Shaping Inclusive
Disability Policies

The Karachi Disability Network advises governments and stakeholders to create effective, inclusive disability policies, ensuring equal rights, accessibility, and opportunities and empowering people with disabilities to thrive and fully participate in society.

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Karachi Disability Network (KDN) provides expert advisory services on disability policy, offering technical guidance to policymakers. KDN actively participates in multiple forums and committees shaping laws and policies to protect the rights of persons with disabilities. KDN contributed significantly to the development of the National Disability Act, 2018, currently under parliamentary consideration for enactment.

Additionally, KDN organizes targeted policy dialogues addressing challenges faced by persons with disabilities, ensuring practical, inclusive solutions and promoting evidence-based policymaking.

Disability Policy Dialogues Organized by KDN:

  • National Dialogue on Pakistan Disability Act, 11 February 2015, Karachi
  • National Consultation on Pakistan Disability Act, 20 May 2015, Islamabad
  • Federal Consultative Workshop on Federal Disability Strategy aligned with UNCRPD & SDGs, 3 September 2015, Lahore
  • Two stakeholder consultation workshops on inclusive policy reforms, lahore & Nathiagali
  • Two policy dialogues with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa stakeholders on inclusive education

International Policy Dialogues with KDN Participation:

Workshop on Strategic Planning for DiDRR at the World Conference on DRR, Bangkok, Thailand, March 17, 2015

Workshop on Digital Access Discussion for People with Disabilities, Jakarta, Indonesia, October 28, 2017

South Asia Regional Disability Rights Discussion on Political Involvement, Colombo, Sri Lanka, October 2, 2015