Practitioner Paper:
Implementation of the UNCRPD for Ensuring an Inclusive Society in Bangladesh: A Joint Venture of the Ministry of Social Welfare and German Cooperation
aFormer Consultant of the UNCRPD Implementation project, German Cooperation (GIZ), Bangladesh
(Received 28 December 2013, Final revised version received 29April 2014)
Introduction
Disability is a universal element in the human condition from which no one is protected. Considering it as a human diversity, disability has been included in different sectors of development initiatives. Many people in Bangladesh view disability as a curse and a cause of embarrassment to the family. In Bangladesh, there have been only a few systemic interventions to raise awareness about persons with disabilities at the community level. According to WHO (2011) around 15% of any population have disability. Present surveys (GIZ & READ, 2012) emanates from the current knowledge gap, which exists on the prevalence of disability in the context of Bangladesh. Besides, the survey also tried to identify the interventions needed to be addressed as per the specifications of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities [UNCRPD] (United Nations, 2006) at the District, Upazila (sub-district) and Union levels………….