MONTH OF DISABLED TO BE ANNOUNCED TOMORROW

Panorama.am
15:46 14/11/2007

The ministry of employment and social affairs, "Right protection of
disabled people" NGO and Mission East will announced a one month for
the protection of right of people with disability from November 15 to
December 15. In the words of the organizers, the one month aims to
raise the awareness of the disabled among the public and contribute
to equal rights of people with disabilities.

Posters are planned titled "Your attitude hurts more than my
disability." There will be round tables, discussions and film shows in
Yerevan and the regions of the republic. There will also be lectures
at the universities and game-discussions at schools.

During the month, the annual competition for best publication on the
topic of disability will be summed up. There will be a mini football
tournament among mass media titled "Football for equal rights."

The organizers appeal to all state institutions, public organization
and the whole society to join the initiative. The program is supported
by Danish Agency for International Development.