the government, as well as members and officers of Disabled Peoples’ Organizations, and observers. #Page 13 Strategic Follow-Up Meeting with ASEAN Secretariat and Other Partners, 10-12 February 2019, Jakarta, Indonesia The APCD team visited the ASEAN Secretariat office in Indonesia to strengthen ties between organizations and to explore possible collaboration in line with the implementation of the ASEAN Enabling Masterplan 2025. The YayasanAutisma Indonesia and the London School of Public Relation also joined the meeting. ASEAN Autism Mapping’s Thailand National Workshop for Policy Recommendations on Autism, 16 March 2019, Bangkok, Thailand, APCD’s ASEAN Autism Mapping Project conducted the Thailand National Workshop for Policy Recommendations on Autism in Bangkok, on 16 March 2019 with representatives from government and disabled people’s organizations, including Autistic Thai Foundation. #Page 14 APCD’s ASEAN Autism Mapping Lao PDR’s National Workshop for Policy Recommendations on Autism, 19 March 2019, Vientiane, Lao PDR ASEAN Autism Mapping conducted National Workshop for Policy Recommendations on Autism in Vientiane, Lao PDR on 19 March 2019 with participants from various sectors including government, civil society, and disabled people’s organizations. ASEAN Autism Mapping (AAM) National Policy Workshop and World Autism Awareness Day, 1-2 April 2019, Phnom Penh, Cambodia The National Policy Workshop was conducted by APCD’s ASEAN Autism Mapping (AAM) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The event also coincided with the celebration of the World Autism Awareness Day in the capital city. #Page 15 National Workshop for Policy Recommendations for APCD’s ASEAN Autism Mapping Project, 26-28 April 2019, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia #Page 16 ASEAN Regional Workshop for Policy Recommendations on Autism for APCD’s ASEAN Autism Mapping Project, 21-22 October 2019, Bangkok, Thailand The Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD), in collaboration with ASEAN Secretariat, the Senior Officials Meeting on Social Welfare and Development (SOMSWD), and ASEAN Autism Network (AAN) with support from Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF), conducted the ‘ASEAN Regional Workshop for Policy Recommendations on Autism’ from 21 to 22 October 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand. Around 60 participants from ASEAN member states representing various government agencies, disabled people’s organizations, local and international non-government organizations took part in the regional workshop.The representatives from all ASEAN member states and the AAN members shared a platform to present National and Regional Policy Recommendations. The compiled updated policy recommendations on autism will be endorsed as a unified voice of all ASEAN concerned entities to push future accomplishments in the region. #Page 17 INCHEON STRATEGY GOAL 3: Enhance access to the physical environment, public transportation, knowledge, information and communication CRPD Article 9: Accessibility SDGs GOAL 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all GOAL 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation #Page 18 APCD’s 60+ Plus Chocolate Products and Café Featured on Thai TV Channel 3, 13 February 2019 Bangkok, Thailand Courtesy Call to Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEP) and Support for ‘Innovative for Blind’ Event, 25 March 2019, Bangkok, Thailand #Page 19 Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration (DASTA) Study Tour to observe and learn more about the concept of Universal Design in the hotel industry at APCD, 8 May 2019, Bangkok, Thailand Visit to Partner Schools for Autism by the ASEAN Autism Mapping Project to understand the learning curve of children with autism, 16-20 February 2019, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam #Page 20 APCD joined The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Destination Marketing Forum 2019, on the theme Redefining a Destination- ‘Reviving the past to reimage the future’ on 29 November 2019, Pattaya, Thailand #Page 21 INCHEON STRATEGY GOAL 4: Strengthen social protection CRPD Article 28: Adequate standard of living and social protection SDGs GOAL 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere GOAL 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries #Page 22 Capacity-Building of Self Advocates Group of Thai Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (Dao Ruang Group), 9-10 February 2019 Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, Forty-five self-advocates of the Dao Ruang Group, their parents and supporters participated in the ‘Capacity-Building of Self-Advocates Groups of Thai Persons with Intellectual Disabilities’ in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand from 9 to 10 February 2019. The fun interactive and informative activities involved participants doing indoor and outdoor games and activities, a tour of Wang Nam Khao, and drafting action plans for future activities ASEAN Hometown Improvement Forum, 7-8 March 2019, Bangkok, Thailand Around 100 participants from ASEAN member countries representing various government agencies, disabled people’s organizations (DPOs), and local and international non-government organizations took part in the regional forum. The Forum gave project partners from Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam opportunities to present their respective National Policy Guidelines related to the ASEAN Hometown Improvement Project, as well as to give updates on the progress of the Hometown Improvement Projects in their respective areas. A mini exhibit of disability-inclusive business products ranging from cactus farming and bamboo fertilizer, to bakery and batik products, and organic farm produce was mounted all throughout the two-day Forum. The Forum was supported by ASEAN Secretariat and Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF). #Page 23 APCD Joined Singapore Cooperation Programme’s ‘Course on Empowering Persons with Disabilities and Special Needs’, 27-31 May 2019, Singapore #Page 24 INCHEON STRATEGY GOAL 5: Expand early intervention and education of children with disabilities CRPD Article 7: Children with Disabilities Article 30: Participation in cultural life, recreation, leisure and sport SDGs GOAL 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all #Page 25 APCD Joined Angels Walk for Autism, 3 March 2019 Pasay City, Philippines The APCD once more became part of the historic staging of Angels Walk for Autism in the Philippines on 3 March 2019. The yearly event, organized by Autism Society Philippines with the support of SM Cares, regularly attracts more than 20,000 participants with autism, their parents, and supporters. The event is aimed at recognizing and improving the rights of persons with autism in the Philippines, and acknowledging their contribution and productivity in Philippine society. APCD introduced Adapted Sports Training at Foundation for Children with Disabilities (FCD), 14 May 2019, Bangkok, Thailand, As part of the advocacy of APCD’s Community Development Department towards the promotion of Disability-Inclusive Sports for Tomorrow, APCD team conducted Boccia game for 16 children with disabilities, their parents and FCD staff. The training was aimed at improving children with disabilities; capacity to develop health care, social skills and physical skills through leisure, recreation and adapted sports, as well as strengthen partnership between APCD and FCD. #Page 26 Training of Trainers (TOT) on Inclusive Development through Disability-Inclusive Sports (DIS) in Mekong Countries and Japan, 7-13 July 2019, Vientiane, Lao PDR More than 50 participants from the ASEAN region took part in the ‘Training of Trainers (TOT) on Inclusive Development through Disability-Inclusive Sports (DIS) in Mekong Countries and Japan in Vientiane, Lao PDR, from 7 to 13 July 2019. The event also gathered officials and members of the ASEAN Autism Network (AAN) to attend a meeting with AAN Executive Board members, ASEAN Secretariat, parents/trainers of athletes with autism and resource persons. The event was organized by the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare (MLSW), Government of Laos, Association for Autism (AfA), Japan Foundation Asia Center, and APCD in cooperation with AAN and other partners. The TOT aims to develop the skills of parents/teachers of athletes with autism to be effective trainers on adapted sports for tomorrow by gaining comprehensive understanding of autism development through disability-inclusive sports through a participatory learning approach. #Page 27 Third Country Training Programme 2019: Inclusive Development through Disability-Inclusive Sports, 21-30 July 2019, Bangkok, Thailand More than 20 potential athletes with autism and persons with psychosocial disabilities, and their parents from ASEAN countries took part in the Third Country Training Programme 2019: Inclusive Development Through Disability-Inclusive Sports in Bangkok, Thailand, from 21 to 30 July 2019. The participants came from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. They were trained by resource persons and experts from the Sports Authority of Thailand, trainers from Singapore, self-advocates with autism on adapted sports from Canada, and an expert from Japan. The 10-day training programme enabled participants to learn new skills in disability-inclusive sports, including track and field, cycling, and Takkyu Volley, a modified, more inclusive version of table tennis developed in Japan. TCTP 2019 was conducted by the Government of Thailand and the Government of Japan, and implemented by Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD) with support from Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA) under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in collaboration with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). #Page 28 APCD visited the office of the Co-Innovation Laboratory (COIL) to seek collaboration for organizing the “Japan-ASEAN Exchange on Autism Sport for Tomorrow 2020” , 6th December 2019, Tokyo, Japan #Page 29 INCHEON STRATEGY GOAL 6: Ensure gender equality and women’s empowerment CRPD Article 5: Equality and non-discrimination Article 6: Women with disabilities SDGs GOAL 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls #Page 30 AICHR Youth Debate on Human Rights 2019 (Partnership for Sustainability) visit at APCD, 19 September 2019, Bangkok, Thailand APCD joined Launch Event on ‘Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Guidelines on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action’, 28 November 2019, Bangkok, Thailand #Page 31 APCD attended a Workshop on “Promoting the Sexual and Reproductive Rights, and Rights Knowledge to Youths with Disabilities”, 25 December 2019, Bangkok, Thailand #Page 32 NCHEON STRATEGY GOAL 7: Ensure disability-inclusive disaster risk reduction and management CRPD Article 11: Situation of risk and humanitarian emergencies SDGs GOAL 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts #Page 33 APCD provided input in the workshop organized by Department on Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, UNDP and Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation on “Building the Resillence of Persons with Disabilities to Cope with Climate Change in the Asia-Pacific Region”, 10 June 2019, Bangkok, Thailand INCHEON STRATEGY GOAL 8: Improve the reliability and comparability of disability data #Page 34 CRPD Article 31: Statistics and data collection SDGs GOAL 17: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development #Page 35 Follow-Up Meetings with ASEAN Autism Mapping Project Partners and Stakeholders, 14-16 January 2019, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Follow-Up Meeting and Courtesy Visits to ASEAN Autism Mapping Project Partners and Stakeholders, 29 January –1 February 2019, Quezon City, Philippines #Page 36 Visit and Meeting with Partners for the ASEAN Autism Mapping Project, 11-15 February 2019, Singapore Study Visit of Researchers from the International Islamic University of Malaysia on Employability for Persons with Disabilities to APCD, 10 October 2019, Bangkok, Thailand #Page 37 INCHEON STRATEGY GOAL 9: Accelerate the ratification and implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and harmonization of national legislation with the Convention CRPD Article 32: International cooperation Article 33: National implementation and monitoring SDGs GOAL 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries GOAL 16: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels #Page 38 APCD Internal Capacity Development Training on International Instruments ( UNCRPD, SDGs, Incheon Strategy, and ASEAN Enabling Master plan) 25 January 2019, Bangkok, Thailand Fifth Session of the Working Group on the Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities 2013-2022, 21 February 2019, Bangkok, Thailand #Page 39 Meeting with APCD Projects’ Partners and Stakeholders, and Cooperation Signing Ceremony with National Committee on Persons with Disabilities, 17-20 February 2019, Hanoi, Vietnam APCD’s ASEAN Hometown Improvement Project and ASEAN Autism Mapping Project met with officials from the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA), as well as attended the Signing Ceremony of the Cooperation Program of the National Committee on Persons with Disabilities of Vietnam in Hanoi, Vietnam from 17 to 20 February 2019. The APCD team discussed current and future partnerships with MOLISA’s Department of International Cooperation Deputy Director General. The signing ceremony, meanwhile, officially acknowledged the collaboration between APCD and the NCD in Vietnam. #Page 40 APCD was invited to conduct a session on ‘Stakeholders Collaboration to Promote Community-Based Inclusive Development’ at Srinakharinwirot University, 29 October 2019, Bangkok Thailand APCD attended the Disability Inclusive Development Train-the-Trainers Intensive Workshop that addressed CRPD as a significant framework for disability-inclusive development, 3-10 November 2019 in Seoul, South Korea #Page 41 APCD assisted to review a Strategic Plan of the Foundation for Children with Disabilities (FCD) and shared good practices on promoting Community-Based Inclusive Development (CBID), 7 November 2019, Thailand APCD joined the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security programme to promote the International Day of People with Disabilities at the Government House, 3 December 2019, Bangkok, Thailand #Page 42 APCD Joined the Asia-Pacific Launch of the United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy: Making the Right Real in Our Region, in commemoration of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, 3 December 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand APCD attended the Regional Forum on Advancing Disability-Inclusive Development through the Beijing Action Plan, 18-19 December 2019 at Guangzhou City, China #Page 43 INCHEON STRATEGY GOAL 10: Advance subregional, regional and interregional cooperation CRPD Article 32: International cooperation SDGs GOAL 17: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development #Page 44 Exploratory Meeting for Future Collaboration with Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), 28 January 2019, Bangkok, Thailand Courtesy Call of APCD to the Ambassador of Mongolia, 30 January 2019, Bangkok, Thailand #Page 45 Thai-Japan Association School Study visit and Workshop on Bakery at APCD, 12 February 2019 Bangkok, Thailand Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Mongolia Counterpart Training Program in Thailand” Field Visit to APCD, 13-20 February 2019, Bangkok Thailand 12 participants representing JICA, the Government of Mongolia, disabled people’s organizations (DPOs), and non-government organizationstook part in a ‘Thai Study Tour 2019’ from 13 to 20 February 2019 in Bangkok and Pattaya, Thailand. The programme was organized by JICA/DPUB in collaboration with APCD. The study tour mainly focused on assessing the basic models used in the implementation of UN CRPD and inclusive best practices, to analyze the relationship among the agencies involved in the disability movement, the methods used, and the performance outcomes achieved by the populations served. The study tour wasalso a part of the Government of Mongolia’s promotion of 4th Asia-Pacific Community-based Inclusive Development Congress that was scheduled to take place on 2-3 July 2019 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. #Page 46 Bachelors and Masters level students from the Political Science Program in Politics and International Relations, Faculty of Political Science of Thammasat University visited APCD, 26 March 2019, Bangkok, Thailand APCD participated in the Asia-Pacific Autism Conference, 20-22 June 2019, Singapore #Page 47 APCD Participated in Rehabilitation International (RI) Asia and Pacific Regional Conference, 25-29 June 2019, Macau #Page 48 APCD as secretariat of the International Organizing Committee (IOC) of the 4th Congress and Community Based Rehabilitation Asia-Pacific (CBR AP) Network co-organized the 4th Asia-Pacific Community-Based Inclusive Development (4 AP CBID) Congress 2019, 1-4 July 2019 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia The 4th Asia-Pacific Community-Based Inclusive Development (CBID) Congress 2019 was held on 2nd-3rd July 2019 in Shangri-La hotel, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia with the theme Sustainable Social Development and Economic Growth through Community-Based Inclusive Development (CBID). The Congress was the largest gathering of CBID practitioners in the region and was attended by 643 delegates from 43 countries representing organizations of persons with disabilities and other non-governmental organizations, governments, development agencies, donors and the business sector. It provided a platform to exchange lessons learned and good practices on the economic empowerment of persons with disabilities in order to break the cycle of poverty towards sustainable social development and economic growth through CBID. The Congress was organized by the Government of Mongolia, through the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, and the CBR Asia-Pacific Network in collaboration with WHO, UNESCAP, JICA/DPUB, Leonard Cheshire, CBM International, Italian Association Amici di Raoul Follereau (AIFO), and Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD). Apart from various presentations about the empowerment of persons with disabilities and the promotion of CBID and DIB concepts, a post-Congress workshop was also conducted on the theme, ‘Strengthening Regional Cohesion: Collaborative Networks and Inclusive Development in Asia’ organized by Liliane Foundation, LINC-Asia, CBID AP Network, APCD, and UNESCAP. #Page 49 Visit from officials of Taipei Economic & Cultural Office (TECO) on 5 July 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand Member of Parliament Ms. Anusaree Tubsuwan Visited APCD, Bangkok, Thailand, 9 July 201 #Page 50 Taiwanese University Students Exchange Program at APCD, 26 August 2019, Bangkok, Thailand Study visit of WAFCAT and Students from Rangsit University at APCD, 9 October 2019, Bangkok, Thailand #Page 51 Study Visit of Students and Lecturers from the Faculty of Education, Srinakharinwirot University and University of Vienna at APCD, 19 November 2019, Bangkok, Thailand APCD Mission to Lao PDR for Strengthening Collaboration among Stakeholders in ASEAN Region, 17-20 November 2019, Vientiane, Lao PDR #Page 52 Study Visit of Daegu Vocational Competency Development Institute from South Korea, 31 July 2019, in Bangkok, Thailand ASEAN Delegates from Training on “Comprehensive Rehabilitation for Workers with Physical Disabilities” at APCD, 29 August 2019, Bangkok, Thailand #Page 53 Delegates from Director-General Forum of ASEAN Countries on Development Cooperation pay a visit to APCD as field trip on ‘Inclusive Society for ASEAN through Development Cooperation’ on 23 August 2019 APCD attended the 20th Anniversary of the Wheelchairs and Friendship Center of Asia (Thailand), at Bangkok Art and Culture Center, 14 December 2019, Bangkok, Thailand #Page 54 APCD as SECRETARIAT OF NETWORKS #Page 55 APCD as Secretariat of Networks in the Asia-Pacific Region APCD is the Secretariat of Community-Based Rehabilitation(CBR) Asia-Pacific (AP) Network since 2009 The first Asia-Pacific CBR Congress was held in February 2009 in Bangkok, Thailand. There were 650 participants from 52 countries of the Asia-Pacific region and from other regions. An outcome of the Congress was the initiation of the CBR AP Network. Vision Inclusive development and inclusive society. Mission To promote, develop and support CBR in the region and globally. Objective To promote, support and facilitate: 1.Documentation and sharing of good practices and lessons learned; 2.The regional base for capacity development at individual and organizational levels; 3.National, sub-regional and global CBR networks; 4.Linkage among stakeholders and a strong alliance with organizationsof persons with disabilities and families, national and international non- governmental institutions/ organizations, academia, national and local governments, donors and UN agencies; 5.Evidence-based research initiatives; 6.Implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and inclusive Millennium Development Goals; 7.National and international development initiatives/commitments to be inclusive; 8.Disability advocacy and awareness-raising in the region. In 2019, the Government of Mongolia and CBR AP Network co-organized the 4th Asia-Pacific Community-Based Inclusive Development Congress 2019 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on 1-4 July 2019in collaboration with WHO, UN ESCAP, JICA/DPUB, Leonard Cheshire, CBM International, Italian Association Amici di Raoul Follereau (AIFO), Liliane Foundation and Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD). At the moment the CBR AP Network is in the process of reviewing, reactivation and restructuring of the mechanism, coordination, and communication system. #Page 56 APCD is the Secretariat of ASEAN Autism Network (AAN) since 2010 In January 2010, the 5th APCD Workshop for ‘The Capacity Development of Self-Help Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (CDSHOD)’ was held in Bangkok. During this workshop, an idea to establish an autism network in the ASEAN region was proposed and informally agreed by the family members of the autism community from Brunei Darussalam, Myanmar, Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand. It was proposed that the Network be a platform to engage and empower parent support groups and self-help organizations to work for an autism-friendly ASEAN region. To support this movement, APCD was tasked to organize an Autism Workshop. The ASEAN Autism Network (AAN) was formally inaugurated during the Autism Workshop organized by APCD in cooperation with JICA in Bangkok on 13-15 December 2010. This unique gathering brought together 27 representatives from 9 countries, including Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. Each participant had a person with autism in their family. A core concept of the workshop was ‘Family Comes First’. Vision: 1.Family support groups to collaborate, cooperate, coordinate, and unite in developing a holistic autism curriculum that would be local, affordable and accessible. Strategies and intervention programmes would be non-discriminatory in support of families, including those economically challenged. More importantly, the extended family structure on which the ASEAN community is based would remain the basis of any developmental programme and strategy. 2.Autism advocacy in ASEAN. It would work at the national and sub-regional levels to promote the rights of persons with autism. Self-advocates could be supported to form their own groups at the community level. 3.Discussion of autism-related issues to promote information sharing and facilitate common approaches. Mission To support, assist, facilitate and enhance autism-related family support groups in collaboration with other stakeholders in the ASEANregion and globally. Objective To educate, develop, and provide opportunities for family support groups, helping them to grow towards achieving global standards with reference to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities #Page 57 (UNCRPD) and other international and regional instruments relating to autism. The Network wascompleted as 10 member countries whenSingapore joined the network in 2016. Every country member is moving actively to promote and protect the rights of persons with Autism in their country. In 2019, in cooperation withtheMinistry of Labor and Social Welfare (MLSW), Government of Laos, Association for Autism (AfA), Japan Foundation Asia Center and other partners, AAN Country member nominated more than 50 representatives, including potential athletes with autism, their parents/ family member as trainers from the ASEAN region took part in the ‘Training of Trainers (TOT) on Inclusive Development through Disability-Inclusive Sports (DIS) in Mekong Countries and Japan’ in Vientiane, Lao PDR, from 7 to 13 July 2019. The event also gathered officials and members of the ASEAN Autism Network (AAN) to attend a meeting with AAN Executive Board members on 8 July 2019. AAN prepared to publish the book of 10 years anniversary of AAN which its name ‘Celebrating 10 Great Years’. Furthermore, AAN collaborated with APCD, ASEAN Secretariat and Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) to organize ASEAN Regional Workshop for Policy Recommendations on Autism in October, Bangkok and AAN also has been in the process to receive the accreditation from ASEAN Secretariat. #Page 58 APCD is the Secretariat of The Asia-Pacific Federation of the Hard of Hearing and Deafened (APFHD) since 2012 The Asia-Pacific Federation of the Hard of Hearing and Deafened (APFHD) is a regional network of formal and non-formal organizations of hard of hearing and deafened people in Asia and Pacific (AP) region. APFHD provides a platform to unite voices of millions of people who are hard of hearing and deafened, raise awareness and protect their rights in Asia and Pacific region. APFHD founded on March 2, 2012 inBangkok, Thailand by a group of representatives who are hard of hearing and deafened from Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Papua new guinea, and Vietnam. Vision An inclusive society where rights and interest of persons who are hard of hearing and deafened in Asia-Pacific are ensured Mission To serve as the independent network for issues relating to hard of hearing and deafened in the Asia-Pacific region Objectives 1.Empower persons who are hard of hearing and deafened in the Asia-Pacific region for their independent life with confidence; 2.Support a formation and development of local self-help groups (SHGs) and self-help organizations (SHOs) in line with the vision and mission of APFHD; 3.Facilitate and promote sub-regional and regional cooperation, and exchange information and knowledge among members of APFHD for effective networking locally and regionally; 4.Collaborate with grassroots disabled People’s organizations (DPOs) and other non-governmental organizations (NGOs), local and national governments, regional and international organizations, the United nations agencies and other stakeholders to mainstream hard of hearing and deafened perspectives in the movement on disability and development; 5.Facilitate scientific data collection on persons who are hard of hearing and deafened in Asia and the Pacific; #Page 59 6.Assist technology development, including assistive technologies, accessible information and communication technologies; and 7.Promote accessible environment for persons who are hard of hearing and deafened at educational institutions and workplaces in the Asia-Pacific region. In 2019, as partofanactive movement byeach country member, the Executive Committee of APFHD took a survey for ‘World Hearing Day (WHD) 2019’. The survey will be used by APFHD in making a report on the awareness on hearing loss, ear and hearing care for all in Asia Pacific and will be shared with the World Health Organization for their WHD 2019 report. This will become a basis forcollecting data related to persons who are hard of hearing and deafened. APFHD is also collaborating with private companiesthat will be developing a new application called real-time. #Page 60 APCD is the Secretariat of the United Intellectual Disabilities (ID) Network in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region since 2013 On 4-5 September 2013 the ‘Workshop on Self-Advocates with Intellectual Disabilities in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region’ was organized by the Dao Ruang Group (Self-Advocate Group of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities in Thailand), the Association for Persons with Intellectual Disability of Thailand and the Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD) in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security of Thailand, and the Inclusion Japan and the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) in the Century Park Hotel, The Workshop was attended by 98 participants representing persons with intellectual disabilities and their family members in the Greater Mekong Sub-region, specifically Rose Group of Cambodia, Talent Group of Lao PDR, Future Star Group of Myanmar, Dao Ruang Group of Thailand and My Future Group of Vietnam. Representatives from the concerned government entities of CLMVT including representatives from Inclusion Japan participated the workshop. On the same platform United ID Network was founded with the following objectives. 1.To give a chance for persons with intellectual disabilities to speak out inpublic 2.To empower persons with intellectual disabilities to be confident 3.To encourage the teamwork of the United ID Network Greater MekongSub-region 4.To exchange information about activities with friends in the GreaterMekong Sub-region 5.To share successful stories withfriends in the Greater Mekong Sub-region 6.To assist friends to be more independent in the community 7.To continue to work together with friends, family members and supporters in the community 8.To tell successful life stories, challenges and wishes among friendsand other partners in the public 9.To echo the voices of persons with intellectual disabilities in the Greater Mekong Sub-region 10.To increase the number of friendly supporters who understand the lives of persons with ID, dreams and capacities The activities on the national level were often conducted however the Network prepared to a conduct Mekong ID Art empowerment workshop in Myanmar in 2020. #Page 61 Annex 1: Recommendation/Declaration made by APCD Participants in year 2019 Annex 1.1:Vientiane Recommendation onAdapted Sports for Tomorrow of Potential Athletes/Persons with Autism within the Mekong Sub-Region Countries and Japan Participants: Forty (40) athletes/representatives with autism, their teachers/parents/supporters as trainers and resource persons from Cambodia, Japan, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam Training title: “Training of Trainers (ToT) Inclusive Development Through Disability-Inclusive Sports (DIS) in Mekong Countries and Japan” Venue: Vientiane, Lao PDR Date: 7 to 13 July 2019 #Page 62 Vientiane Recommendation on Adapted Sports for Tomorrow of Potential Athletes / Persons with Autism within the Mekong Sub-Region Countries and Japan We, the potential athletes/representatives with autism, their teachers/parents/supporters as trainers and resource persons from Cambodia, Japan, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, 40 persons in total, participated in the “Training of Trainers (ToT) Inclusive Development Through Disability-Inclusive Sports (DIS) in Mekong Countries and Japan” organized by the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare (MLSW), Government of Lao PDR, Autism for Association (AfA) in Laos, Japan Foundation Asia Center, and Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD), in cooperation with ASEAN Autism Network (AAN) and other partners, from 7 to 13 July 2019 in Vientiane, Lao PDR. Notifying that a mutual understanding has been assembled as an output of the Training to fast-track the sub-regional movement on recreation, leisure and adapted sports through the platform of the promotion of cultural collaboration though adapted sports for tomorrow for the “Mekong-Japan Exchange on Autism Sports for Tomorrow”. We hereby consistently recommend as follows: Consideration should be given to the potential athletes/persons with autism, their teachers/parents/supporters as trainers in developing the ‘adapted sports’ principle such as Running, Swimming and Dodge-bee in each of Mekong Sub-Region Member States, taking into consideration that the topic of adapted sports for persons with autism is relatively new in some Mekong countries. With support from the Japan Foundation Asia Center and AAN member countries, the consensus is on capacity building/development of potential athletes with autism or persons with autism in becoming real athletes with autism through various techniques in the accomplishment of small tasks, friendly assignments, adapted sports regulations during the Training. These goals should be reflected by giving potential athletes an opportunity to showcase their sports skills in the ASEAN Para Games in the Philippines in 2020 and the Tokyo Paralympics 2020 and other activities such as participatory workshops and further actual practices which could be organized within some Mekong countries, other ASEAN countries and Japan, with emphasis on participatory methods among persons with autism and their parents through their organizations. Presented and consistently adopted at the “Training of Trainers (ToT) Inclusive Development Through Disability-Inclusive Sports (DIS) in Mekong Countries and Japan”, 12 July 2019, Vientiane, Lao PDR #Page 63 Annex 1.2: Bangkok Recommendations on Inclusive Development through Disability-Inclusive Sports from ASEAN Countries Participants: Thirty-eight (38) athletes with psychosocial disabilities/autism together with parents, trainers and supporters from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam Training title: Third Country Training Programme on Inclusive Development through Disability-Inclusive Sports Venue: Bangkok, Thailand Date: 21 to 30 July 2019 #Page 64 BANGKOK RECOMMENDATIONS ON INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH DISABILITY-INCLUSIVE SPORTS FROM ASEAN COUNTRIES We, the potential athletes with psychosocial disabilities/autism together with parents, trainers and supporters from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam (38 people in total), under the guidance of our resource persons from Thailand, Japan, Singapore and Canada exchanged during the Third Country Training ProgrammeonInclusive Development through Disability-Inclusive Sports, which is implemented by the Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD), and supported by the Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA), the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security of Thailand (MSDHS), from 21 to 30 July 2019, in Bangkok, Thailand. We reaffirm that the main objectives of this training are to empower and promote the active participation of persons with psychosocial disabilities/ autism in adapted sports and sport-friendly competitions in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and ASEAN Enabling Masterplan 2025 “Mainstreaming the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.” Today, we call on governments, private sectors, and other related organizations to elaborate measurable, ambitious and lasting commitments, that will become a reality and not only remain on paper. All of us, all of you in this room, have a unique opportunity, but also a great responsibility! We hereby would like to propose the following specific recommendations: 1.With the support of TICA, JICA, APCD, and Japan Takkyu Volley Federation in collaboration with the ASEAN Autism Network (AAN) country members and other relevant stakeholders, the consensus and outcomes of this training programme, especially the introduction of Takkyu Volley as a promising inclusive sports for persons with psychosocial disabilities/autism, should be fully implemented in ASEAN Para Games 2020 in Philippines, Tokyo Summer Paralympics 2020, and Berlin Special Olympics 2023. #Page 65 2.For ASEAN Secretariat and ASEAN Member States, to strongly encourage local, national, regional, and international sport bodies to recognize and implement inclusive-sport training for potential athletes/persons with psychosocial disabilities/autism, trainers and parents, and then enable them to participate in appropriate sport competitions such as the incoming ASEAN Para Games 2020 in Philippines and Tokyo Summer Paralympics 2020. 3.An official ASEAN Autism Awareness Day should be selected to encourage all ASEAN Member States to take measures to raise awareness on Disability- Inclusive/Adapted Sports for Tomorrow and the rights of persons with psychosocial disabilities/autism throughout ASEAN countries. 4.For the organizers of Para Games and Special Olympics, besides Intelligent Quotient (IQ), Emotional Quotient (EQ) should be included as one of eligibility criteria for the participation of persons with psychosocial disabilities/autism. 5.For JICA, TICA, and APCD, to expand the training program on Disability-Inclusive Sports and continue to send their experts to share knowledge and experience with autism organizations in all ASEAN nations through bilateral and multilateral cooperation. 6.Based on the collaboration of Ministries of Education and Ministries of Sport in ASEAN countries, “Disability-Inclusive/Adapted Sports” should be incorporated into the Physical Education of school curriculum, with Japan as a role model. 7.Finally, for all ASEAN Member States, Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs), Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs), private sectors and other stakeholders, to increase resource mobilization on disabilities, and allocate specific budgets on promoting Disability-Inclusive Sports and building/ upgrading sport facilities for disabled people especially, in rural areas. Presented and unanimously adopted at the Third Training Programme: Inclusive Development through Disability-Inclusive Sports 29 July, 2019, Bangkok, Thailand. #Page 66 Annex 1.3: The Ulaanbaatar Declaration on the Community-Based Inclusive Development, 4th Asia-Pacific Community-Based Inclusive Development (CBID) Congress 2019 Participants/ Delegates: Six Hundred forty three (643) delegatesfrom 43 countries Congress title: 4th Asia-Pacific Community-Based Inclusive Development (CBID) Congress 2019 Venue: Ulaabaartar, Mongolia Date: 2-3 July 2019 #Page 67 THE ULAANBAATAR DECLARATION 2ND -3RD JULY 2019 ULAANBAATAR, MONGOLIA Sustainable Social Development and Economic Growth through Community-Based Inclusive Development (CBID) 4th Asia-Pacific Community-Based Inclusive Development (CBID) Congress 2019 The Ulaanbaatar Declaration on the Community-Based Inclusive Development The 4th Asia-Pacific Community-Based Inclusive Development (CBID) Congress 2019 was held on 2-3 July 2019 in Shangri-La hotel, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The main aim of the Congress was to provide a regional platform to exchange lessons learned and good practices on the economic empowerment of persons with disabilities in order to break the cycle of poverty towards sustainable social development and economic growth through CBID. It further intended to strengthen collaboration among representatives from governments, leaders with disabilities, Disabled Peoples’ Organizations (DPOs), Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), International Non-Government Organizations (INGOs), youth groups and service providers from Asia-Pacific countries. We, the representatives of organizations of persons with disabilities and other non-governmental organizations, governments, development agencies, donors and the business sector from 43 countries, in total 643 delegates, participated in this Congress. Our special gratitude goes to the organizers - Ministry of Labour and Social Protection Mongolia, the CBR Asia-Pacific Network and collaborators WHO, UNESCAP, JICA/DPUB, Leonard Cheshire, Liliane Foundation, CBM International, Italian Association Amici di Raoul Follereau (AIFO), and Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD) and all the partners in making this Congress successful. This year, the world will undertake its first cycle review of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). An evaluation of progress and plans for acceleration would be incomplete without addressing effective inclusion of people with disabilities in the SDGs. Disability is specifically referenced in multiple indicators of 11 SDGs in the monitoring of the SDGs. CBID therefore has a significant importance in ensuring the inclusion and development of persons with disabilities towards the successful implementation of the SGD 2030 Agenda and other international development frameworks. #Page 68 The two days of the Congress highlighted best practices of inclusion of persons with disabilities in all sectors.However, the discussions also pointed out that people with disabilities face persistent inequalities in social, economic, cultural, environmental, and political spheres. The following consensus was derived from the discussions that took place during the course of the two days of Congress with the overall aim of CBID being recognized as an effective strategy for achieving the SDGs and ensure that there is a strong focus on leaving no one behind. 1.Eliminate thebarriers causing exclusion of persons with disabilities, such as discriminatory laws and policies, lack of accessibility in physical environments and ICT, negative attitudes and stigma, lack of access to assistive technology and to health services, and lack of measures to promote independent living. 2.Mainstream disability – in areas such as social protection, education, employment, and basic services, including health care services, water, sanitation, and energy. 3.Disability-inclusive development investment should be regarded as an investment in the future, the benefits of which will be enjoyed not only by people with disabilities, but also by other excluded groups including the world’s rapidly growing older population. 4.Regional consultations should be continued as these play a strong role in identifying regional challenges while bringing in governments and various stakeholders to discuss issues jointly. 5.We believe that: •CBID enhances and strengthens Community-based Rehabilitation (CBR) ‘towards community based inclusive development’; •CBID is a person-centered approach where local government, people with disabilities, community members and organizations take collective action for achieving inclusive development within their communities; •CBID is an approach for realizing the UNCRPD; •CBID is an approach to ensure the achievement of the SDG Agenda so that no-one is left behind; •CBID is an approach to transform society so that everyone, including persons with disabilitiesare included. The Fifth Asia-Pacific CBID Congress to be convened in 2023. #Page 69 Annex 1.4: Bangkok Recommendation:SUFFICIENCY ECONOMY TO SUSTAINABLE AND DISABILITY INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT 2019 Participants: 20 potential community leaders with/without disabilities and government representatives working with and for the rights of persons with disabilities from Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand Training title: “Sufficiency Economy to Sustainable and Disability Inclusive Development” Venue: Bangkok, Nakhon Pathom, Buri Ram, Thailand. Date: 15 – 28 September 2019 #Page 70 Bangkok Recommendation SUFFICIENCY ECONOMY TO SUSTAINABLE AND DISABILITY INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT 2019 We, the 20 potential community leaders with/without disabilities and government representatives working with and for the rights of persons with disabilities from Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailandparticipated in the “Sufficiency Economy to Sustainable and Disability Inclusive Development” training under the facilitation of resource persons from Thailand. The training was implemented by the Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD) and supported by the Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA) through its Annual International Training Course (AITC) from 15 – 28 September 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand. We reaffirm that the main objectives of this training were to develop the capacities of community leaders with/without disabilities and government representatives working with and for the rights of persons with disabilities, to understand the concept of Sufficiency Economy Philosophy (SEP), to promote Disability-Inclusive Development activities in perspective of Community Based Inclusive Development (CBID), and to strengthen regional collaboration and networking among countries. As a result of this training, a platform was developed to empower and promote the inclusion of persons with disabilities in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030 Agenda and other international development frameworks. Furthermore, we collectively endorse that SEP plays a significant role in ensuring the inclusion and development of persons with disabilities towards the successful implementation of the SDGs by creating an inclusive and sustainable community. We hereby recommend the following: 1.With the support of TICA and APCD, the consensus and outcomes of this training should be interpreted and implemented in parallel to the respective national plans, especially the introduction of SEP as a promising inclusive concept for persons with disabilities. 2.APCD to expand the training on Disability-Inclusive Business (DIB), and to share knowledge and experiences of the 60+ Plus Bakery and Chocolate Café project through bilateral and multilateral cooperation. The 60+ project can be replicated in South Asian Countries. 3.Both policy makers and community leaders should participate in the training course to ensure that participants can get an equal opportunity to be exposed to actual work experiences in the field for in-depth understanding of the SEP concept. #Page 71 4.Attention should be paid by local, national and regional bodies to develop the potential of persons with disabilities through CBID, and to implement service programs that is tailor-made to the needs and requirements of persons with disabilities. 5.Government mechanisms to encourage policy coordination is necessary to maintain, strengthen or establish a framework to promote, protect and monitor the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). 6.All Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs), Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), private sectors and other stakeholders should increase resource mobilization on disabilities and allocate specific budgets on promoting Disability-Inclusive Development (DID), especially in the community level. Presented and unanimously adopted at the Annual International Training Course (AITC) Sufficiency Economy to Sustainable and Disability Inclusive Development Training on 27 September 2019 #Page 72 Annex 1.5: Voice Must Be Heard in Philippines, Manila Recommendation on Inclusive Development through Disability-Inclusive Sports (DIS) for Tomorrow from ASEAN Countries Participants: 50 alumni with autism/ psychosocial disabilities, parents and supporters from TCTP 2017 – 2019 from Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam Workshop title: TCTP follow up workshop Venue: Manila, Philippines Date: 27 – 28 January 2020 #Page 73 Voice Must Be Heard in Philippines Manila Recommendation on Inclusive Development through Disability-Inclusive Sports (DIS) for Tomorrow from ASEAN Countries We are alumni with autism/ psychosocial disabilities from TCTP 2017 – 2019 (from Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam). With support from our resource persons from APCD, we met one another in TCTP follow up workshop, Manila, Philippines on 27 (Mon) – 28 (Tue) January 2020. We talked about follow-up the outcomes of TCTP 2017 – 2019 in terms of the development gap in leisure, recreation and adapted sports in the Mekong Sub-Region Countries, other ASEAN countries and Japan in collaboration with the Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD) and the ASEAN Autism Network (AAN). Through the Workshop, we learned that good collaboration in order to learn, exchange and reflect in their potential to be agents of change in “Inclusive Development on Disability-Inclusive Sports” is important. We decided to share our voices with support from teachers/ trainers and our family members for the first time in Philippines. It is great for us to exchange with other friends with autism/ psychosocial disabilities through this event. 1.With support from the ASEAN Autism Network (AAN) member organizations, the consensus and outcomes of the training including the introduction of Track & Field, Swimming and Takkyo Valley as a promising sports for persons with autism, should be reflected in the 2020 AAN Congress in Malaysia as a follow-up to the Disability-Inclusive Sports for Tomorrow which was participated by 10 ASEAN countries and practicing alongside the TCTP follow up workshop in conjunction with 2020 Angels Walk for Autism; 2.Attention should be paid by local, national and regional sports bodies to potential athletes/ persons with autism/ psychosocial disabilities and their trainer/parents/ supporters by giving them opportunities to develop their capacities through inclusive sports trainings and participation in local, national, and regional sports competitions such as the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo. Presented and unanimously adopted at the “TCTP Follow-Up and Course Reflection (2017 – 2019) in Conjunction with Angels Walk 2020, Kabanyan Hotel in Philippines” #Page 74 Annex 2: Awarded to APCD “Excellent Organization Award on Social Development” awarded to APCD on the Occasion of The Ministry of Social Development and Human Security 17 Years Anniversary, Bangkok, Thailand, 3 October 2019 #Page 75 APCD’s 60+ Bakery and Chocolate Café awarded the “Friendly Design Award 2019” on 4th Thailand Friendly Design Expo 2019, 28 -29 November 2019, Bangkok, Thailand Token of appreciation from Wheelchairs and Friendship Center of Asia (Thailand) WAFCAT to APCD in recognition of its constant support over the years #Back Cover Leaving No One Behind The Foundation of Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD Foundation) 255 Rajvithi Road, Rajthevi, Bangkok 10400 Thailand Tel : 66-(0)-2-354-7505 Fax: 66-(0)-2-354-7507 E-mail: info@apcdfoundation.org Website: www.apcdfoundation.org