Disabled persons

Disabled persons

We thank you for publishing the article Disabled get double
trouble on Dec. 28, 1996 on page 2, which I believe will draw the
attention of your readers to the problem of disabled women and
the seminar, to be held Jan. 4.

However, there are four points that need correcting:

1. I am not the Executive Director of the Indonesian National
Council on Social Welfare, but head of the "One-day Seminar on
Women and Disability" committee.

2. The number of disabled in Indonesia is about six million,
three million are women, not 500,000.

3. UN ESCAP is promoting the Asian Pacific Decade of Disabled
Persons 1993-2002.

4. YPAC stands for Yayasan Pembinaan Anak Cacat.

MRS. SOEGENG SOEPARI

Head of Seminar Committee

HIPENCA '96

Jakarta