School education minister C.M Chang officially flagged off ‘Badhte Kadam
IV 2013’ - National Awareness campaign on rights of people with
disabilities - at State Academy Hall here Tuesday.
Speaking at the flag off programme, the minister called upon the citizens to give more importance to the groups of People with Disability (PWD) and also urged the responsible authority to judiciously use the funds sanctioned for the PWD.
Stating that people who were more physically fit go through more difficult times, C.M Chang said one should not judge people by the outward appearance.
He assured that necessary requirement from the government side would be looked into. Speaking on the theme ‘issue of violence and sexual harassment of people with disabilities’, Naga Mothers Association (NMA) president Abeiü Meru said violence and abuse were serious global problems faced by persons with or without disabilities.
According to Meru, NMA felt great pain to observe the upsurge in vicious violence and sexual harassment on physically challenged persons.
As mothers, she said NMA greatly disturbed and condemn any form of violence that denigrated human dignity as no human life was expandable and that no form of violence was justified at any point of time.
She reminded that it was everyone’s responsibility to uphold and protect the rights of people with disabilities.
NMA president also lauded the four athletes who would be representing Special Olympics Nagaland (SON) at Olympics 2013 Asia Pacific Games to be held in Sydney, Australia from December 1-7.
State commissioner for disability Dr. Atha Vizol, in his address, said change in attitude towards disability was absolutely essential.
He added that these changes should start by acknowledging that human differences and everyone’s dignity must be respected.
He also assured that law enforcing agencies would not tolerate the criminal act on the differently-abled.
Advocate, legal issues on disability Arepla Chang delivered on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2012.
Arepla also spoke right to life, liberty and justice, education, skill development and employment, social security provisions for persons with benchmark disabilities, special provisions for persons with disabilities with high support needs, registration of institutions for PWDs and grants to such institutions etc.
Joint director social welfare, N. Nyuthe and NSF general secretary Easter Rakho also spoke on the occasion while Marlong Longkumer delivered brief history of NAPAD.
Students of G. Rio School presented special number on the occasion. The programme was organized by NAPAD.
Speaking at the flag off programme, the minister called upon the citizens to give more importance to the groups of People with Disability (PWD) and also urged the responsible authority to judiciously use the funds sanctioned for the PWD.
Stating that people who were more physically fit go through more difficult times, C.M Chang said one should not judge people by the outward appearance.
He assured that necessary requirement from the government side would be looked into. Speaking on the theme ‘issue of violence and sexual harassment of people with disabilities’, Naga Mothers Association (NMA) president Abeiü Meru said violence and abuse were serious global problems faced by persons with or without disabilities.
According to Meru, NMA felt great pain to observe the upsurge in vicious violence and sexual harassment on physically challenged persons.
As mothers, she said NMA greatly disturbed and condemn any form of violence that denigrated human dignity as no human life was expandable and that no form of violence was justified at any point of time.
She reminded that it was everyone’s responsibility to uphold and protect the rights of people with disabilities.
NMA president also lauded the four athletes who would be representing Special Olympics Nagaland (SON) at Olympics 2013 Asia Pacific Games to be held in Sydney, Australia from December 1-7.
State commissioner for disability Dr. Atha Vizol, in his address, said change in attitude towards disability was absolutely essential.
He added that these changes should start by acknowledging that human differences and everyone’s dignity must be respected.
He also assured that law enforcing agencies would not tolerate the criminal act on the differently-abled.
Advocate, legal issues on disability Arepla Chang delivered on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2012.
Arepla also spoke right to life, liberty and justice, education, skill development and employment, social security provisions for persons with benchmark disabilities, special provisions for persons with disabilities with high support needs, registration of institutions for PWDs and grants to such institutions etc.
Joint director social welfare, N. Nyuthe and NSF general secretary Easter Rakho also spoke on the occasion while Marlong Longkumer delivered brief history of NAPAD.
Students of G. Rio School presented special number on the occasion. The programme was organized by NAPAD.
Source : Nagaland Post , 19th Nov 2013
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