TOWARDS AN INCLUSIVE SOCIETY WITH THE RIGHT-BASED APPROACH

 The Student Social Workers in the academic year 2017/18 at National Institute of Social Development (NISD), following the Bacheler of Social Work Degree organised a live discussion in December 2020, under the topic, Towards an Inclusive Society with The Right-Based Approach in Disability. Additionally, the discussion was focusing on the importance of right based approach in different settings, the role of social workers and the society to make inclusion and the role of persons with disability to make a path for an inclusive society. 

The guest speakers were; Ms. Manique Guneratne, Manager – Specialised Training & Disability Resource Centre of the Employers’ Federation of Ceylon, Ms. Niluka Gunawardena, an educator, examiner, advocator for disability rights and a visiting lecturer at University of Colombo & Kelaniya and Mr. Amila Adikaram, psychiatrist social worker and counselor at teaching hospital, Ratnapura. 

Manique Gunaratne

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