Jakarta, 9 May 2024 – The 16th Coordinating Conference for the ASEAN Political-Security Community (16th ASCCO) convened today in Jakarta, bringing together key ASEAN officials and strategic partners to strengthen regional political-security cooperation. A notable highlight of the conference was the inclusion of disability rights advocacy, as the ASEAN Disability Forum (ADF) presented a strong […]

ASEAN has launched the newly adopted ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Strategic Plan 2026-2030 of the ASEAN Community Vision 2045 by the ASEAN Leaders at the 46th ASEAN Summit. The strategic plan highlights key measures for building a prosperous, integrated, and innovation-driven economy, by an inclusive workforce and guided by sustainability principles. To promote awareness of […]

Vientiane, 16 May 2025 – The Disability Mainstreaming Advisory Service Center (DMAS Center), in partnership with the ASEAN Disability Forum (ADF), held an Inclusive Dialogue Meeting to advocate for the integration of disability rights and social inclusion in climate change policies in Lao PDR. The event aimed to disseminate key findings from ADF’s regional policy […]

Consumer protection is a fundamental right that guarantees individuals access to products and services without discrimination. However, people with disabilities (PWDs) in Southeast Asia frequently encounter major challenges, such as inaccessible services, a lack of financial inclusion, and insufficient legal assistance. This workshop intends to address these issues by increasing collaboration among policymakers, companies, and […]

The ASEAN Disability Forum is honoured to participate in the Global Disability Summit on 2-3 April 2025 in Berlin, Germany, together with other 4500 participants from over 100 countries. Global Disability Summit is a unique global mechanism that improves the lives of persons with disabilities, especially from the global South. It was hosted together by […]

The ASEAN Disability Forum (ADF) and the International Disability Alliance (IDA) co-organized the Asian Regional Disability Summit, which was supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), UNICEF, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), and Inclusive Futures. It took place in Bangkok, Thailand, on February 14-15, 2025. This summit, part of […]

Jakarta, 7 – 9 May 2024 – STRATEGIC ISSUES The ASEAN Disabilities Forum is a civil society forum of organizations of persons with disabilities in the Southeast Asia region that encourages the implementation of the ASEAN Enabling Masterplan 2025 Mainstreaming the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (AEM 2025) to be fully implemented with the direct […]