people with physical challenges

Workers with disabilities criticize reductions in health coverage

22 Aug 2016
People with disabilities have urged Thai authorities not to reduce the health coverage they receive when employed. Dr. Yot Teerawattananon, Director of Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program (HITAP), on Saturday, 20 August 2016, expressed concerns about recent changes to the government’s health coverage scheme for people with disabilities. The reforms transfer people with disabilities from universal health coverage to a social security scheme when they successfully find employment.

Digital Economy Bills condemned for ignoring the disabled, marginalised people

21 Feb 2015
The Network of People with Physical Challenges has pointed out that the controversial Digital Economy bills, recently approved by the junta, ignore the technological inequity facing physically challenged people and remove the voices of the disabled from decision-making on a telecommunications-related public fund.

Court to rule on Thai disabilities’ 20-year fight for lifts at all BTS’ exits

20 Jan 2015
The Supreme Administrative Court is scheduled to rule on a case brought against the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and the BTS Skytrain who are accused of not providing equal access to transportation for physically challenged people. This is the first suit against state authorities in Thailand concerning people with physical challenges.
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