National Day of Persons With Disabilities Event to Take Place on Saturday

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BANGKOK (NNT) - An event celebrating this year’s National Day of Persons with Disabilities will be held on Saturday (19 Nov) in Bangkok. The general public is invited to help support people with disabilities by purchasing symbolic Kaew Galya flowers and handicrafts made by disabled persons at this event.

 

The theme for this year’s event will reflect the appreciation of those with disabilities celebrating the 90th birthday of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother.

 

His Majesty the King has graciously bestowed a lunch for persons with disabilities and the general public participating in this event.

 

Pol Lt Manas Monuch, head of the organizing team, revealed that the event will feature several activities from participating government agencies and private firms to exemplify the potential of people with disabilities.

 

The event will also feature an exhibition on innovations on disability prevention and rehabilitation, showcases on the skills and capabilities of the disabled, occupational workshops, one-stop government services, and a job fair.

 

Additionally, there will be a marketplace for handicrafts made by people with disabilities and musical performances by the official bands of the Royal Thai Armed Forces and the Royal Thai Police.

 

The general public is invited to purchase the symbolic Kaew Galya flowers to celebrate the occasion. Proceeds from the sales will go to the Kaew Galya Flower Foundation, which supports the occupational development of persons with disabilities nationwide. An event celebrating this year’s National Day of Persons with Disabilities will be held on Saturday (19 Nov) in Bangkok. The general public is invited to help support people with disabilities by purchasing symbolic Kaew Galya flowers and handicrafts made by disabled persons at this event.

 

The theme for this year’s event will reflect the appreciation of those with disabilities celebrating the 90th birthday of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, the Queen Mother.

 

His Majesty the King has graciously bestowed a lunch for persons with disabilities and the general public participating in this event.

 

Pol Lt Manas Monuch, head of the organizing team, revealed that the event will feature several activities from participating government agencies and private firms to exemplify the potential of people with disabilities.

 

The event will also feature an exhibition on innovations on disability prevention and rehabilitation, showcases on the skills and capabilities of the disabled, occupational workshops, one-stop government services, and a job fair.

 

Additionally, there will be a marketplace for handicrafts made by people with disabilities and musical performances by the official bands of the Royal Thai Armed Forces and the Royal Thai Police.

 

The general public is invited to purchase the symbolic Kaew Galya flowers to celebrate the occasion. Proceeds from the sales will go to the Kaew Galya Flower Foundation, which supports the occupational development of persons with disabilities nationwide.

 

Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG221115100522183

 

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[Freed1948]

More hyped up BS. I muttered to my son on Saturday that Thailand does nothing for the aged or physically handicapped. We were coming out of Central Pinklao, and had to go out to get a taxi home. We had to go down steps, there were NO ramps, and NO handrails.

If my son wasn't with me I would not have managed to negotiate my egress.

It may sound like a poor thing, but it common around Bangkok. No thought has been given to small things that would assist the infirmed and elderly in simply getting from A to B,,,,,,Z.

[RichardColeman]

What the disabled should do is all turn up in their hundreds at a skytrain station with no lift and demand to all be carried up by the staff demand 

[Aussieroaming]

Thailand would be one of the worse places in the world to traverse anywhere in a wheelchair. Here in Bangkok I saw a disabled person not in the slow lane trying to wheel himself along in traffic with scooters and cars ripping around him because there was no pedestrian access suitable for his chair. My major BigC complex access point is two sets of stairs for access to the main building with no ramps for either wheelchair or baby thingmabobs.

 

And many pedestrian walkways get blocked by structures which completely block any wheelchair access. 

 

Disability people are a forgotten group in Thailand, mainly hidden away due to lack of mobility opportunities.