The National Forum “Make Rights Real” is being held at Government House today. Over 500 participants are attending the National Forum that is designed to increase the participation of people with disabilities, deliver their voices to society and define state policy.

The Minister for Population Development and Social Protection S.Erdene made a statement at the forum saying:

“We have received internationally agreed development strategies and goals about people with disabilities. The legal environment related to these disabled people is satisfactory, but in reality not enough is realized. Therefore we gather here to make real disabled people`s participation in society.

“There are numerous laws and regulations in our country. In reality there is no infrastructure or standards that meet the policy level in different sectors.  This means there is a big gap I the ability of disabled people to enjoy certain rights like the rest of the population. In particular, in the education sector, disabled children do not have access to study like ordinary children. More and more new apartments are in use but there is no access for disabled people.

“All these things require a social infrastructure designed for disabled people. Now it is vital to take urgent moves to formulate the standards in order to realize these peoples rights soon.”