By Lee I-chia / Staff reporterDozens of members of nine human rights groups yesterday observed International Day of Persons with Disabilities with a protest in front of the Ministry of Health and Welfare in Taipei, saying that the ministry’s policy on people with disabilities fails to address obstacles they meet every day. The ministry used the slogan “respect differences and participate together” for the day, but people with disabilities still face a number of obstacles in different aspects of their daily lives, he said. Lin asked the protesters to throw disposable adult diapers over the complex’s gate to demonstrate their anger. The demonstrators demanded that the ministry enforce the convention, establish a national agency to protect their rights and allow people with disabilities to participate in the making of policies related to them. The groups said they would protest again if the ministry does not give them an acceptable reply within one month.

Source: Taipei Times December 03, 2016 16:02 UTC