persons with disabilities

Specialised help for Ambae evacuees with disabilities

Motivation Australia and its Ni-Vanuatu partners have been working to help get mobility aids to those that need it - so far, they've identified almost three hundred people who need additional support.

Motivation Australia's Vanuatu Project Officer, Claire Ibell says they are now working to provide mobility devices and wheelchairs before the islanders head back home.

TVET joins disability day in Motalava

Staff of the Torba TVET Centre at Sola on Vanualava showed support by joining the Provincial Disability Committee including the Disability Desk Officers under the Ministry of Justice in a parade to Telhei School where the event was held.

Speeches centred on promoting inclusion and the rights of people with disabilities.

Pacific people with disability call for more inclusion

The chief executive of the Pacific Disability Forum says one in five people estimated to be living with some form of disability in the Pacific face many entrenched cultural and physical barriers to full participation.

Setareki Macanawai says at least 16 countries in the region have signed or ratified the UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities but he says there is still a lack of action on the ground.