Conference Proceeding No. 10 of 2020 on Enhancing Inclusivity Through Empowering Persons with Disabilities

Abstract

The choice of the theme focusing on persons with disabilities arose from the previous two conferences, in which delegates observed that issues affecting PWDs and their contribution to socio-economic development had not been given enough emphasis. Hence, the conference was a response to that need. m. The three-day conference brought out various issues affecting PWDs and proposed various ways to enhance their inclusion into the social and economic life. The conference focused on issues of the youth who are living with disability and listened to experiences of university students in their learning institutions. It also focused on social protection for PWDs and the need for data and statistics to appropriately aid in planning for PWDs. KIPPRA appreciated that the country was on the right path in disability mainstreaming but there was need to re-energize the policies and implementation parameters to pace up the momentum in disability inclusion.