Persons with Disability Photo: Parliament Watch

Minister Sulaiman Kyebakoze Madada

Madada says that while cities in the country are developing, there is a need to review urban policies to ensure that the cities and towns have basic urban structures and services  which are environmentally accessible and user friendly to all persons with disability. He calls on the political parties to include the component for person with disabilities in their manifestos and campaigning  tools  so as they are included in the elections.

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Photo: Able Child Africa

As the numbers of persons with disability continue to rise globally, Uganda society for disabled children (USDC), an organization that helps disabled children in the country, is asking government and other stake holders to put in more resources to address the situation. Uganda society for disabled children program officer Geoffrey Katende says that much as the organization in conjunction with other various government departments and other civil society organizations are offering services to the disabled people especially children, a lot more needs to be done to reach the soaring numbers.

Uganda society for disabled children in its drive to help children with disabilities has donated wheel chairs in the districts of Masaka, Iganga and Amudat. However Katende says they need more funds to reach many disabled children in various parts of the country. Katende further says that a national action plan supported by UNICEF and together with the Ministry of gender and other stakeholders is being discussed and this will help them to come up with concrete solutions to help people with disabilities in the country.

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