EDEN DISTRICT NEWS - Various role-players devoted towards the equal rights of people living with disabilities got together on Wednesday last week to discuss the Draft Disability Plan for the Eden district.

The work session was hosted by Eden's Social Development Unit and facilitated by the Department of Local Government's Ms Wendy Bingham.

The Eden Draft Disability Plan contains the latest statistics on disability in the Eden region, the roles of various government departments, action plans for all municipalities in the region, strategies for people living with disabilities and the families of the disabled.

The plan aims to:

• Create access to information about acts and policy affecting people living with disability (PWD)
• Create a database of services available to PWD, their families and the NGO sector
• Provide demographic information about PWD, including their strengths and assets
• Facilitate the implementation of an advocacy programme for the rights of PWD
• Facilitate the implementation of public education and awareness on disability programmes, and
• Facilitate the development and delivery of programmes that strengthen and develop life skills for PWD and their families.

Representatives from the B-municipalities within the Eden region, Department of Local Government, Department of Social Deve-lopment, Department of Health as well as the George Association for People living with Disabilities, attended the session.
The document should be tabled before the Eden District Council by June this year.


Officials from the departments of local government, social development and health, B-municipalities within the Eden region, as well as the George Association for People living with Disabilities, attended the work session.

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