PROVISIONAL AGENDA

11 July 2006

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Agenda Item 1. Opening of the Workshop

• Opening Statement
• Election of officers
• Adoption of the agenda

Agenda Item 2. Purpose of the Meeting

• From the TWG-DC to BMF-SCM
• Purpose of the Meeting

Agenda Item 3. The Biwako plus Five - forward looking strategies for the second half of the Asian Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons (2008-2012) towards the mid-point review in October 2007

1. Presentation of the working draft of the Biwako plus Five - forward looking strategies for the second half of the Asian Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 2008 to 2012.
2. Review of the BMF implementation and the process towards the mid-point review in October 2007.

Agenda Item 4. Outcomes of the tenth session of the Thematic Working Group on Disability-related Concerns (TWG-DC)

• Confirmation on the Minutes of the tenth session of the Thematic Working Group on Disability-related Concerns (TWG-DC)

Agenda Item 5. Plenary discussion on the draft BMF plus Five

Agenda Item 6. Working group discussion on the draft BMF plus Five

1. International convention, rights-based law, policy and institutional framework, disability statistics and data
2. Empowering agents for change (self-help organizations, solidarity with civil society, women with disabilities, marginalized groups of persons with disabilities, networking, social-capital building?)
3. Physical and information accessibility
4. Sectoral issues (prevention, early intervention, rehabilitation, education, employment etc.,)
5. Disability and development (international cooperation, mainstreaming, poverty alleviation in rural communities, CBR, disaster-related projects, capacity building and institutional development, MDGs, 2005 World Summit Outcome...)

Agenda Item 7. Plenary review of each working group session

Agenda Item 8. Plenary review towards the revised working draft of the Biwako plus Five and reporting from the rapporteur

Agenda Item 9. Other matters (Outstanding issues from task forces under the TWG-DC, and reports from ESCAP, APDF, APCD and United Nations agencies).

Agenda Item 10. Closing Session