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] [ ] The National Action Plan on Disability for the period 2006-2010 has been approved by the Government of Vietnam. The Plan has been prepared with contribution and participation of relevant ministries and agencies of the government, self-help groups, NGOs, and other organizations.
Please check http://vnah-hev.org for more details.
Source: Report from Pham Thi Cam Ly, Senior
Program Officer of Vietnam Assistance for the Handicapped (VNAH)
Assistive Technology Center (ASTEC) and National Association of the Deaf in Thailand (NADT) organized a Seminar on Assistive Technology for Hearing Impairment: Development for a Better Life; to gather information as well as analyze a guideline for development of assistive technology in Thailand towards the implementation and research suited to the needs of hearing impaired persons.
Please check http://astec.nectec.or.th/event_detail.php?id=27 for more details.
Source: Assistive Technology Center
The 2nd Asia Pacific Disability Forum (APDF), General Assembly and Conference 2006, with support of UNESCAP, the Council of Disabled People of Thailand and the Royal Thai Government was organized in Bangkok. The theme was "Achieving Rights-based Development through Joint Efforts". For the Bangkok Statement from the conference.
Please check http://v1.dpi.org/lang-en/resources/details.php?page=734 for more details.
Source: Disabled Peoples' International (DPI)
With the theme "New Understanding, New Hope toward ICT for All in Indonesia", 100 blind and visually impaired persons gathered at the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology Building, for a computer camp for the blind held by Mitra Netra Foundation, the first of its kind in the country. The two-day gathering challenged all to the common misconception that the blind are unable to compete in terms of equality with the sighted. Please check www.mitranetra.or.id for more details.
Source: Report from Nur Ichsan, Head of Research and Development, Mitra Netra Foundation
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