A workshop has been held on sensitizing and creating awareness among Members of Parliament and parliamentary staff on the issues faced by persons with disabilities.
The awareness workshop, held last week in Parliament under the theme “For an Unhindered Social Life”, was organized by the Parliamentary Caucus for Persons with Disabilities, chaired by MP Sugath Wasantha Silva.
Representatives of various groups representing persons with disabilities participated as resource persons in this sensitization and awareness-raising program. They also presented information on the challenges faced by persons with disabilities and the need to address them.
Addressing the programme, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Caucus for Persons with Disabilities, MP Sugath Wasantha de Silva, said that he believes that necessary changes can be made by creating awareness and sensitization among public representatives in the legislative arena about the issues that people with disabilities face.
He further said that to create a barrier-free social life, Parliament should formulate policies, and it is the responsibility of Parliamentarians to be more sensitive towards people with disabilities. He also stated that this awareness and sensitization program organized for this purpose, was successful.
The Deputy Co-Chairman of the Parliamentary Caucus for Persons with Disabilities, MP Pathmanathan Sathyalingam, and many other Parliamentarians representing the government and the opposition participated in the event. (Newswire)