Issue Identification Workshop on Education and Access to Technology for Girls and Young Women with Disabilities

Issue Identification Workshop on Education and Access to Technology for Girls and Young Women with Disabilities

22^nd June 2022

Bhaktapur

Access Planet Organization had conducted a three days ‘Comprehensive Training on Right Relating to Education and Advocacy Skills’ on 3^rd-5^th May 2022 where six women each from Dhangadi sub metropolitan city, Far-western Province, Nepalgunj sub metropolitan city of Lumbini province and  Kathmandu valley of Bagmati province participated. The goal of the training was to empower the participants with advocacy skills so they could lead advocacy for the education of girls and young women with disabilities in their communities. Following the training, advocacy committees were established in each of the three provinces to address concerns pertaining to education for young women with disabilities in their localities.

As second phase of the training, Access Planet Organization under leadership of advocacy committee of Kathmandu valley, conducted one day ‘Issue Identification Workshop on Education and Access to Technology for Girls and Young Women with Disabilities’ on 22^nd June 2022 in Bhaktapur. The program made sure that people from a variety of backgrounds, including students with disabilities, their parents, teachers who work with girls with disabilities in the classroom, and representatives of organizations involved in the disability rights sector, participated. This variety in participation gathered viewpoints from many angles and is anticipated to have made sure that issues relating to education and access to technology for girls and young women with disabilities in Bhaktapur were collected.

The workshop was conducted in funding support of Disability Right Fund (DRF) where following major issues were identified:

• Issues concerning physical infrastructure
• Issues concerning quality of education
• Issues concerning participation in decision making process
• Special issues concerning education of women and girls
• Issues concerning public awareness
• Solutions to the issues identified

Outcomes of the workshop:

1. 41 participants were able to present about the rights relating to education for girls and women with disabilities.
2. Issues faced by girls with disabilities in education and access to technology were collected from diverse sectors like students with disabilities, parents of girls with disabilities, teachers and representatives from organizations working in disability right sector.
3. The participants got chances to enhance their skills on advocacy through direct participation in presentation and discussion.
4. The workshop strengthen grassroots movement of young women with disabilities in Bagmati Province.