Disability Groups Put Focus on Speech Therapy

17 December 2013
The Cambodia Daily
Disabled persons / Government / Government services / Social development
CABDICO / Capacity Building of People with a Disability in the Community Organization / DAC / DAC Secretary-General Em Chan Makara / Disability Action Council / Em Chan Makara

The government’s Disability Action Council (DAC) on Monday announced that it would be including speech therapy in its strategic plan for the next four years to address the problem of speech and swallowing disorders. DAC Secretary-General Em Chan Makara said the decision comes after research, conducted by the Capacity Building of People with a Disability in the Community Organization (Cabdico), found that communication and swallowing disorders affect an estimated 536,000 people in Cambodia. ... “The people who have difficulties speaking, communicating are being challenged by discrimination,” Mr. Chan Makara said. “This issue I will bring up to the Disability Action Council to include in the national strategic plan for 2014 to 2018, which has been planned to be enforced by early 2014.

 Lauren Crothers
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