Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

Table of Contents

1. 1. General Information

   1. General Fact Sheet
      1. 1.1 Introduction
      2. 1.2 Geography
      3. 1.3 Socio-economic Profile
      4. 1.4 Government
      5. 1.5 National Social Welfare System
      6. 1.6 Education Profile
      7. 1.7 Health Profile
      8. 1.8 Information Communication Technology

2. 2. Current Situation of Persons with Disabilities

   1. 2.1 Definition and Classification
   2. 2.2 Government Policy and National Plan Towards Persons with Disabilities
   3. 2.3 Government System
   4. 2.4 Regional Cooperation
   5. 2.5 Statistics Data
   6. 3.6 Law and Legislation
   7. 2.7 Social Services
   8. 2.8 Medical Services, Rehabilitation and Assistive Devices
   9. 2.9 Community Based Rehabilitation
   10. 2.10 Independent Living Movement
   11. 2.11 Public Awareness
   12. 2.12 Sports

3. Biwako Millennium Framework Seven Priority Areas

   1. 2.13 Self-help Organizations of persons with disabilities and related family and parent associations
   2. 2.14 Women with Disabilities
   3. 2.15 Early Detection, Intervention and Education
   4. 2.16 Training and Employment
   5. 2.17 Access to Built Environment and Public Transportation
   6. 2.18 Access to Information and Communication
   7. 2.19 Poverty Alleviation through capacity-building, social Security and sustainable livelihood programs

4. 3.The Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons, 2003-0212:"Toward and Inclusive, Barrier-Free, and Rights-Based Society"Action Guideline: THe Biwako Millennium Framework

   1. The Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons, 2003-0212:"Toward and Inclusive, Barrier-Free, and Rights-Based Society"Action Guideline: THe Biwako Millennium Framework

5. 4.Profile of Disability Related Organizations

   1. 4.1 Profile of Governmental Organizations or Persons with Disabilities
   2. 4.2 Profile of Non-governmental Organizations of/ for Persons with Disabilities

6. Abbreviations

7. References

   1. Primary References
   2. Internet Sources

8. Appendix

   1. 1. Appendix I - Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act (No 28 of 1996)

9. Table

   1. 1. Urban versus Rural Population, 2001 Census
   2. 2. Population by Sex, 2001 Census
   3. 3. Labor Force Participation Rate by Province and Sex
   4. 4. Unemployed Percentage Distribution by Age Group and Sex
   5. 5. Poverty Levels based on Headcount Ratio
   6. 6. Poverty Levels based on Household Ratio
   7. 7. Number of Schools, Students and Teachers, 2002
   8. 8. Educational Attainment (30 years and older)
   9. 9. Literacy Rates by Sector and Sex
   10. 10. People with Disabilities by District and Sex, 2001 Census
   11. 11. People with Disabilities by Type and Sex, 2001 Census
   12. 12. Students with Disabilities by District and Sex, School Census 2003

10. Figure

    1. 1. Fact Sheet
    2. 2. Map
    3. 3. Percentage Distribution of Employed Population by Sex

1. Reference

   Primary Reference

   • Mendis, Pamani, Act for the Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Sri Lanka, Course Director and Head, Disability Studies Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
   • Department of Census and Statistics, Annual Bulletin of Labour Force 2003, 2003
   • Department of Census and Statistics - Sri Lanka, Announcement of the Official Poverty Line, June 2004
   • ICOM Publications, The APT Yearbook, 2001
   • International Labour Organization, Moving Forward Toward Decent Work for People with Disabilities, Examples of Good Practices in Vocational Training and Employment from Asia and the Pacific, 2003
   • International Labour Organization, Sri Lanka Country Profile March 2003, Employment of People with Disabilities: The Impact of Legislation (Asia and the Pacific), 2003
   • Japan International Cooperation Agency Planning and Evaluation Department, Country Profile on Disability, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, March 2002
   • Millawithanachchi S., Silva Wilson, Department of Social Welfare and the Ministry of Social Welfare Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Country Report, as presented at the Seminar for South to South Cooperation for Decades of People with Disabilities: An Orientation about APCD held in Bangkok, Thailand, December 2003
   • Ministry of Human Resource Development, Education and Cultural Affairs, Sri Lanka, Preliminary Report School Census - 2003, 31 March 2004
   • Ministry of Social Welfare, The National Policy on Disability, August 2003
   • United Nations Development Programme, Women in Local Government in Asia and the Pacific, A comparative Analysis of Thirteen Countries, 2001
   • United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons: Mid-point country perspectives, 1999
   • United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs Population Division, World Population Policies 2003, 2004
   • United States of America Central Intelligence Agency, The World Fact book, Sri Lanka