• What are the components of CBR and how to initiate a CBR programme (decentralized process of planning and implementation)?
• What are the various approaches and strategies adopted to work with PWDs?
• What is rights based work in disability? What does the PWD Act say and what are the other legislations for disabled people?
• What are the challenges in disability work / CBR and strategies for community involvement?
• What does project management entail?
• How does one develop / make project proposals?
• How do we sustain a CBR programmes with limited resources?
• How NGOs / government agencies are working / addressing the needs of disabled?

1. Addressing attitudes towards the disabled
   unpacking discrimination & stigma
   Importance of dignity, self reliance & assertion for PWDs
2. Disability and Development
3. Rights approach to working with PWD
   Legislation, advocacy & networking
4. Education & livelihood systems for PWD
5. Institutional visits to show their approach towards disability
6. Participatory approaches in disability and development
7. Introduction to CBR & Development
8. CBR Intervention using Participatory methods
   designing
   planning
   management
9. Monitoring and evaluating a CBR programme
10. Proposal writing
11. Resource raising

• Advocacy Planning - to the point and well thought out; got clarity of the concept.
• PRA exercises - effective tool for social learning and gathering basic and essential information.
• Proposal writing - data interpretation.
• Experiencing disability - Exposure to ground realities; internalized the problem; gave an idea of the difficulties faced by PWDs in areas of mobility, feelings, and psychology.
• Voices of the Voiceless - sharing of experiences by disabled people themselves was an eye opener
• Advocacy and Media - well presented and good work done; idea on how to get the government to take up disability related issues.
• Addressing attitudes - good concepts; well presented; understanding disability as a development issue; eye opener; connecting with / addressing or dealing with current issues and challenges.
• Teamwork - development of leadership; realizing individual potentials and getting rid of our inhibitions; new ideas for team work.
• Institutional visits - see involvement of PWDs in various activities including CBR; find out some of the needs of disabled persons; understanding different approaches; good exposure.
• Commissioner's Office - get an understanding of practical ideas of disability related policies and issues i.e. the challenges and strategies adopted.
• Mental Health - sharing of realistic experiences; touching on a subject which was till date unknown.
• Early detection of Disability - well presented.

• Detection and early identification - not well planned.
• Corporate Social Responsibility - presentation could deal with aspects relating to expectations from NGOs and corporates about each other; were not in the context of a CBR programme.
• Inclusive education - too basic with very little scope for discussion; did not relate to / link with CBR components; presentation of just facts which were already known to most - could have dealt with strategies on how to implement the same; clarity was not there; no need for imposing oath on participants.

• Need for good team / capacity building / dynamics.
• Importance of Advocacy and it's different strategies / how it can be done at all levels and with linking with other organisations.
• Potential and use of PRA techniques for gathering information.
• CBR components and how to set up a CBR programme
• Proposal writing
• Institutional visits - getting to know different agencies / organisations.
• Issue of Mental Illness.
• Need to involve many stakeholders (including PWDs themselves) and not just one organization in any work.
• All disabled people are capable and can do good work given a chance.
• Different approaches and strategies to work with PWDs - including disabled people in all areas of work.
• Need for change in people's attitudes towards disabled people - very important aspect of disability work.
• Importance and need for training of CBR workers working in the area of disability.
• Sharing of experiences in CBR which is being done all over the country

The participants were also asked as to how they would take these learning's forward - at the personal and organizational level. Following are the responses given:

a. Personal role:

• Adopt CBR approaches in development work.
• Use CBR approaches to increase the access and use of services / programmes by disabled persons - by their own involvement.
• Share concepts learnt with team and colleagues / PWDs.
• Understand CBR in the concept of development and practices using advocacy.
• Document and analyze various aspects of CBR.
• Change existing negative attitudes of people towards disabled persons and emphasize their capabilities / skills.
• Need for team building and motivation in our own organisations / own roles.
• Need for and importance of advocacy strategies in disability related work.
• Achieving targets which are more qualitative and not merely quantitative.
• Work for rights of disabled people

• Move from IBR to CBR approach to work.
• Form groups of disabled persons - make their voices heard.
• Initiate CBR as it involves better utilization of services and has an enhanced reach.
• Discuss learning's with team members and implement them.
• Review of current programme and planning a more detailed training on CBR for CBR workers in the organization.
• Organizing training programmes for the DA partners.
• Integrating disabled people in all aspects of a programme / project and giving them priority.
• Need to think and look beyond micro issues and involve at macro levels as well.