Ministry hosts discussion on ensuring accessibility
On the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare hosted a discussion themed “Involving the Disabled in the Sustainable Development Goals”, followed by a press conference.
Ministry hosts discussion on ensuring accessibility. On the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare hosted a discussion themed “Involving the Disabled in the Sustainable Development Goals”, followed by a press conference. The Ministry, related associations and NGOs presented their works and objectives. The main highlights from the presentation of the department head of the Ministry of Construction and Urban Development were the norms and standards of accessible civil construction designs. J.Sereeter, official from the Ministry of Road and Transport Development informed of the course of equipping public transports and personal vehicles for the people with disabilities. There are over one billion disabled people in the world, of which 650 million are living in Asia. According to a 2015 report of the National Statistics Office of Mongolia, Mongolia has 101,730 people with disabilities. Some 34 percent of them have congenital disabilities, whereas 64 percent have acquired disabilities.
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