22. Develop a ‘disability charter’ which states the fundamental purpose and philosophy of the various sector agencies with regard to protecting the rights of persons with disabilities. 23. Revise the present disability support programme to ensure outcomes-focused funding; simplify and better align assessment processes; and improve the way people access information and support. Focus needs to be on better outcomes for persons with disability and enhancing choice for rights holders and improving service flexibility. 24. Establish an ‘Office for Disability’ under the aegis of the Ministry of Health and Family to provide a single, highly visible and accessible entry point to all government disability support information and services; and ensure longer-term planning for priority areas including disability supports, making targets and achievements more transparent, and enhancing monitoring to improve the effectiveness of future implementation activities. 25. Establish a ‘Disability Forum’ to providing leadership, commitment and a higher profile for disability related issues in the Maldives. It is recommended that Permanant Secretaries of concerned Ministries be members of the Forum. The Vice Presi- ACTIVITIES ADDRESSING RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES dent of the Maldives could be invited to chair the Forum. ... 18 26. Establish a formal network of NGOs, professionals, civil society organisations and volunteers who work on disability issues for better dissemination of information and extend service delivery beyond the government sector into wider agencies and society. 27. Conduct a nationwide disability survey to establish a reliable baseline of disability in the Maldives. 28. Include the set of questions developed by Washington Group on Disability Statistics in the future population censuses of the Maldives. 29. Designate the Department of National Statistics as the national focal agency for disability statistics and identify a Statistician from the Department as the focal point for disability statistics in the Maldives.