Access to Government facilities for people living with disabilities (PLWDs) must be taken into consideration, say two persons living with disability in Port Moresby.
Tole Wia and Benson Tegia say access to some of the government services, like the courthouse, should be improved to cater for them as well.
They recently went to the Waigani National Court building to attend a case hearing and were unimpressed with its accessibility.
They are now calling on the building contractors of the new court complex to consider PLWDs.
Loop PNG witnessed the two being carried up the stairs into one of the outer court rooms.
“The walkway into the main building is fine, it’s just when we get to the foyer and trying to get into the rooms, which became a challenge, but it would be nice if they considered our accessibility in the new buildings,” Wia said.
(Wia being lifted into a bus outside the Waigani District Court area.)
