Kathmandu, Apr. 8:Inaugurating the 17th central convention of the Nepal Disabled Association here today, Speaker Taranath Ranabhat has said that he would raise the issue in Parliament to mobilise cooperation for meeting the demands put forth by the Association.
From the chair, Central President of the Association Surendra Bahadur Basnet said nothing could be done through the initiative of a few social organisations alone for the arrangements of proportionate employment as well as for the rights and duties unless the programmes to be carried out in the multifaceted development of the disabled are not included in the national policies of the government.
Central member of the Association Lok Raj Thapaliya said the responsibility for social security of the disabled falls not only on the individual and the society but also on the government.
Another central member Mrs. Gita Rana said as there is a lack of skilled manpower for the training of the disabled it is difficult to rehabilitate them. The government has to assist the Association financially, she added.
Member of the International Cooperation Agency (CIA) for the disabled in Sweden Mrs. Ulla Lindberg said her organisation has been cooperating with the Nepal Disabled Association in the Community based Rehabilitation Programme (cbr) since the last 10 years.