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CENTRE FOR SERVICES AND INFORMATION ON DISABILITY

                      A centre for Service, Research and Information Exchange

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CSID AT A GLANCE

 

Vision

An inclusive society where Persons with Disabilities are living with equal rights, opportunities, access and dignity in comparison to other citizens of the country. 

 

Mission

Reducing discrimination in families and community, creating a Physical and Socio-economic barrier free environment and promoting rights of all Persons with Disabilities irrespective of types, age and gender.

 

Values

  • Disability is not a special or Welfare issue.

  • Equity of opportunities and dignity.

  • Children and women first.

  • Freedom of expressing opinion and enjoying rights.

  • Accountability and transparency.

Programmed Dimension:

  • Disability Information Networking.

  • Research/Study on Disability and Development Issues.         

  • Community-Based Support Services with Rights Approach for Persons (Specially  Children) with Disabilities.

  • Promotion of Inclusive Education.

  • Advocacy.

Programme approach/Strategy:

  • Participatory and Inclusive.

  • Community based with Rights approach.         

  • Advocacy and sensitization.

  • Capacity building.

  • Flexibility.

List of Research/Study Done as yet:

Title

Partners

1. Study on "Situation of Persons with Disability at the time of

    Natural Disaster".

 

ActionAid Bangladesh 1999

2. Study on "Situation Analysis and need assessment of Street

    Children with Disabilities of Dhaka City".

 

Save the Children Sweden 1999

3. Study on "Possibilities of integrating Street Children with

    Disabilities in to mainstream development services" .

 

Save the Children Sweden 1999

4. Research on "Existing situation and opportunities of

    Employment of Persons with Disabilities in Bangladesh".

 

ActionAid Bangladesh 2002

5. Study on "Situation Analysis of Women and Adolescent Girls

    with Disabilities of Bangladesh"..

Grameen Trust 2002

6. Study on "Educating Children in difficult circumstances -

    Children with Disabilities".

Department of Primary and Mass Education, Government of Bangladesh under ESTEEM project 2002

7. Study on "Good Practice on Inclusive Education in

    Bangladesh".

 

UNICEF Regional Office

South Asia  2003

8. Study on "The Situation and Prospect of use of Computer for

    Persons with Visual Impairment".

 

Peace Corps- Fredskorpset, Norway

2003

9. "Together In Education" Promoting Education of Children with

    Disabilities through BRAC Non-formal Education Approach.

 

B R A C 2004

 

10."Situation Analysis and Assessment of Education for Children

     with Disabilities in Bangladesh,South Asia, East Asia and

     South Africa ".

Overseas Development Group, University of East Anglia, UK 2005

 

Ongoing projects/programmes:

Project Name

1. Disability Information Networking and Accessible Resource Centre. Dhaka City

2. Operating 4 Inclusive Pre-Schools in Barisal and 3 in Dhaka city.

3. Community-Based Rehabilitation of Street and Working Children with disabilities project

    in Dhaka city and Sylhet City.

4. Community-Based Rehabilitation of Visual Impaired Persons in Barisal District

    project in Barisal.

5. Inclusion of Women with Disabilities in to mainstream development process project Dhaka

    city.

6. Promoting the socio-economic empowerment of the people with disabilities and

    mainstreaming disability within their community in Barisal District.

 

Staff Position:

Core staff:        10

Field staff:         85

 

List of Donors:

  • Save the Children Sweden-Denmark (SCSD).

  • ActionAid Bangladesh (AAB).

  • Handicap International (HI).

  • Sight Savers International (SSI).

  • Leonard Cheshire Disability (LCD).

  • Manusher Jonno (MJ).

  • Neuro Physiotherapy - UK.

Future Plan:

  • Establishing a Facilitation centre for Street and Working Children with Disabilities including facilities of Advocacy, Education, Therapeutical Services, Skill training and IGA.     

  • Establishing a Centre of Excellence for providing Computer and ICT training to the Visual Impaired persons.

  • Establishing a Rehabilitation Centre for Persons with Disabilities in Barisal.

 

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