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Vietnam expected to join Marrakesh treaty

Friday, 23 November 2018

Vietnam expected to join Marrakesh treaty

In Vietnam, books available for people with disabilities remain as low as 1%, but there is hope for the future. People with visual impairment need more access to books and information. Expert gathered at a seminar in Hanoi on November 20 co-hosted by the National Committee on People with Disabilities and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). They discussed how a treaty signed in Marrakesh,...

Three training on Accessibility for people with disabilities in Binh Dinh

Friday, 23 November 2018

Three training on Accessibility for people with disabilities in Binh Dinh

The training was conducted for people with disabilities living in Phuoc Thang, Phuoc Hoa and Tuy Phuoc commune (Binh Dinh province) from 15 to 22 November 2018. Most participants are the new members who had not joined any accessibility-related training in 2018.   During the training, the participants were provided information related to rights to access public places, construction codes and how...

“One world for all - Making life happier”

Friday, 23 November 2018

“One world for all - Making life happier”

“I rarely communicate with people with disabilities, so when I participated in this program, I felt a little bit bewildered. After experiencing a wheelchair game, I can relate to people with disabilities and admire their efforts in life.”   “I have never participated in such a program. I was so excited to be involved in these games. From my experiences I have come to love people...

Newsletter OCT 2018

Friday, 09 November 2018

Newsletter OCT 2018

DISABILITY RESEARCH AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2018 -o0o- Disability Research and Capacity Development (DRD) was established on December 3rd, 2005 under the sponsorship of the Ford Foundation. DRD functions as a non-governmental and non-profit organization and is operated by and for people with disabilities. DRD works alongside the community to create support models that promote...

Visually impaired people need better access to bank cards

Friday, 09 November 2018

Visually impaired people need better access to bank cards

Commercial banks have not always made it easy for blind and visually impaired customers to open accounts, often requiring them to have a guardian sign off on each transaction. — Photo ictnews.vn Commercial banks have been told to study the process of opening payment accounts and ATM cards for visually impaired people. The State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) has asked institutions providing payment s...

“Not yet”, “No ideas”, “Never heard that”

Friday, 26 October 2018

“Not yet”, “No ideas”, “Never heard that”

These were the answers of 30 people with disabilities in Phuoc Son commune (Binh Ding province) to the questions related to their rights of accessibility. Nobody thought that the public places and buildings such as parks, hospitals, schools, entertaining places should be accessible. That’s why DRD organised the workshop and training on “Accessibility Rights” for people with disabilities...

Accessibility audit at Landmark 81 building

Wednesday, 24 October 2018

Accessibility audit at Landmark 81 building

On the 21st of October 2018, the members of the DRD’s program “scholarship and mentoring”organised a visit trip and accessibility audit at Landmark 81 building, 208 Nguyen Huu Canh road, Binh Thanh district, Ho Chi Minh city. The trip was to create opportunities to practice their soft-skills and conduct an accessibility audit. There were 26 participants including awarded students...

Play fun, Live healthily and Break barriers

Sunday, 21 October 2018

Play fun, Live healthily and Break barriers

Following the success of the "One World for All" camp, the Clubs of people with disabilities organised "A Match of Volleyball" at the Center for Culture, Sport and Community, Tay Ninh province on the 21st of October 2018. It is a part of the project "Access for All" funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). This is an act of exchanging and connecting members of 03 clubs...

The Ho Chi Minh City Peace Culture Day

Saturday, 13 October 2018

The Ho Chi Minh City Peace Culture Day

Harsh truths make people sad because of constant wars; bombs and bullets keep exploding somewhere around the world. There remain thousands of people living in anxiety, thousands of children living in poverty everyday…Fortunately, we are luckier than many people; we are living in peace, we do not see the misery. However, there is violence happening somewhere. To promote peace for all, the Ho...

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