भाग्यलाई पनि जित्यो कर्मले

विहान ७ बजेको छ । मान्छेहरु झुरुप्प बसिरहको देखिन्छन् । एक छिन त म अलमल्ल परें । कतै केही त भएको होईन भनेर । पछि बुझ्दा त पवित्राको पसलमा चिया पिउने, घरमा चाहिने सरसमान र तरकारी किन्ने मानिसहरुको भिड रहेछ । पवित्रा पनि पसलमा हतार हतार गर्दै सामान दिने, चिया पकाउने, चिया दिने, गिलास माझ्ने,…

Access to Transport Services for People with Disabilities in Kathmandu

This article analyzes the current scenario regarding access to transport services for person with disability (PWD) in Kathmandu Valley. It describes the problems faced by people with disability in access to transportation and highlights the gaps between available policies and their implementation. Nepal has introduced several laws, policies and guidelines, including the recently promulgated People…

Inclusive Tourism in Nepal: Challenging the abled body/disabled body and accessible/inaccessible binaries

Abstract: The following research paper applies disability rights and inclusive design for accessible tourism in Nepal. The research is particularly topical because a new act governing disability rights was passed in Nepal in late 2017. Field work and observation in Nepal included interviews of 10 service providers in the tourism industry, non-governmental organizations (NGO), and…

Preliminary Pages of the Publication

Publisher’s note Accessibility is a key prerequisite for the rights promotion of persons with disabilities. Accessibility enhances their general mobility, active life, public participation and independent living. It crosscuts in each of the agendas of inclusive development. This is one of the key principles of the United Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities…

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असल अभ्यास (Good Practice) स्थापित गर्नु सहज काम होइन । यसको लागि धेरै चुनौतिको सामना गर्नुपर्छ र मेहेनत र संघर्षको पनि त्यतिकै जरूरी हुन्छ । असल अभ्यास सबैतिर एकैपटक स्थापित हुने कुरा पनि होइन । यसलाई एकठाउँमा स्थापित गरेर विस्तारै अन्यत्र पुन प्रयोग गर्दै लैजानुपर्छ । तपाँइ हामीले गरेका राम्रा कामहरूबाट अरू पनि लाभान्वित हुने…