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Disability in Sri Lanka

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Generally in Sri Lanka, most disabled people are unemployed as they face discrimination and limitations to access safe working environments. In Colombo, The Shiranee Joseph de Saram Foundation operates a workshop that employs people with Intellectual Disability. Their Supported Employment Program
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This act is one of the key pieces of legislation related to disability. The act provides secure protection for people with disabilities against discrimination with regarding employment, education and access to the built environment. This also gives a legal framework for activities of the National
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The Shiranee Joseph de Saram Foundation (formerly The Rehabilitation Center for the Communication Impaired), an organization that works with children and adults to prepare them for employment. It was founded by Sri Lanka's first Speech and Language Pathologist, Shiranee Joseph de
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The definition of disability in Sri Lanka is: "Any person who as a result of any deficiency in his physical or mental capabilities whether congenital or not is unable by himself to ensure for himself, wholly or partly the necessities of life".
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This act is involved with providing educational and vocational training opportunities for poverty reduction, provide financial assistance and guidance for self-employment of the visually impaired people.
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In Sri Lanka about 8.7% of the total population above the age of 5 live with some form of disability, and it is estimated that about 300,000 people in the 18-60 age group have some form of disability.
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Sri Lanka Foundation for Rehabilitation of the Disabled manages "Rehab Lanka", a workshop giving employment to people with disabilities and earning some income for the organization.
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In Sri Lanka, about 96% of the total disabled population with functional difficulties didn't engage in educational activities. Only about 54,311 disabled students attend school.
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Liyanage, Chandani (2017). "Sociocultural Construction of Disability in Sri Lanka: Charity to Rights-based Approach". In Halder, Santoshi; Assaf, Lori Czop (eds.).
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Sri Lanka Council for Mental Health was established for disabled people who have mental illness. It serves as skills training centre and a shelter workplace.
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permits legislation and executive action that creates advantages for disabled persons. According to the Manthri.lk parliamentary monitoring website,
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by which Ranaviru Seva Authority was set up to provide for the after care and rehabilitation of members of armed forces and police who are disabled
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advocates for and trains people with ID for competitive employment and advises private sector companies in best practices for inclusive hiring.
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About 1.6 million Sri Lankans, 8% of the population, were regarded as disabled in 2012. Sri Lanka has been a signatory of the
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has participated in every edition of the Paralympics Games. So far, Sri Lanka has won two medals in the Paralympic Games.
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are the only Sri Lankan Paralympians to win Paralympic medals for Sri Lanka. Both of these athletes are army personnel.
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Self-employment is the only option available to disabled people instead of expecting an open safe working environment.
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Brighter Life Foundation is a Swiss group founded in 2004, aiming to assist disability charities in Sri Lanka.
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Implementation of Act no 28 for promotion, advancement and protection of rights of persons with disabilities
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Some organisations have voluntarily come forward to help the disabled people in Sri Lanka. They include:
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are poor hygiene, lack of medical care, the prevalence of 30 years of war, the aftereffects of the
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Inclusion, Disability and Culture: An Ethnographic Perspective Traversing Abilities and Challenges
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The following acts are taken in consideration related to disability in Sri Lanka. They are:
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was the only blind cricketer to score five centuries in a single Blind T20 World Cup in
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was rated the third best team in Asia As of 2017. The national team won the
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typically face significant stigma and discrimination. The main causes for
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About 57% of disabled people are male, and 43% are female, as of 2012.
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legislation and policies are generally not properly implemented.
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1996, Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
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Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
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Index

2004 tsunami
United Nations
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Demographics of Sri Lanka
Constitution of Sri Lanka
disability rights
Parliament of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka at the Paralympics
Paralympics
1996 Paralympics Games
Atlanta
Sri Lankan Paralympic team
Pradeep Sanjaya
Dinesh Priyantha
Dinesh Priyantha
Upali Rajakaruna
Pradeep Sanjaya
Amara Indumathi
Sri Lanka national blind cricket team
Blind Cricket World Cup
Suranga Sampath
2017
Sri Lanka national deaf cricket team
2018 Deaf T20 World Cup
doi
10.1007/978-3-319-55224-8_16
ISBN
978-3-319-55223-1
"Archived copy"
the original

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