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November 08, 2011
Seminar to Raise Awareness on Disability and Accessibility - Pakistan
On October 6, a seminar was held at the Lahore District Court, Pakistan, with a purpose to raise awareness on Disability and Accessibility.
This event was oragaized by the Lahore Bar Association and hosted by the Highly Enthusiastic and Educative Rights Association (HEERA). Speakers included Mr. Shafiq ur Rehman and Mr. Naureel Abbas from the Milestone, a local organization for persons with disabilities, and Mr. Mujahid Mustaqim Ahmed, a district & session court judge. Representatives of the HEERA and Lahore Bar Association also delivered a speech.
About 15 percent of the population are considered to be disabled in Pakistan, but most public facilities remain inaccessible to persons with various disabilities. The seminar emphasized the need to improve the situation by both campaining for increased accessibility and raising public awareness on the issue.
At the end of the seminar, it was announced that the Lahore Bar Accosiation was organizing a rally from the Lahore Session Court to the Punjab Assembly on December 3.
The seminar attracted a number of participants as well as local journalists.
Posted by jicafriends at November 8, 2011 12:44 PM