Lao Deaf Unit: Lao Deaf Unit attended the Human and Disabilites Rights Workshop

Lao Deaf Unit has a chance to voice up at the Human and Disability Right Workshops organized by Lao Disable People Association and National Committee for Disabled People supported by AusAID on the project Building human and disability rights institutional structures in the Lao PDR.

The aims of the workshop is to raise awareness about disabilities rights; the content of the workshop include the introduction to disability, the presentation of UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disability, the talk by resources persons who represent each type of disability.

The Deaf Unit has two presentation which include the introduction to the deaf culture and barriers of the deaf living in society and the movement of the Deaf Unit from 2003 to 2010.

The organizer plan to have 12 series workshops for different government sectors and mass organization which include:

Group 1: Prosecutor and Court sector
Group 2: Kaisone PHOMVIHAN National Defense Academy
Group 3: Lao Front for National Construction, Lao People's Revolutionary youth Union and Lao Federation of Trade Union
Group 4: Lao Women Union
Group 5: Ministry of Industrial and Commerce, Ministry of Planing and Investment and National Chamber of Commerce
Group 6: Teachers from Lao National University and private college
Group 7: Lao Bar Association
Group 8: Representative of private companies
Group 9: Propaganda and training Committee of the Central Committee, Office of the Party Central Committee and Central Control Committee
Group 10: Police Academy
Group 11: National Assembly, Prime Minister Office and Presidential Office
Group 12: Vientiane Capital Administration Office