Start with the name of GOD the most beneficial and merciful'

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Start with the name of GOD the most beneficial
and merciful.
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Disability

• Under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995
  (DDA), a disability is a physical or mental
  impairment that has a long-term or substantial
  effect on a persons ability to carry out day to
  day tasks.

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Types of Disabilities

• Visual Impaired
• Hearing Impaired
• Physical disabilities
• Mental Retardation

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Visual Impaired

• A level of vision that with standard
  correction hinders an individual on the visual
  planning and execution of tasks, but which
  permits enhancement of the functional vision
  through the use of optical aids and environmental
  modification or techniques.

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Hearing Impaired

• Like visual disabilities hearing impairment is
  subjective. It can range from mild impairment,
  which includes hearing sounds faintly, hearing
  only certain frequencies and being unable to hear
  those sounds clearly, to profound deafness. Even
  the mildest hearing loss can decrease language
  development and ability to communicate.

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Physical Disabilities

• Physical disabilities involve either loss of
  physical movement, or a weakness or change in
  normal motor control. Some physical disabilities
  are present at birth (congenital) or are acquired
  due to illness, accident, or unknown causes.

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Mental Retardation

• Mental retardation means a persistent
  psychological or psychiatric disorder, or
  emotional or mental illness. Types of psychiatric
  disabilities include depression, attention
  deficit disorder (ADD), schizophrenia, bipolar
  disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder
  (OCD).

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National Policy Of Pakistan for Rehabilitation of
the Disabled

• The declaration by the United Nations of
  1983-1992 as the Decade of the Disabled brought
  into focus the long existing need to formulate a
  national strategy to tackle the problems of the
  disabled and handicapped of all categories and
  descriptions. The National Policy for
  Rehabilitation of the Disabled was thus conceived
  in December 1986 by the Ministry of Health,
  Special Education and Social Welfare, and this
  was in fact the first policy on special education
  in Pakistan.
• To be continued

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National Policy Of Pakistan for Rehabilitation of
the Disabled

• The most recent Policy on Special Education
  was formulated by the Government of Pakistan in
  1999. The National Policy for Special Education
  (1999) recognizes that the process of
  rehabilitation for many people with disabilities
  is an on-going one. It stresses also that public
  attitudes to the disabled need to be changed and
  the media can play an important role by
  portraying the disabled in a positive light and
  highlighting the successes of persons with
  disabilities.
• To be continued

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National Policy Of Pakistan for Rehabilitation of
the Disabled

• The National Policy (1999) also proposes certain
  fiscal concessions to be made for the disabled as
  well as providing them with legislative support.

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International and National Efforts

• The World Bank in Pakistan is working on a
  variety of fronts aimed at improving service
  delivery and influencing a national dialogue on
  disability rights. World Bank activities to date
  in the area of disabilities include supporting
  the government in the launch of a National Policy
  for Persons with Disabilities implementing the
  Small Grants Program, which supports civic
  engagement in the area of disabilities and
  assisting the government prepare for a pilot to
  bring children with mild to moderate disabilities
  into regular schools.

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• Most recently, the Bank has been working in
  partnership with the Ministry of Social
  Welfare and Special Education on a Draft National
  Plan of Action for Persons with Disabilities
  which complements the National Policy. The Bank
  supported Pakistan with a US40 million credit to
  fight polio and is preparing another US54
  million credit in 2005-2006.

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• Fifty years is a brief period in the life of
  a country. Pakistan is still struggling to define
  its identity as a nation. In this brief period
  Pakistan has military rule for the third time. It
  could say that change is slow to take place, but
  some progress towards meeting the needs of the
  persons with disabilities in Pakistan does seem
  to have occurred.

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Under Patronage of The Lahore Chamber Of
Commerce Industry
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Brief Introduction

• Under Disabled Persons (Employment
  Rehabilitation) Ordinance-1981 quota for
  employment of persons with disabilities was fixed
  at 1 for public and private sector.
• To serve as a bridge between persons with
  disabilities and employers and to train and
  prepare persons with disabilities for various
  jobs, the Lahore Chamber of Commerce Industry
  (LCCI) decided in 1996 to establish an Employment
  Cell for Disabled with Mr. Muhammad Pervaiz Malik
  as its convener.

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Establishment Of NGO

• In order to further expand the operational scope
  supporting the cause of disabled, it was decided
  to establish an independent NGO under the
  patronage of the LCCI. Accordingly the Lahore
  Businessmen Association for Rehabilitation of
  Disabled was registered with the Social Welfare
  Directorate, Government of the Punjab in December
  2000 with Mr. Muhammad Pervaiz Malik as its first
  President.

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Establishment Of NGO

• A 25-member Governing Body elected every 2 years
  by the General Body runs the NGO. The President
  of the LCCI is ex-officio Patron-in-Chief and
  LCCI Senior Vice President an ex-officio member
  of the Governing Body. All operations of the NGO
  are run under policies of good governance and
  with complete transparency. The Governing Body
  members provide their time, efforts and resources
  without receiving any benefit whatsoever from the
  NGO.

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Mission

• To facilitate persons with disabilities to earn
  their own livelihood and to work towards
  resolution of their socio-economic issues
  involving accessibility, accommodation and equity.

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Services to Disabled Persons

• Facilitate Registration
• Facilitate registration of Disabled Persons (A
  pre
• requisite to gain entitlement under the
  Ordinance).
• Assessment Evaluation
• Assessment Evaluation (Highlighting personal
  strengths, as far
• as possible eliminating weaknesses, exploiting
  opportunities and
• minimizing problems faced by disabled. This
  process helps
• chart out future preparatory schedules and career
  planning of each
• individual).

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Medical Treatment, Supply of Prosthesis and
Cornea Replacement.

• Undertaking medical assessment and treatment
  through doctors of highest standards providing
  volunteer services. In addition, we use a number
  of local medical practitioners and hospitals. We
  also provide free medicines to those unable to
  afford this cost.
• From late 2004,we are providing free cornea
  replacement in association with Sardar Eye
  Hospital Lahore.

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• Counseling Guidance Psychological treatment
  and counseling processes help persons with
  disabilities to overcome inhibitions, emotional
  stresses and strains, lack of self-confidence
  and, speech defects etc. In addition to
  motivating them to face challenges in future
  life. Discussions also lead to selection of a
  career most suitable to an individual. Counseling
  is also provided to parents, peers and employers
  etc.

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• Vocational Training Skills-enhancement
• Programmes
• Technical vocational courses of various
  levels are arranged with a host of institution's
  depending on the background of each individual.
  Apprenticeships/internships are also arranged.
  The objective is to bring them at par in
  competence and productivity with able-bodied
  persons at the workplace.

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• PlacementOnly employment or self-employment
  rehabilitates people. Our ultimate aim,
  therefore, is to find work opportunity for every
  person with disability registered with us,
  compatible with education, experience and
  training in the relevant field. For those unable
  to take up fruitful employment, funds and
  guidance are made available to support
  self-employment.

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• Post-placement monitoringCounseling guidance
  are provided to resolve problems at workplace and
  to minimize disengagement.
• Advocacy Advocating legal rights of disabled
  and working to remove discrimination against
  persons with disabilities and facilitating
  continuity of work.

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Services to Employers

• Creating Awareness (Needs of persons with
  disability accommodation, accessibility and
  equity).
• Providing Competent Productive Workforce
  Comprising Disabled Persons(To fill vacancies
  with the employers)
• Helping Create Healthy Relations (Facilitating
  mutual understanding between employers and
  persons with disabilities to help promote job
  satisfaction and minimize disengagements).

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Funds and Donations

• LCCI provide office space utilities free of
  cost.
• Other costs are met by membership fees, donations
  sale of Eid Cards.

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Organizational Structure
GENERAL BODY
PRESIDENT
GOVERNING BODY
CHIEF PATRON
AUDIT COMMITTEE
AUDITOR
GENERAL SECRETARY
VICE PRESIDENT
FINANCE SECRETARY
15 COMMITTEES
SR. VICE PRESIDENT
JOINT SECRETARY
INFORMATION / PUBLICATION SECRETARY
COORDINATOR
PRO
REGISTRATION OFFICER
PSYCHOLOGIST
PLACEMENT OFFICERS
ACCOUNTS OFFICER
COMMUNITY WORKERS
OFFICE ASSISTANT
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Job Responsibility

• Main Responsibilities being a psychologist are
  as under
• Assessment for registration
• Mental status examination
• Occupational guidance
• Carrier planning
• Strategy making for task achievement

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Thanks to All Participants