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From: Disability Rights Association of Goa (DRAG)
DRAG celebrates World Disabled Day
Disability Rights Association of Goa (DRAG) celebrated World Disabled Day
with a difference on Saturday, 1st December, 2007 with a disability awareness
walk for regular school students and a variety entertainment programme at Azad
Maidan.
The entertainment programme comprised of scintillating performances and
exhibition of products by the disabled, live music by the disabled and a
Konkani Musical Show by Succor de St. Cruz and troupe.
Two regular schools and 3 NGOs for the disabled participated in the awareness
walk in the morning and 13 NGOs for the disabled participated in the variety
entertainment programme in the evening.
A training guide on the Persons with Disabilities Act and National Trust Act
by the India Centre for Human Rights, Mumbai was released on the occasion by
the Mrs. Leena Prabhu, Principal National Association of the Blind, St. Cruz.
In his welcome speech Mr. Avelino de Sa, President DRAG, said "This World
Disabled Day is truly a day of celebration for the disabled in India because of
the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Persons
with Disabilities Act is due for amendment shortly. Due to the UN Convention
the implementation of all disability laws in India will come under the scrutiny
of the United Nations.
The UN Convention and the amended Persons with Disabilities Act will also
bring the private sector under its ambit which means that all rules regarding
education, employment and accessibility for the disabled which were applicable
till now only to the government sector will be applicable to the private sector
also. The UN Convention and the amended Persons with Disabilities Act if
implemented in its true spirit will bring a lot of freedom to the disabled
hence the Association was celebrating World Disabled Day at Azad Maidan.
DRAG salutes all the people who have attended the programme by taking time
off their busy schedule or sacrificed their Saturday afternoon siesta to see
the talents of the disabled or sacrificed their lives in the service of the
disabled and honors them by not having any chief guest for the evening. Each
and every one of you is special in the eyes of DRAG". Succour de St. Cruz sang
a song on the disabled which he composed specially for the evening. Able and
disabled persons were seen dancing with each other to the live music provided
by Tania Ribeiro and troupe. Brian Gonsalves did an excellent job as the
compere. Victor Fernandes, Secretary DRAG, proposed a vote of thanks. The
programme was enjoyed by everyone. It is for the first time in Goa that such a
programme was organized on World Disabled Day.
It was truly a World Disabled Day with a Difference.
The training guides on the Persons with Disabilities Act and National Trust
Act and a career guidance book for the disabled is available in the office of
the Association.
DISABILITY RIGHTS ASSOCIATION OF GOA
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Opp. Head Post Office, Panjim, Goa - 403 001, India
Telefax: 0832 - 2427160
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