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NCPEDP-Javed Abidi Fellowship on Disability

This is a three year immersive leadership development programme for youth with disabilities and youth without disabilities having a keen interest in disability issues with a focus on policy and practice and looking to build a career in the field of human rights particularly disability rights, and diversity and inclusion.
Through this initiative, we envision developing a second line of leadership for the Indian disability movement with in-depth grassroots knowledge and hands-on experience of urban and rural realities in matters of evidence-based policy analysis. The programme further seeks to create groundbreaking opportunities to ideate, iterate and intervene directly with stakeholders resonating further the ethos of the disability movement in an entrepreneurial environment.
The three year fellowship programme will cater to the curated needs of selected fellows in terms of multi-faceted experience required to create viable ideas bearing the potential of tangible impact in the Disability sector. It has been designed in a way to nurture fellows in terms of training, capacity building, networking and gaining hands on ground experience with policymakers and relevant stakeholders on advocacy issues to augment their ideas to its zenith through mentorship and the National Disability Network.
Our fellowship programme intends to engineer social entrepreneurship amongst and guide 25 fellows in contributing evidence based collection of advocacy efforts, experience and effects to the cause of disability in a pluralistic manner.
Azim Premji Foundation
Pan India
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NCPEDP- Bajaj Finserv Scholarship Program for Students with Disabilities

NCPEDP in partnership with Bajaj Finserv is launching a special scholarship project NCPEDP- Bajaj Finserv Scholarship Program for Students with Disabilities in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra. This project is specifically crafted to provide financial support to 100 Students with Disabilities to continue their education and reach a certain level where they can be employable. The ratio of students from Secondary Education, Senior Secondary Education and Higher Education would be 30:30:40 and it will be 3 years of support (depending upon the needs and performance of scholars)
In order to help students with disabilities to overcome financial barriers to education, NCPEDP in partnership with Bajaj Finserv is launching a special scholarship project NCPEDP- Bajaj Finserv Scholarship Program for Students with Disabilities in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra. This project is specifically crafted to provide financial support to 100 Students with Disabilities to continue their education and reach a certain level where they can be employable. The ratio of students from Secondary Education, Senior Secondary Education and Higher Education would be 30:30:40 and it will be 3 years of support (depending upon the needs and performance of scholars). Application through a specified format will be accepted and NCPEDP’s aim would be to bring forward students from different disability backgrounds through a robust screening mechanism.
The Scholarship will have the following support for SWDs:
  • Fees/ Assistive Devices/Transport Expenses (Upto 1 lakh, depending on the need and available budget) and the duration will be from 2022- 2025.
  • Other key activities under the project will involve Capacity Building workshops for teachers, parents & students of concerned schools and colleges, research studies, focussed group discussions with stakeholders and advocating with relevant Governments.
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Total Students		 76
Maharashtra		 36
Uttar Pradesh		 74
Male		 38
Female
39
Physical Disability		 58
Visual Disability		 7
Hearing Disability		 4
Blood Disorder		 1
Intellectual Disability
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NCPEDP Mphasis Foundation Project on Awareness, Accessibility and Implementation of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016

This is a three-year program aimed at creating awareness around accessibility vis-a-vis the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016 and ensuring the implementation of the RPwD Act, 2016 in full body and spirit.
To create awareness among various stakeholders around the RPwD and ensure its speedy and effective implementation through issue based campaigns, providing legal aid to people with disabilities, organizing sensitization seminars/workshops and lobbying with policymakers and also increasing awareness of masses around disability through the DNIS portal. The programme also aims to recognise good practices in accessibility and create awareness around Universal Design concept through the NCPEDP-Mphasis Universal Design Awards. Universal Design is the design of buildings, products or environments to make them accessible to all people regardless of age, disability or other factors.
  1. Issue Based Advocacy with Ministry
  2. Awareness Creation
  3. International Engagements

Policy Changes

  1. Drafting of guidelines for Accessibility Standard for ICT– NCPEDP  provided the base document on which the Draft Guidelines for Accessibility Standard for ICT have been formulated.
  2. National Advisory Committee on Accessible Elections– NCPEDP regularly provides inputs on conducting accessible elections as well as feedback on accessibility standards of elections already held.
  3. Inclusion of persons with disabilities in better implementation of the Disability inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction (DiDRR) Guidelines–  NCPEDP had set up the National Core Group on Inclusive Disaster Management which include disability activists from across India, including a person with disability who is also a State Disability Commissioner to with engaging strategically with key stakeholders to ensure Disability Inclusive Risk Reduction and Recovery.

Issue-based campaign on

  1. Access to Employment– NCPEDP has entered into an agreement with IIM Bangalore to conduct a study on the Status of Employment of People with Disabilities
  2. Access to Education– NCPEDP has formed the  National Core Group on Education, with disability activists, education experts, and other stakeholders from all over India to create enabling mechanisms for children with disability vis-a-vis the National Education Policy, 2020.
  3. Access to Census– Although the challenges of the lockdown delayed the advocacy engagement, NCPEDP has vigorously resumed its engagement, especially keeping in mind the new thrust on Digital Census.
  4. Disability Related Laws– NCPEDP prepared a memorandum against the proposed amendments to the RPwD Act, 2016, which was sent to the Department for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities with the endorsement of hundreds of disability organizations.As a result of this, in a key victory, the proposed amendments were withdrawn.
Mphasis FI Foundation
Pan India

An Introduction to Disability Research: A Legal & Social Studies Perspective (An Online Certificate Course)

This two-credit course is spread over a period of 9 weeks with 3 classes every week. The Course is designed in such a way that students can conveniently accommodate it with their regular classes. The Course is completely online held via Zoom Virtual Meet platforms. Find the course schedule External Website that opens in a new window here.

  1. Date: 16th February, 2022 to 08th April, 2022 (3 times a week)
  2. Timing: 4:30PM to 6:00 PM
  1. Develop understanding of Disability laws and its relevant concepts.
  2. Gain understanding on working on the rights-based needs of people with disabilities in an inclusive society.
  3. Learn about the intervention framework, research and writing and advocacy mechanisms.

Students/ Research Scholars pursuing their Under Graduate or Post GraduateCourses from any University/ College in India.

Centre for Disability Research & Training, Kirori Mal College – University of Delhi
Pan India