Comments for National Council for Persons with Disabilities

Comment on About NCPWD by P W Mwaniki

P W Mwaniki — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:51:17 +0000

am a disabled lady and would like to know how or wherre to register as a member of NCPWD.please give me a feed back

Comment on About NCPWD by Wanja Karebe

Wanja Karebe — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:37:42 +0000

I want to know what if anything you do for the deaf. Are there any organisations registered with your organisation?
Thank you.

Comment on Resources by JOSEPH K. KING'ORI

JOSEPH K. KING'ORI — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:49:19 +0000

Please upload information on the status of implementation of Persons with Disablity Act. What sections have been operationalised? Has it been amended in any way since 2003? etc

Comment on Employment by FRANCIS NTONGAI KANAMPIU

FRANCIS NTONGAI KANAMPIU — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:39:13 +0000

i love the way take care of the physically or mentally challenged persons. it is a noble task and god will bless you in a mighty way.i would like to work with you if an opportunity arises. am a graduate science teacher currently working with tsc.i also have a post graduate diploma in human resource management.i would like also to join the organization and serve those people.

Comment on Accessibility by KSLIA

KSLIA — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:05:32 +0000

Please do include Kenyan Sign Language Interpreters Association KSLIA as one of the organization for proving access.

Comment on About NCPWD by KSLIA

KSLIA — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:24:56 +0000

As we debate the harmonized draft constitution the voices of the minorities and the marginalized communities should not be muzzled by poor reporting and shear ignorance of the media professionals. Reading the articles I was worried that our media was failing to champion the course of the PWD in Kenya by misreporting and neglecting the responsibility to inform, educate and communicate to the masses.

The communique from the PWD was very strong on key issues that needed the attention of the public, the disability movement and key – the Committee of Experts. Issues that come to light at least for me – the PWD resolution was clear on language in the draft constitution was that the Deaf community needed to have Kenyan Sign Language elevated
to a national language similar to English and Swahili due to its national cohesion characteristic and in keeping with international standards on language classifications the sign language used in Kenya is Kenyan Sign Language (KSL). Just to mention that the draft constitution mentions sign language but does not specify which one to be used in Kenya, as it is there exists Kenyan Sign Language, American
Sign Language and British Sign Language – there is no global sign language! Thus the Kenyan Deaf community emphasis on KSL.

The resolution further indicated that the draft constitution had labels or stereotypes that the disability community felt were derogatory for instance visual or hearing impairment need to be changed to Blind and Deaf. Reasonable accommodations or considerations
need to changed to ‘equal access to..’

Apart from the above citations I encourage the Standard group to keep up the good work by writing segments that highlight not just the challenges, plight but also the success stories in the lives and times of PWD in Kenya especially this week as we mark the UN day of the
people living with disabilities on 3rd of December 2009.

Disability is not inability, nothing for us without us!

Writer is a KSL Interpreter, Scholar and Consultant
Regional Representative of the Kenyan Sign Language Interpreters
Association (KSLIA)

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Jack Owiti,
Gmail: owitie@gmail.com

Comment on Board Members by Eng. George O. Ajowi

Eng. George O. Ajowi — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:44:40 +0000

Hi, thanks for the good work of registering persons with disability but the whole process is seen in the countryside as for the elite since a number of people are not aware and even ministry of social service officers do not have enough information in a number of cases.
plz can these services move outside the capital?
Mobile registration should arranged to go around the country plz.

Comment on Resources by kibwana

kibwana — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:01:25 +0000

This is good

Kindly advise us on how we can sensitise our staff on NCPD and how to come up with a work policy on the same

Comment on Functions of NCPWD by Patrick O. Onyango (Paddy)

Patrick O. Onyango (Paddy) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:40:34 +0000

The PWD Act, 2003, will needs to be reviewed to bring it into line with contemporary realities, including domesticating International Bill of Rights and covenants relating and pertaining to PWDs; and the same to find secured anchor into the Principal Law of Kenya – a New Democratic Constitution.

Thanks for this access friendly site. Will return shortly

Comment on About NCPWD by Beatrice

Beatrice — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:14:05 +0000

am currently working on an academic proposal to be represented at the end of this trimester in my school and i was interested and wanted to learn more and also educate the rest of my community that is my campus mates and lecturers on the challenges faced by the disabled in the job market and enlighten them on a change of attitude towards them. please reply thanks in advance.