IMPHAL, February 28: State Platform of Disable People`™s Organisation (SPDPO), Manipur in collaboration with Handicapped Development (HD) Foundation, Manipur and Motivation India has today organized a workshop cum demonstration on modern assistive devices at Manipur Press Club, Imphal.
President of SPDPO Sapam Jasobanta, who also acts as secretary of HD Foundation, said that modern assistive devices improves mobility to disabled persons but sub standard assistive devices like wheelchairs, tricycles and CP Chairs further handicaps disabled persons.
He said that earlier these assistive devices were supplied at low quality or unusable standard to the disabled persons but through Motivation India, foreign made, modern assistive devices are now made available in India and as well as in Manipur making disabled persons more mobile independent.