What to do when persons with exceptionally serious disabilities without anyone to support themselves? Are establishments that receive persons with disabilities eligible for social allowances in Vietnam?
- What to do when persons with exceptionally serious disabilities without anyone to support themselves?
- Are social relief establishments that receive persons with disabilities eligible for social allowances in Vietnam?
- What establishments are establishments taking care of persons with disabilities? What are the responsibilities of establishments taking care of persons with disabilities?
- How to carry out information and communication to aim to prevent and minimize disabilities?
What to do when persons with exceptionally serious disabilities without anyone to support themselves?
Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 45 of the 2010 Law on Persons with Disabilities in Vietnam stipulating as follows:
Nurture of persons with disabilities in social-relief establishments
1. Persons with exceptionally serious disabilities without anyone to support or without ability to take care of themselves shall be admitted to social-relief establishments.
Thus, persons with exceptionally serious disabilities without anyone to support themselves shall be admitted to social-relief establishments.
What to do when persons with exceptionally serious disabilities without anyone to support themselves? Are establishments that receive persons with disabilities eligible for social allowances in Vietnam?
Are social relief establishments that receive persons with disabilities eligible for social allowances in Vietnam?
Pursuant to Clause 2, Article 45 of the 2010 Law on Persons with Disabilities in Vietnam stipulating as follows:
Nurture of persons with disabilities in social relief establishments
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2. The State shall provide social relief centers with funds for nurturing persons with disabilities defined in Clause 1 of this Article, including:
a/ Monthly nurturing allowance:
b/ Procurement of personal articles and utensils for daily-life activities;
c/ Purchase of health insurance;
d/ Purchase of common curative medicines:
c/ Purchase of instruments and facilities for functional rehabilitation;
f/ Funeral upon death;
g/ Monthly personal hygiene for women with disabilities.
Thus, the State shall provide social relief centers with funds for nurturing persons with disabilities, including:
- Monthly nurturing allowance:
- Procurement of personal articles and utensils for daily-life activities;
- Purchase of health insurance;
- Purchase of common curative medicines:
- Purchase of instruments and facilities for functional rehabilitation;
- Funeral upon death;
- Monthly personal hygiene for women with disabilities.
What establishments are establishments taking care of persons with disabilities? What are the responsibilities of establishments taking care of persons with disabilities?
Pursuant to Clause 2, Article 47 of the 2010 Law on Persons with Disabilities in Vietnam stipulating as follows:
Establishments taking care of persons with disabilities
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2. Establishments taking care of persons with disabilities include:
a/ Social relief centers;
b/ Service establishments to support persons with disabilities;
c/ Centers to support persons with disabilities who live independently;
d/ Other establishments taking care of persons with disabilities.
Pursuant to Article 48 of the 2010 Law on Persons with Disabilities in Vietnam stipulating as follows:
Responsibilities of establishments taking care of persons with disabilities
1. To meet the conditions on operation of establishments taking care of persons with disabilities; to fully satisfy standards on nurture, consultancy service and assistance for persons with disabilities corresponding to each type of establishment.
2. To improve and upgrade physical foundations which fail to meet the conditions on access by persons with disabilities.
Thus, establishments taking care of persons with disabilities include:
- Social relief centers;
- Service establishments to support persons with disabilities;
- Centers to support persons with disabilities who live independently;
- Other establishments taking care of persons with disabilities.
These establishments are responsible for:
- Meeting the conditions on operation of establishments taking care of persons with disabilities; to fully satisfy standards on nurture, consultancy service and assistance for persons with disabilities corresponding to each type of establishment.
- Improving and upgrading physical foundations which fail to meet the conditions on access by persons with disabilities.
How to carry out information and communication to aim to prevent and minimize disabilities?
Article 13 of the 2010 Law on Persons with Disabilities in Vietnam stipulates that information and communication in order to prevent and minimize disability are implemented as follows:
- Information, communication and education on disability issues aim to prevent and minimize disabilities; to raise awareness of and change attitudes and behaviors towards disability issues; to combat stigma and discrimination against persons with disabilities.
- The contents of information, communi¬cation and education on disability issues include:
+ Rights and obligations of persons with disabilities;
+ The Party's line and policies as well as the State's laws on persons with disabilities;
+ Responsibilities of agencies, organizations, individuals and families towards persons with disabilities;
+ Causes of disability and measures to prevent and minimize disability:
+ The fight against stigma and discrimination against persons with disabilities.
- Information, communication and education on disability issues must ensure accuracy, clarity and practicality; and conform to cultural traditions and social ethics.
- Responsibilities for information, communi¬cation and education on disability issues:
+ Agencies and organizations are responsible for information, communication and education on disability issues within the ambit of their respective tasks and powers;
+ People's Committees at all levels shall organize information, communication and education on disability issues to local people;
+ Mass media agencies shall give priority to the volume and position on printed and electronic papers; the broadcasting time and time length for information, communication and education on disability issues on radio and television under regulations of the Minister of Information and Communications.
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