Wheelchairs were distributed free of cost among 50 poor children and persons with disabilities in the Rajshahi on Saturday.
The Foundation for Women and Child Assistance in association with the American free Wheel Chair Mission donated the chairs at a simple ceremony at Park Palace.
With FWCA president Sadiqur Rahman in the chair, the distribution session was addressed, among others, by social leader Shaheen Akter Rainy, deputy director of Department of Social Service Hamida Begum and FWCA executive director Wahida Khanom.
The speakers said the existing mindset towards the challenged people should be changed as it was being adjudged a graver problem than disability itself.
In this regard, they viewed that the overall national development would not be possible keeping people with disabilities behind the nation-building process.
Besides, they stated that only the government or any of its organisation were not capable of sustainable development of the disadvantaged community and so all other ministries should be involved in this regard.
They said participation of disabled people in all other government level development activities must be ensured.
Source : New Age
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