President Jacob Zuma has received a letter of concern from various disability organisations and activists, objecting to the President's decision to relocate functions related to disability to the Department of Social Development.
The President is considering the matters presented in the letter and feedback will be provided in due course. The concerns were also raised with Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa during the Youth Day commemoration in Kimberley on 16 June 2014.
During the announcement of the new National Executive last month, President Zuma reconfigured the Ministry of Women, Children and People with Disabilities into a Ministry in the Presidency focusing on Women. The functions related to the support of children and people with disabilities were transferred to the Department of Social Development.
President Zuma reiterates that government recognises and addresses the human rights issues of those with disabilities and it will continue to integrate people with disabilities into all aspects of the country's socio-economic development.
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