South-South Cooperation Programme on Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities

ESCAP South-South Cooperation Programme on Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities” was held from 10 to 19 December 2014 in Guangzhou, Macao and Hong Kong, China. The Programme was organized by ESCAP in cooperation with the Government of China and the China Disabled Persons’ Federation.  The Programme resulted in enhanced knowledge of 100 technical personnel, from 13 member States on legal and administrative measures necessary to make public facilities usable by all including persons with disabilities, as well as technical skills on accessibility auditing of public facilities.  The Programme  ended with presentations of 15  follow-up action plans of the participants to promote inclusive design for public facilities in their respective countries or areas.