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The National Disabled Development Foundation was established on 16 November 1999 by the government of Bangladesh. The foundation was restructured by the Fakhruddin Ahmed-led caretaker government in 2007. The Bangladesh Awami League government cancelled the reformation and restructure process on 26 May 2016. [4]
Named for disability rights activist Paul G. Hearne, who served as director of the National Council on Disability, founded the first legal services office for the disabled, directed Just One Break Inc. from 1979 to 1989, and contributed to the drafting of the historic Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990. [21]
American Foundation for the Blind (1921) – primarily serves the blind population and focuses on advocacy and services. The Arc of the United States – A national organization serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
9th World Assembly of Disabled Peoples International, 2016. NCPEDP which regularly conducts workshop to champion disability rights, has also constituted the National Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (NCRPD) consisting of disability sector leaders and experts from across the country, that meet at regular intervals to discuss ongoing pertinent issues concerning people with ...
The National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) is a United States governmental agency that provides leadership and support for a comprehensive program of research related to the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities.
In 1999, it established the 'National Resource Centre for Inclusion (NRCI), in Mumbai, to include disabled children from special schools into normal schools. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The Spastics Society of India has since changed names and is currently called ADAPT (Able Disable All People Together). [ 6 ]
Established in 1896, American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AJIDD) is a multidisciplinary journal for reporting original contributions of the highest quality on intellectual disability, its causes, treatment, and prevention. Like its parent organization, the journal has had multiple names through its history.
Monitors and assesses the implementation of the national and international mandates on disability in consultation with concerned government organizations, non-government organizations, people's organizations and local government units; [5] Strengthens database on disability for policy formulation and program development.