In order to help PWDs have better lives and contribute to society, President Dr. Arif Alvi has urged the business community and private organisations to offer possibilities in conjunction with the government.
At a World Health Organization (WHO)-sponsored interactive dialogue on “persons with disabilities” held at Governor House Sindh, he stated that the government was working nonstop to ensure that disabled people had access to the facilities and rights they needed. “The government alone cannot do it all, and the private sector should come forward in this regard,” President Dr. Arif Alvi said.
First Lady Samina Alvi was also present on the occasion.
He said that the society needed inclusiveness and acceptability. He said that persons with disabilities including physically challenged, visually impaired, hearing impaired and mentally challenged persons be provided with more easy access to technology and increased accessibility to public places by making good conditions for them.
The president emphasised that integrating PWDs into society would enable them to develop into more useful members of society. He claimed that by providing opportunities for employment for PWDs, mainstreaming would also aid in eradicating stigmatising beliefs among our population.
He urged the federal all provincial government stakeholders for technologies to maximize the job opportunities for PWDs. He said that educational and training institutes should be encouraged to enroll PWDs, especially those with physical, visual or hearing disabilities without discrimination and stressed on availability of the trained teachers.
