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Marking World Autism Awareness Week 2021 Posted: 4:22 pm April 1, 2021
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A SERIES of events have been planned to mark World Autism Day in the local area tomorrow (Friday).
World Autism Week 2021 is taking place all of this week, with the Strule Arts Centre in Omagh to be lit up blue for the event.
The Cedar Foundation supports people living with disability, autism and brain injury.
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Roisin Bowden, Right4U project officer at the Cedar Foundation in Omagh, said it was important to highlight the work being done for adults and children living with autism.
“It has been fantastic to have the support of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council in celebrating Autism Awareness Day and to highlight the work of the Cedar Foundation for adults and children living with autism in the area,” Roisin said.
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Governments lack interest in special needs population
DR RADICA MAHASE
ON August 31, 1962, the first prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr Eric Williams, in his speech commemoratiing Independence, said, “Democracy means recognition of the rights of others. Democracy means equality of opportunity for all in education, in the public service, and in private employment. Democracy means the protection of the weak against the strong…Democracy means responsibility of the government to its citizens.”
Fifty-eight years later, we have to question if TT is really and truly a democratic country in which everyone finds an equal place.
When we look at governments’ attitudes towards people with special needs from 1962 until today, is there any real display of democracy according to Williams’ definition?