BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Gazette Notice No. 3230 The Persons With Disabilities Act (No. 14 Of 2003) The National Council for Persons with Disabilities Appointment
IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 4 (1) of the Persons with Disabilities Act, 2003, the Cabinet Secretary for Ministry of Public Service Gender, Senior Citizens Affairs and Special Programmes appoint to the Board of Directors of the National Council For Persons With Disabilities
Under Section 3 (1) (a)
Under the National Development Fund for Persons with Disabilities, the fund shall be administered by the Council through a Board of Trustees who are as follows;
OUR PRIORITY AREAS
NDFPWD
National Development Fund for Persons with Disabilities (NDFPWD) Applications to the National Development Fund for Persons with Disabilities are open through out the year.
CASH TRANSFER FOR PWDS
In the context of this programme, persons with severe disabilities refers to those who need permanent care including feeding, toiletry, protection from danger by other persons, Full time support has to be offered by a caregiver to ensure their needs are attended to.
ALBINISM (SUPPORT PROGRAM)
The Council has been implementing the National Persons with Albinism Sunscreen Support Programme that is providing sunscreen lotions to over 3,026 persons with albinism.
DISABILITY MAINSTREAMING
Disability Mainstreaming is an established department at NCPWD. Its sole mandate is to facilitate Disability Mainstreaming Programmes in Public and Private Sector.
JOB PLACEMENT
The Job Placement Department deals with analyzing market information trends in order to disseminate market intelligence to the PWDs.
LEGAL ADVISORY SERVICES
The Legal Service Department is an in-house service providing unit of the Council.
