IDIRIYA is a not-for-profit
humanitarian organisation focusing on
disability rights based in Sri Lanka.
History
IDIRIYA was founded in 2005 by
disability activist
The disability rights movement is a global social movement that seeks to secure equal opportunities and equal rights for all people with disabilities.
It is made up of organizations of disability activists, also known as disability advoca ...
Ajith C. S. Perera
Ajith Chrysantha Stephen Perera, Justice of the Peace#Sri Lanka, JP, Chartered Chemist, CChem., Royal Society of Chemistry, FRSC (29 February 1956 – 29 October 2020) was a Chartered Chemist by profession, a scholar, a former Senior manag ...
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[Brimming possibilities in the disabled]
, Sunday Island features, Retrieved 25 November 2007
Significant contributions
IDIRIYA in 2007 helped formulate the first Sri Lanka building design standard—SLS ISO TR 9527:2006.
A fundamental rights application was filed by IDIRIYA at the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka in March 2009.
References
Further reading
Don’t ‘dis’ the Ability of the Largest MinorityAccessibility for Humanity - The Way ForwardAccessibility to Public Buildings Let us Design to 'Include Everyone'
External links
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* ttp://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=52184 Imperative national need - Implementing the Supreme Court Order on Accessibility
2005 establishments in Sri Lanka
Non-profit organisations based in Sri Lanka
Disability organisations based in Sri Lanka
Accessible building
Accessibility
Organizations established in 2005