The National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) today announced the appointment of Arman Ali as its executive director.
He would assume charge from October 1. Disability rights activist Javed Abidi, who was the director of the NCPEDP, passed away on March 4 after succumbing to chest infection. He was 53.
Ali's appointment was announced during a National Disability Consultation on the Rights of Persons with Disability which saw participation of 23 states and 2 Union territories here today.
Ali is the executive director of Shishu Sarothi, the Centre for Rehabilitation and Training for Multiple Disability since 2009. Under his leadership Shishu Sarothi grew from a small 28 member team to 90 member team and made a major impact for the cause of disability.
Ali has played pivotal role in bringing the disability sector together in the North East to form a network of organisations from the seven states, leading campaigns and engaging the judiciary to uphold the rights of persons with disabilities.
A member of the National Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the think tank instituted by NCPEDP and also a partner of the National Disability Network, Ali played a pivotal role in NCPEDP's campaigns, working closely with Abidi, the most recent being the struggle for a new disability law that finally saw shape as the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act.
The aim of the consultation was to deepen the understanding of the Rights of Persons with Disability (RPWD) Act, 2016, which was passed by both houses of Parliament and was subsequently notified for enforcement in April 2017, and push for its implementation.
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