ZAGREB, Dec 4 (Hina) - Croatia's Prime Minister Ivica Racan on Monday received representatives of the Federation of Croatian disabled persons' associations on the occasion of the International Day of Disabled People. They informed
Racan about their problems such as barriers in communications, difficulties in the access to many public institutions, owing to traffic and other obstacles, and problems in the purchase of orthopaedic aids. Racan said the Government was aware of problems disabled people were faced with as well as of the importance to remove those problems as soon as possible through the adoption of adequate legal amendments, read a statement released by the Government's public relations office. There are about 500,000 disabled persons in Croatia.(hina) ms
ZAGREB, Dec 4 (Hina) - Croatia's Prime Minister Ivica Racan on
Monday received representatives of the Federation of Croatian
disabled persons' associations on the occasion of the
International Day of Disabled People.
They informed Racan about their problems such as barriers in
communications, difficulties in the access to many public
institutions, owing to traffic and other obstacles, and problems in
the purchase of orthopaedic aids.
Racan said the Government was aware of problems disabled people
were faced with as well as of the importance to remove those
problems as soon as possible through the adoption of adequate legal
amendments, read a statement released by the Government's public
relations office.
There are about 500,000 disabled persons in Croatia.
(hina) ms