NA to strengthen supervision of enforcement of laws for children with disabilities

The National Assembly (NA) will strengthen its supervision of the enforcement of laws and policies regarding children with disabilities, said Chairman of the NA’s Committee for Culture and Education Nguyen Dac Vinh.
NA to strengthen supervision of enforcement of laws for children with disabilities ảnh 1Illustration. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The National Assembly (NA) will strengthen its supervision ofthe enforcement of laws and policies regarding children with disabilities, saidChairman of the NA’s Committee for Culture and Education Nguyen Dac Vinh.

Vinh made the pledge at a reception on August 25 for delegations of childrenwith visual impairment from 34 localities who are attending the first forum forchildren with this disability in Hanoi from August 24-26.

TheNA official affirmed that the legislature pays special to children whenperforming its law-building function. He added that existing laws have notcovered all aspects related to children and his committee will continue togather opinions to further supplement and adjust those laws.  

Vinh praised the strong will to overcome their disability of the children withvisual impairment, and urged them to continue to strive for a better life withthe support of the entire society.
 
Representatives from the Vietnam Blind Association said the associationconsiders providing support for children with visual impairment an importanttask. They said thanks to the care of administrations at all levels and thecommunity, many visually-impaired children have gained access to learning andintegrated into the community.

However,the children still face many obstacles in study and life, includingshortcomings in legal documents such as age limitation in schooling, and a lackof measures to ensure the enforcement of laws on their rights.

The association urged the NA to revise and supplement laws as well as intensifysupervision of law enforcement to ensure the rights of children withdisabilities in general and those with vision impairment in particular.

The children delegates expressed their wish for more braille books and newspapers forchildren as well as entertainment facilities suitable for them./.
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