Tag: Physical

“We are usually busy at the workplace so we have few opportunities to visit every house of persons with disabilities for talking and counseling on their issues and demands. Participating in such activities not only helps us know more about the current living conditions of persons with disabilities, timely support them so that they can be beneficial from policies in accordance with the government regulations, but also improves our knowledge and skills for working with persons with disabilities.” said Ms. H.T.L, an official in charge of labour, invalids and social affairs in Gio Linh district after visiting local persons with disabilities.

The physical environment at home and outside the community has a significant impact in the ability of persons with disabilities to live independently and to better integrate into society. In other words, it is crucial to figure out how to create a safe house or public works access for the disabled so that they can live independently and readily take part in community activities. To contribute to solving the above problem and improving knowledge about physical access for persons with disabilities in houses as well as public works, the Action to Community Development Institute (ACDC) has coordinated with the project coordinators board of Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue and Quang Nam provinces respectively organized training courses on physical access for relevant officials and disabled people's organization in the area in December 2022.

Physical access is one of the key factors in promoting social assistance for persons with disabilities. In fact, many persons with disabilities, families of persons with disabilities, and even the staff of departments or policy-implementing units of persons with disabilities are still limited in knowledge and skills related to accessibility standards in construction. In order to contribute to improving this issue, in May, ACDC cooperated with stakeholders to organize 2 training courses "Physical access for association officials and officials of related departments" in Quang Tri and Thua Thien Hue provinces.