Labor Ministry backs people with disabilities
By Laman Sadigova
The ninth exhibition National Creative Competition, dedicated to people with disabilities has been held in Baku. The exhibition presented more than 760 handicrafts of 221 people with disabilities and children with limited health.
The exhibition was organized by the Labor and Social Protection Ministry to assists persons with disabilities. The event was attended by representatives of the ministry, governmental and non-governmental organizations, and associations of persons with disabilities and members of the public.
Addressing the event, Deputy Premier Ali Ahmadov said that the assistance for persons with disabilities is among priorities of the social policy, reminding that President Ilham Aliyev annually publishes decrees and orders related to the social protection of this class.
Azerbaijan is a member of the UN's Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and actively implements activities to support them. About 4.6 percent of the Azerbaijani population is registered as disabled or vulnerable.
Currently, different measures like exhibitions, competitions are being organized to attract people with disabilities. Every effort is made to equal participation in society of these people and their integration into society, also to identify talents.
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