Special Needs Education Practitioners - Kenya

07/08/2023

For many Autistic people, overstimulation can be a common part of life. Whilst it’s tempting to try and push through, please be gentle on yourself and learn to spot the signs so that you can show extra care (to yourself or anyone else experiencing overstimulation).⁠
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If you spot any of these signs in yourself, your child, your friend or your family member, take it as an opportunity to check in. It may be time for a self-soothing strategy or a break.⁠
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28/01/2022

Something to think about!
Impact of Covid-19 on Children’s Education in Africa -

Human Rights Watch respectfully submits this written presentation to contribute testimony from children to the discussion on the impact of Covid-19 on children at the 35th Ordinary Session of the A

14/01/2021

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08/01/2021

NCPWD Career Portal

Safaricom PLC in conjunction with NCPWD/i2i, is looking to recruit interns with disabilities for the year 2021 with the STEM disciplines. The internship program runs quarterly i.e. From February to April, May to July, August to October and November to February.

Call for applications will only happen once in the year allowing you to indicate which quarter of the year you are available for on your CV.

This internship will seek to expose you to the various teams within your assigned projects.

Safaricom takes pride in continually investing in talent to ensure that we have the best pool of resources in the market and that our interns are equipped with key learning opportunities to expose and develop their skills for the future.

You can find the job description here NCPWD Career Portal: https://www.fuzu.com/jobs/188212

Please click on the link to submit your application by 11th January 2021.

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08/01/2021

NCPWD 2021

Complaint on registration and Tax-exemption for persons with disabilities.

Registration of persons with disabilities.

The National Council for Persons with Disabilities registers all persons with disabilities. The registration process involves undertaking a medical disability assessment at any gazzetted hospital. The medical reports for the assessment are forwarded to the Ministry of Health Headquarters at Afya House for the signature of the Director of Medical Services(DMS). The entire registration process should take about 6 weeks from the date of the assessment. However, there are cases of backlogs occasioned by the delays in the signing of the medical reports by the DMS due to the large volumes of medical reports.

Provision of tax exemption certificates.

Tax exemption certificates are issued by the Kenya Revenue Authority(KRA) through facilitation by the Council. The process takes about 90 days. Besides the requirements for tax exemption as outlined in the Council’s Service Charter Delivery Standards, a vetting committee comprising the Council, KRA and MOH representatives vets the applications before submission to KRA.

Way forward.

We acknowledge the complaints from our clients and we are working hard to address the issues raised concerning the registration process and the issuance of tax exemption certificates. Besides, the Council is in discussion with key stakeholders to decentralize the signing of the medical reports to fast track the registration process.

We are also following up on the finalization of the review of the Regulations on Tax Exemption and Registration which will enhance provision of these services.

In the meantime, we are striving to improve delivery of these two services. We will be addressing the concerns of the clients within seven days on receipt of the complaint. We will attach a staff to ensure that the complaints are channeled to the relevant department for immediate action.

Please use our official mails to lodge your complaints or concern. Always indicate the subject in your email e.g. Tax-exemption.

We also intend to dedicate a specific day in a week to respond to all the complaints both at our headquarters and County offices.

More details on these and other programs of the Council will be communicated early January 2021.
We look forward to a prosperous and fruitful 2021

For more information,

Contact
Toll free; 0709107000 & 0800 724 333
Email address.
[email protected] or [email protected]

Happy merry Christmas and prosperous 2021

With appreciation
Harun Maalim Hassan
Executive Director/CEO
National Council for Persons with Disabilities