The Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts and the Disability Action Council (DAC) are seeking input into the drafting of an amendment to the law on copyright and intellectual property (IP), which will focus on regulating publishing exemptions that support people with disabilities.
A senior social affairs ministry official has urged all public and private institutions to gain a greater understanding and awareness of the capacities of people with disabilities, while also encouraging the construction of more physical infrastructure to help them in order to promote equality and their rights to participate fully in society.
Phnom Penh and Stockholm have teamed up with some NGOs to collaborate on a new project that will promote equal access to jobs and employment for people with disabilities. The project was announced on November 23 when Magnus Saemundsson, first secretary of the Swedish embassy in Cambodia, met with Minister of Labour and Vocational Training Ith Sam Heng.
The ministry said over 10,000 disabled persons had already registered to date.
The request was made at a meeting of the National Representative Disabled People’s Organisation Network on the practice on disability inclusive employment held in Phnom Penh on February 9.
The meeting was attended by representatives from relevant ministries and civil society organisations along with nearly 200 persons with disabilities.
Addressing attendees at the meeting, the ministry’s welfare for disabled people department director Yeap Malino said: “Please remind any disabled people in your commune to register through our app. The app will make a record of everyone with a disability across the country.”