North West Provincial Government hosts Provincial Disability Rights Conference
The North West Provincial Government through the Office on the Status of Persons with Disabilities (OSPD) in the Office of the Premier will be hosting a two-day provincial Disability Rights Conference in Mahikeng as from Thursday.
The Conference, which will be attended by all major provincial role players, is scheduled to be held at Mmabatho Convention Centre, Mahikeng from 30 – 31 January 2014. Registration starts Wednesday 29 January 2014 from 14h00 until 19h30, at the venue.
Premier Thandi Modise says she is confident that the conference will provide a crucial platform for People with Disabilities to share their experiences with all sectors and map the way by which some of their challenges could be addressed.
“We are confident that delegates at this conference will emerge with a clear plan that will enable the province to accelerate implementation of the revised Job-Access Plan that is targeting employment of over 1 200 additional people with disabilities by the provincial administration within the next 7 months,” said Premier Modise ahead of the two-day conference.
The conference will also endeavour to create alignment between Disability Plans and the National Development Plan and generate a Five Year Disability Rights Plan for the Province.
The National Development Plan (NDP) acknowledges that many persons with disabilities are not able to develop to their full potential due to various barriers, resulting in them often being viewed as being unproductive and a burden. The NDP highlights the physical barriers, educational barriers, communication barriers and attitudinal barriers as challenges that need to be addressed.
Members of the media are invited to cover this important conference. For accreditation please contact Dimpho Moreki @ 0727320096 no later than Wednesday 14h00.
Enquiries:
Lesiba Moses Kgwele
Spokesperson
Cell: 083 629 1987
Tel: 018 388 3705
Fax: 018 388 3157
Email: LKgwele@gmail.com
