Seminar on Empowering PWDs concludes
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, December 29 2013:
The two-day long seminar on "Empowering the Persons With Disabilities (PWDs): Perspectives and Issues" jointly organized by Department of Social Welfare, Government of Manipur, Spastic Society of Manipur and All Manipur Handicapped Persons Welfare Association in collaboration with National Institute for the orthopedically Handicapped, Kolkata which started from December 28 concluded at Manipur Press Club here today.
On the last day of the seminar, L Tokendro, secretary of Spastic Society of Manipur; K Joychandra, Director of ICM Manipur and Dr Sarbari Sen, HOD and lecturer, SER, NIOH spoke on the topics of 'Community Development and Community Participation for Rehabilitation of Persons With Disabilities', 'Skill Development and Self Help Group' and 'Scheme under Government of India' respectively.
The presentation was followed by a question-answer session between the resource persons and the participating PWDs.