Workshop looks to better policies on education, health for disabled people
The Vietnam Blind Association on December 23 held a workshop collecting ideas to serve the supplementation and adjustment of policies and laws on health and education for people with disabilities (PWDs).
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Blind Association on December 23 held aworkshop collecting ideas to serve the supplementation and adjustment ofpolicies and laws on health and education for people with disabilities (PWDs).
The event is part of a project on raising legal awarenessand aid on labour, employment, enforcement of administrative procedures in healthand education for PWDs funded by the European Union through the JusticeInitiatives Facilitation Fund (JIFF) whose governing body is the Ministry ofJustice.
Speaking at the seminar, Deputy Chief of Office of theVietnam National Committee for People with Disabilities Dinh Thi Thuy affirmedthat both health and education play an important role in the lives of disabledpeople; therefore, policies on these two areas will have direct effects on them.
However, there are still regulations that do not suit reality, she noted, adding that the results of the workshop will helpcomplete the proposal to amend and supplement the Law on People with Disabilitiesas well as several policies on education and health care for them in the timeto come.
Ta Ngoc Tri, deputy head of the Ministry of Education andTraining’s steering committee on education for children with disabilities andthose living in difficulties, said that society's awareness about education for PWDs has changed in a positive direction, thus helping them feel more confident.
He proposed devising a new concept on PWDs, having a representative of the Ministry of Education and Trainingin the council of determining the disability level, and considering allowancesand benefits for disabled students to meet their actual needs.
The Vietnam Blind Association suggested issuing a policy onsupporting health insurance for people with mild disabilities to help themaccess better health care, while health insurance forpeople with severe and especially severe disabilities should cover more high-tech treatment and functional rehabilitation equipment.
It also proposed adjusting or removing the age limit forentering school for people with disabilities, and expanding education forms for them./.
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At the event (Photo: netnews.vn) 
