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Yesterday a number of visually impaired persons from around Guyana gathered at the Cheddi Jagan Research Centre where discussions were held on making their lives a little easier in their various communities.Colin Ault, Assistant Programme Manager Eye Care Guyana said that the participants at the forum were drawn from Bartica, Essequibo, Linden, East and West Coast Demerara.A section of the gathering yesterday at the Cheddi Jagan Research Centre. According to Ault,Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys, the forum was aimed at helping blind persons to advocate in their communities so that they can have better lives. He added that his organization is looking forward to the introduction of the Disabilities Bill.Ault further call on members of the public to be more courteous toward people with disabilities.He noted that the Human Rights Bill, as it is,Cheap Adidas NHL Jerseys, has a lot of implications for blind persons.“The Human Rights are general to every person and a person cannot lose his human rights but it can be violated. It has certain principles, it is universal; they are indivisible. None is important than the other”.He further stressed the fact that blind persons have the right to an education, freedom of movement, employment, and they too should have access to all other rights.Meanwhile,Cheap Jerseys, he lauded the efforts by some sections of society as it relates to showing consideration to blind persons.“The society has changed a bit,Cheap NFL Jerseys Online, it might be slow, some people are getting accustomed to blind persons, taxi driver are more courteous, some speedboat services,NFL Jerseys Wholesale, including the Bartica speedboat services,NFL Jerseys Wholesale, have shown great improvements”.In the meantime, Ault called on the relevant authorities for the improvement of equipment in school as it is costly. “Visually impaired persons must have access to computers at the university level.” |
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