General Assembly & Executive Committee
Executive Committee Members
Member list 2010-2012
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- Chair :
- Mr. Kanderker Jahurul Alam, National Forum of Organizations with the Disabled, Bangladesh
- Vice Chairs :
- Mr. Sam Vilsoni, Pacific Disability Forum
Dr. Joseph Kwok, Joint Council of Physically and Mentally Disabled Persons, Hong Kong SAR
Dr. Hyun Shik Kim, Rehabilitation International Korea, Korea
- Treasurer :
- Mr. PT Lim, President, Wheelchair Basketball Association, Singapore
- Secretary General :
- Mr. Ryosuke Matsui, Japan Disability Forum, Japan
- Deputy Secretary General :
- Mr. Akira Terashima, Japan Disability Forum, Japan
Chair of Working Committee
- Convention and BMF :
- Ms. Khatijah Sleiman, Malaysian Council for Rehabilitation, Malaysia
Ms. Michiko Tabata, World Blind Union Asia-Pacific
- Information :
- Mr. Ghulam Nabi Nizamani, All Sanghar Handicaps Association, Pakistan
Dr. Joseph Kwok, Joint Council of Physically and Mentally Disabled Persons, Hong Kong SAR
- Next Conference :
- Dr. Il-Yung Lee, Rehabilitation International Korea, Korea
- Research and Development :
- Dr. Wong-Gyu Choi, Chonbuk National University, Korean Society for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities, Korea
Mr. Setareki Macanawai, Pacific Disability Forum
- Gender :
- Ms. Savina Daulaasi, Pacific Disability Forum
Ms. Saowalak Thongkuay, Disabled Peoples' International Asia-Pacific, Thailand
- Children and Youth with Disability :
- Mr. Khalilur Rahman, National Federation of the Blind, Bangladesh
Mr. Tingyu Wang, Leonard Cheshire Disability East Asia Pacific Regional Office
- Accessible Tourism and Transportation :
- Mr. Ben Wen Pin Lin, Eden Social Welfare Foundation, Chinese Taipei
- Accessibility and Universal Design :
- Mr. Ghulam Nabi Nizamani, All Sanghar Handicaps Association, Pakistan
Member list 2008-2010
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- Chair :
- Mr .Kandaker Jahurul Alam, President, National Forum of Organizations with the
Disabled, Bangladesh, Bangladesh
- Immediate Past President :
- Ms. Judy Wee, Singapore
- Vice Chairs :
- Mr. Shoji Nakanishi, Chairperson, DPI Asia and the Pacific Council, Japan
Dr. Joseph Kwok, Joint Council of Physically and Mentally Disabled Persons, Hong Kong SAR
Mr. Sumasafu Vilsoni, Co-chair, PDF(Pacific Disability Forum)
- Treasurer :
- Mr. PT Lim, President, Wheelchair Basketball Association, Singapore
- Secretary General :
- Mr. Ryosuke Matsui, JDF, Japan
- Deputy Secretary General :
- Mr. Akira Terashima, JDF, Japan
Chairs of Working Committee
- Convention and BMF :
- Chairs : Mr. Monthian Buntan, Thailand
Mr. Khalid Hussain Bhatti, Pakistan Disabled Foundation
- Information :
- Chairs Dr. Joseph Kwok (see above)
Ms. Duong Thi Van, Vietnam, DP Hanoi
- Next Conference :
- Chair : Mr. Ngiem Xuan Tue, Vietnam
- Research and Development :
- Chairs: Prof. Won-Gyu Choi, Chonbuk National University, KSRPD, Korea
Mr. Tingyu Wang(Smiley), Regional Programme Manager, East Asia and Pacific Office, Leonard Cheshire International (LCI), Thailand
- Gender :
- Chairs : Ms. Tewai Halatau, President, Pacific Disability Forum (New Zealand)
Ms. Saowalak Thongkuay, Regional Development Officer (RDO), DPI-AP
- Children and Youth with Disability :
- Chair : Mr. Mosharraf Hossain, Action on Disability and Development (ADD), Bangladesh
- Accessible Tourism :
- Chair : Mr. Robert Lin, Eden Social Welfare Foundation, Chinese Taipei
- Accessibility and Universal Design :
- Chairs : Ms. Judy Wee, Singapore
Mr. Ghulam Nabi Nizamani, All Sanghar Handicap’s Association (ASHA), Pakistan
Part of Executive Committee members 2008 - 2010
Front row (from left to right)
Mr. Ghulam Nabi Nizamani, Chair of Accessibility and Universal Design Committee, Pakistan
Mr. Khandaker Alam, Chair of APDF, Bangladesh
Ms. Judy Wee, Chair of Accessibility and Universal Design Commmitee, Singapore
Ms. Saowalak Thongkuay, Chair of Gender Committee
Second row (from left to right)
Ms. Emma Lee, Secretariat of Accessible Tourism Committee, Chinese Taipei
Mr. Ryosuke Matsui, Secretary General, Japan
Mr. Tingyu Wang (Smiley), Chair of Research and Development Committee
Dr. Joseph Kwok, Vice Chair and Chair of Information Committee
Mr. Mosharraf Hossain, Chair of Children and Youth with Disaiblity Committee
Ms. Etsuko Ueno, Secretariat of APDF
Members 2006-2008
Front row (from left to right):
Mr. Topong Kulkhanchit, Research and Development
Ms. Ms. Supattraporn Tanatikom, Gender Issue
Ms. Ms. Judy Wee, Chair
Mr. Frank Hall-Bentick, Treasurer, and Fund raising and Sponsorship
Mr. Shoji Nakanishi, Vice Chair
Second row: (from left to right)
Mr. Hyung Shik Kim, Research and Development
Mr. Ryosuke Matsui, Secretary General
Mr. JB Munro, Vice Chair
Dr. Joseph Kwok, Information
June 1and 2, 2009 by e-mail
Minutes of General Assembly Meetings