Representatives of state institutions to consult PWD organizations in the early stages of policy making

Podgorica, PR Press Service – Representatives of state institutions consult organizations of persons with disabilities (PWDs) at a late stage when creating policies and only to satisfy the form, it was announced in the second part of the Forum on the rights of PWDs of the Association of Youth with Disabilities of Montenegro (AYDM). The […]

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PWD organizations in an unequal position with other non-governmental organizations

Podgorica, PR Press Service – State authorities avoid their obligations towards persons with disabilities (PWDs), including the topic of representativeness of organizations of PWDs who are in an unequal position, especially when it comes to their financial survival, it was assessed at the Forum on PWDS Rights organized by the Association of Youth with Disabilities […]

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Press release: Disability is not inability: OSCE Mission to Montenegro delivers training workshop for municipal electoral commissions

OSCE Mission to Montenegro, Association of Youth with Disabilities and The Union of Blind of Montenegro delivered a training workshop for the representatives of the municipal electoral commissions of Cetinje and Petnjica. Chairs of the Municipal Electoral Commissions spoke about their experience in improving the accessibilty of polling stations and voting materials as well as […]

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AYDM: IS MONTENEGRO AFRAID OF STATISTICS ON PWDS?

Association of Youth with Disabilities of Montenegro (AYDM) invites Government and all governmental bodies in charge of the preparation of the Draft Law on Census to involve questions regarding information and statistics about persons with disabilities and to hold obligatory public consultations, i.e. include all interested parties without exceptions and unequal treatment.  We are significantly […]

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Persons with disabilities should be enabled to participate in decision making and motivated to live in the community

Podgorica, PR press service – Persons with disabilities should be motivated to live in the community and provided with the highest attainable standard of living in line with principles of independent living philosophy, as well as participation in decision making – this is a message from the conference by Association of Youth with Disabilities of […]

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