The Hon. Sugath Wasantha de Silva
Hon. Sugath Wasantha de Silva moved an Adjournment Motion calling for a rights-based welfare and empowerment programme for persons with disabilities, aligned with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. He proposed drafting new national legislation, collecting classification and data needed for evidence-based policy, and developing plans to use the economic capacities of the disabled community for social development. He also noted that, as a visually impaired Member, he was presenting and reading an Adjournment Motion in Braille for the first time in the House.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member, at today’s Adjournment, I move:
¶ 02 “To ensure an unhindered social life for the millions-strong community of persons with disabilities, a rights-based programme of welfare and empowerment must be presented.
¶ 03 “This programme must, in line with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), include drafting a new national law; and a plan to harness the economic capacities within the disabled community for social development. Therefore, necessary steps must be taken to carry out the classifications and data collection required to operationalize a policy-driven, evidence-based programme for persons with disabilities.”
¶ 04 As a visually impaired Member, I am proud to present and read an Adjournment Motion written in Braille for the first time in this House.
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Cite as: The Hon. Sugath Wasantha de Silva. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 24 February 2025. No. 1741236032093385. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/11773