“MOST PART OF DESABLED PEOPLE’S PROBLEMS IS UNSOLVED IN ARMENIA,” EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF “UNISON” PUBLIC ORGANIZATION THINKS
YEREVAN, December 6 (Noyan Tapan). The forum on the problems of
disabled people entitled “All Armenians Can” was held at the American
University of Armenia on December 3-5. It was held upon the initiative
of the Armenian Office of the ACCELS organization. According to
Director of Organization’s Armenian Office Elizabeth Vinship, the
purpose of the forum is to increase the awareness of the society
of the disabled people’s problems and to contribute to the change
of the attitude towards them. Armen Alaverdian, the Executive
Director of the “Unison” public organization on support to the
people having particular needs, said that at present, in contrast to
the Soviet years, the problems of the disabled people are at least
discussed. Part of them, is resolved, for example, grounds with incline
are constructed in the streets. But, according to A. Alaverdian,
most part of the problems remains unsettled, the conditions, under
which the disabled people could become full members of the society,
haven’t been established. A. Alaverdian, for example, noticed that
none of cultural entities in the republic has conveniences foreseen
for the disabled people, regardless of the act that the organization
has repeatedly applied for this issue to the corresponding bodies.