Seminar focusing on people with disabilities

(Baonghean.vn) -On July 18th, the Vinh City Association for the Support of Disabled People and Orphans organized a seminar to facilitate exchange between the Association and the relatives of disabled individuals, aiming to foster understanding, sharing, and support for them to overcome challenges in life.



Scene from the seminar

Currently, the city has approximately 10,388 people with disabilities, including nearly 7,000 war invalids, accounting for 2.38% of the population. The majority of people with disabilities live dependent on their families. This seminar is an opportunity to share stories and experiences in caring for people with disabilities within families, and to discuss measures to encourage, support, and create opportunities for people with disabilities to overcome difficulties, pursue education, vocational training, and employment to support themselves and their families, thereby integrating into the community towards an "inclusive, barrier-free society for the rights of people with disabilities."



Relatives of people with disabilities in Vinh City attended the seminar.

The seminar also discussed proposals for establishing clubs for relatives of people with disabilities; exploring policies and regulations of the law and the state regarding people with disabilities; organizing branches and collective membership in clubs, self-help groups, and production and service groups; motivating and encouraging members to learn and practice trades; creating conditions to support members with premises, capital for production and services, and increasing their income; and encouraging recreational activities, entertainment, and tourism to motivate and assist members in their daily lives.

At the seminar, Mr. Tran Anh Toi, Vice Chairman of the Provincial Association of People with Disabilities, also raised the issue of the need to organize more forums for exchange from the commune and ward levels to the provincial level in order to understand the thoughts and aspirations of the relatives as well as the people with disabilities themselves. From there, measures and programs can be developed to help people with disabilities overcome dependence, self-doubt, and inferiority complexes, and strive for a better life.

Tran Hai