Urdu translation of UN Convention on the Right of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) by Special Telent Exchange Program in collaboration with Handicap International is avaialbe now.
Contact: STEP-Islamabad
Consultative meeting of Sign Language Interpreters to establish Interpreters’ Association in Pakistan has scheduled for Sat. 26th June 2010. read inviation letter here
Danishkadah offering PSL course Level 1, during summer vacation, for teachers, parents and professionals. Course will commence by 15th June. Any one interested please register for the course before 10th June. For further detail
call 0333 220 0994, or SMS 0333 307 1630 or email at info@danishkadah.org.pk
In technical collaboration with Asia Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD) a workshop on Story-based Knowledge Management (SbKM) was held under the auspices of Danishkadah on Sunday 18th October 2009 at the PIQC conference hall.
Read SbKM Workshop Report.
The Gallaudet University Center for International Programs and Services (CIPS) has recently launched the World Deaf Information Resource Project, which is meant to disseminate contact information for deaf organizations around the world. You can visit their website at http://cips.gallaudet.edu/wdi.xml.
Danishkadah offered FREE online course on Accessible Web Development (AWD) to promote Web Accessibility.
Ms. Melinda Cheah from Malaysia completed her AWD Course and certified by DANISHKADA! She developed Hope Special Children Centre's website as her study project. Read Melinda' comments.
On Saturday 9, May 2009: Danishkadah and Ada Riue Teachers' Resource Center jointly organized an awareness raising seminar on "People with Hearing Loss".
see report and photos of seminar on People with Hearing Loss.
On Sunday 29, March 2009, from 2:00pm to 5:00pm. Danishkadah is organizing "Democracy in Disabled People Organizations (DPOs)" a capacity development activities for PWDs leaders from all DPOs. Objective of this activity is to improve the sustainability of DPOs, and to established a sustainable and well a trusted network of PWDs and/or DPOs.
For further detail please contact Danishkadah at info @ danishkadah.org.pk
Asia Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD) and Danishkadah (DK) join hands for empowerment of Persons with Disability (PWDs). Now Danishkadah is affiliated with APCD.
Two main filed of our focus will be ICT and SbKM.
12-13 March, 2009: Asia Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD) arranged a workshop on Story based Knowledge Management (SbKM) at Hotel Embassy Inn - Karachi, and APCD and DK signed Action Plan to develop a story jointly in 2009-2010.
SbKM Workshop Report
23 Feb - 06 March, 2009: DANISHKADAH, Disability Resource and Development (DRD) and Hochiminh Deaf Association (HDA) jointly arranged Accessible Web Development (AWD) course at DRD, Hochiminh City, Vietnam. see detail of AWD course at DRD.
DANISHKADAH and Hochiminh Deaf Association (HDA) had knowledge exchange program. On Sunday 1st March with HDA members, we had knowledge / culture exchange session and mime show on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) for the Deaf. See DRR and culture exchagne session here..
18-20 Feb., 2009: DANISHKADAH, attended 1st Asia Pacific CBR Congress, Bangkok - Thailand, on invitation of UNESCAP. And gave two presentation one on "Accessibility" another on "CBR and people with Hearing Loss" to raise understanding about People with Hearing Loss.
(Detail coming soon)
DANISHKADAH proudly networking and developing FREE website for DPOs, despite of lack of financial and human resources we at DANISHKADAH actively supporting other DPOs.
Recent supports for (some are under-construction)
Pakistan Disabled People Organizations (PDPO)
Sindh Disability Forum (SDF)
Nawabshah Disability Forum (NWD)
See Hear Tours and Safaris - Kenya
Aid for Orphans and Disabled (AFOD)- Gambia
Uganda National Association of the Hard of Hearing
Wakiso district association of the deaf (WDAD)
Deaf Tour Assistance Singapore (coming soon)
Pakistan Disabled People Organizations (PDPO) (coming Soon)
KalPoint is one of the largest web portals of Pakistan. It was launched by Kalia Group on 23rd March-2000. Last weak KalPoint invited Danishkadah's Founder & Chairman as Personality of the week and had an interview. Read this interview at Kalpoint sid=348
Mr. Topong (late) former Regional Development Officer Disabled People International Asia, visited Karachi - Pakistan. During his visit he also gave an interview to Kalpoint. read Mr. Topong's Interview at Kalpoint sid=167
Work on the "Deaf-Friendly Cities in the U.S." project has been completed. After 15 months, Deaf411 is pleased to make this online Report to you.
Video & Free Online Report,
http://www.deaf411online.com/46.html
World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) and Swedish National Association of the Deaf (SDR) are proud to released a comprehensive report on the situation of Deaf people.
The "Deaf People and Human Rights" report is based on a survey that is, up until now, the largest knowledge database on the situation of Deaf people. The lives of Deaf people in 93 countries, most of which are developing countries, is addressed.
download the report in English or Sign Language
WASHINGTON (Reuters)- More than 54 million U.S. residents, or about 19 percent of the population, have some sort of disability, the U.S. Census Bureau reported on Thursday.
Source: Yahoo News 20081219
By Zahid Abdullah
THE world will celebrate International Day of People with Disability on Dec 3, recognising the achievements and contribution of the disabled. Despite the fact that ... Read complete article 081201 at The DAWN
Deaf children have been testing software that enables them to see a visual representation of sound waves.
Source: BBC NEWS 7558017
VietNamNet Bridge - A pilot training course on road traffic rules for the hearing impaired was opened in Hanoi on July 8 with 88 trainees. It is part of a project funded by the World Bank and the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to educate deaf people on road traffic laws, understanding their rights and speaking out their needs for safe means of transport as well as to encourage them to travel with registered vehicles.
Source: vietnamnet.vn
All Things Considered, May 20, 2008: A U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled the Treasury Department is discriminating against the blind by printing money that is all the same size, with no tactile features that would make it possible to distinguish, say, a $10 bill from a $20. The decision could force the Treasury Department to redesign U.S. bills.
Source: NPR - storyId 90645098
May 17, 2008; World Telecommunication and Information Society Day celebrated with the theme "Connecting Persons with Disabilities - ICT Opportunities for All"
Give people with disabilities access to information technology
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Message from UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon
May 17, 2008; A student of Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, started production of micro controlled based wheelchair.
Source: Jang - StoryId 276299
Dates: Sept 1-5th, 2010
Venue: Colorado Springs, USA
Source: www.alda.org
Theme: -
Dates: June 18-19, 2010
Venue: Stockholm, Sweden
Source: www.ifhoh.org
The summercamp is for hard of hearing and deaf people from the age of 18 to 35 years.
Dates: 19 July - 30 July 2010
Venue: Fiesch, Switzerland
Fee: Euro 420 for member, 470 for Non-members
Source:www.jugehoerig.ch/summercamp2010/info.html
The Rally is aimed at all hearing impaired, whose prefers speech as form of communication among us.
Dates: July-August 2010
Venue: -, Poland
Source: www.wczasy-neptun.pl
Contactella.pledger@hotmail.com (Holland), smolarek-best@hotmail.co.uk (UK/ POLAND), riscy00@gmail.com (UK)
We encourage Persons with Disabilities to speak out and share their life experience, to inspire thier peers to take courage and live a successful life despite of disability. Farhana is our new member she is a hard of hearing (HOH) girl living in Pakistan, she is sharing her life story, what difficulties she face and how she overcame and become a successful person.
Read Farhana's story. (This story is off for a while will be back soon)
Kiran is our new member, she is hard of hearing and talented graphics designer, we encourage her to write her story. so let see what she is saying.
Read Kiran's story.
Be a role model share your story write us at info@danishkadah.org.pk
DANISHKADAH is an NGO with a difference. DANISHKADAH means a place to learn / where wisdom excels. DANISHKADAH was established to empower "differently able persons" and to work as a think-tank on disability related issues.
At DANISHKADAH we are taking part in various local and international activities. We are also planning a big project "Knowledge Park", besides our DPO's web based networking project. Books, Papers and writiesup by DANISHKADAH also can be found here.
See detail activities and Projects
Here you can find useful documents related to persons with disabilities. Such as UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRDP), BIWAKO Millennium, Accessibility Code of Pakistan, Pakistan's National Policy on Disability, etc.
Urdu translation of UN Convention on the Right of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) by Special Telent Exchange Program in collaboration with Handicap International is avaialbe now.
Contact: STEP-Islamabad
Thousands of web links and contact information of DPOs / NGOs, GOs, Schools, and Institutes for Persons with Disabilities(PWDs).
search for Pakistani NGOs at NGO's Database
We have history of supporting deaf entrepreneurship. Tourism industry also have opportunities for deaf people, and some of the deaf people already running small Tour guide business.
To promote their business and to bring them more potential customer, as well as putting them in link for information exchange we are networking all Deaf Tours companies all over the world. If you know any such company let us know about them, we will not only add them in this network but we also try to support their business by developing their websites, and marketing their packages FREE of cost!
Following is the list of Deaf Tours from all over the world.
DANISHKADAH offers FREE web hosting and designing for Disabled People Organizations (DPOs). Let DANISHKADAH helps your organization to be more visible nationally and internationally.
We offer equal access to information. In this regard News and other information on our web will be presented in Pakistan Sign Language here, very soon.
First click on video icon, available with each section, then watch the PSL translation here.
Advertise here New
Place your company's ads this is one way to support our mission of empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). For detail contact info @ danishkadah.org.pk
Registration is open now. There is NO registraion FEE. Just fill registraion form and submit. (terms and conditions applies).
Volunteering Opportunity: We are looking for volunteers if you are interested please contact us by email. Detail will be available here soon.
info @ danishkadah.org.pk
Phone # +92 .... ... ....
Corresponding Address: D-63, Block 8, Gulshane-e-Iqbal, Karachi
Project Office: 1st Floor, A359 Block 9, KAECHS, near Mehmoodabad flyover (PAF Chapter school).
Karina has authored articles on themes of disability, minority participation, mass media, human rights education, culture and social inclusion. She is the only trainer with a disability in the international Trainers' Pool of the Council of Europe Youth Sector.
Scott Rains, D. Min. writes daily on travel and issues of interest to people with disabilities occurring in the tourism industry.
His research on the topic of Universal Design and the travel and hospitality industry has included appointment as Resident Scholar at the Center for Cultural Studies of the University of California Santa Cruz (2004-05). He consultants globally on accessible travel & hospitality.
