| Founder | Javed Abidi |
|---|---|
| Type | Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) |
| Location | |
Key people | Chairman- Pradeep Gupta Executive Director- Arman Ali |
| Website | ncpedp |
National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People is a New Delhi-based trust established in 1996. It was setup post enachment of 1995 PWD Act to champion the cause of disability rights. [1] The organization's philosophy is that society needs to change traditionally held views of "charity and welfare to those of productivity and empowerment of disabled people". Its founder and first director was Javed Abidi and is currently headed by Arman Ali, who succeeded the founder on October 2018. [2] It operates through a team of Program Managers and Program Officers who work on their specific areas. [3]
National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) is India's only cross-disability, non-profit organization, working as an interface between the government, industry, international agencies, and the voluntary sector towards empowerment of persons with disabilities. The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 seeks to ensure rights of people with disabilities. The law came into force from 19 April 2017 onwards.[4]
NCPEDP works on 6 core principles, also called the six pillars of the organisation, namely:
|| Accessibility
|| Education
|| Employment
|| Law/Policy
|| Awareness
|| Youth. [5]
NCPEDP has a pan India presence through the National Disability Network (NDN). Formed in 1999, NDN has members from the majority of States and Union Territories of the country.