Stop neglecting persons with disabilities
Monday, June 22, 2020 0:01
By COLLINS ODOTE
Persons with disabilities should enjoy the same rights and opportunities that other members of society do enjoy.
The convention makes provision to guarantee the enjoyment of human rights by persons with disabilities by guaranteeing their dignity and preventing them from discrimination.
One of the people covered was a person with disability who, in addition to difficulty of meeting the requirements of wearing a mask and frequent washing of hands, had to struggle to travel to their place of "work" and back in time before the curfew.
It is important that we move from the token conversation of assessing whether persons with disabilities access five percent of procurement opportunities for goods and services.
It requires a change of attitude, true commitment and focus on reasonable accommodation in all facets of life so that persons with disabilities cane enjoy the same rights and opportunities that other members of society do get currently.
