Provinces told to protect disabled

BANDUNG: President Megawati Soekarnoputri instructed provincial governments across the country on Friday to draft bylaws that provide disabled people with access to facilities in public places and building access.

"The bylaws are necessary as we have already enforced Law No. 22/1999 on people with disabilities," she said during her visit here.

She said the government had also drafted a bill on a national social security system (SJSN), which will cover people with physical and mental disabilities. -- Antara.