The Lao's People Democratic Republic
Table of Contents
- 1. General Information
- 2. Statistical Data on Disability Profile
- 2.2 Number and Ratio of Persons with Disabilities by Age
- 2.3 Number and Ratio of Persons with Disabilities by Cause
- 2.4 Number and Ratio of Persons with Disabilities by Area
- 3. Current Situation of Perso0ns with Disabilities
- 3.1 Definition and Classification
- 3.2 Governmental Policy and National Plan Towared Persons with Disabilities
- 3.3 Government System
- 3.4 Regional Cooperation
- 3.5 Statistics Data
- 3.6 Law and Legislation
- 3.7 Social Welfare Support
- 3.8 Medical Services, Rehabilitaion and Assistive Devices
- 3.9 Community Based Rehabilitation
- 3.10 Independent Living Movement
- 3.11 Public Awareness
- 3.12 Sports
- 3.13 Prevention
- Biwako Millennium Frammework Seven Priority Areas
- 3.14 Self-help Organizations of Persons with Disabilities and Related family ande Parent Associations
- 3.15 Early Detection, Early Intervention and Education
- 3.16 Training and Employment
- 3.17 Access to Built Environment and Public Transport
- 3.18 Access to Information and Communication
- 3.19 Poverty Alleviation through Capacity-building, Social Security and Sustainable Livelihood Programs
- 4.The Asian and Pacific Decade of Disbled Persons, 2003-0212:"Toward an Inclusive, Barrier-Free, and Rights-Based Society"Action Guideline: THe Biwako Millennium Framework
- 5.Profile of Disability - Related Organizations
- Main source
- Table
- Figure
- Reference
- Main source
- Champa Lao Consultants Co., Ltd. Country Profile Study on Persons with Disabilities in Lao People's Democratic Republic, March 2000.
- Other references
- Handicap International and the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation, Bridging the Gap: Survey of Disabled Children and Adults, 1999.
- Ito, Naoko. Lao People's Democratic Republic Shucho Hokokusho (Field Report) JICA Thailand Office, January 2000 (unpublished).
- JICA Medical Cooperation Division. Kunibetsu Iryokyoroku File Lao ( Medical Country Profile Lao), 1992.
- Manivong, Daravone. JICA Country Report for the Group Training Course in Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities - Vocational Rehabilitation and Workshop Management, 1999 (unpublished).
- ESCAP (2002), Population Data Sheet, United Nations.
- CIA, The World Factbook 2002-Laos,
www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/la.html - Lao Country Profile
- Asia-Pacific Literacy Data Base
www.accu.or.jp/litdbase/stats/lao/dl/99lao.xls - Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2001, United Nations
- World Health Organization,
www3.who.int/whosis/country/indicators.cfm?countryandlaoandlanguage=en - The World Bank Group
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