{"id":2801,"date":"2016-06-17T08:58:17","date_gmt":"2016-06-17T08:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jwforum.net\/news\/2016\/06\/17\/haitian-government-awards-witnesses-for-helping-the-disabled\/"},"modified":"2016-06-17T08:58:17","modified_gmt":"2016-06-17T08:58:17","slug":"haitian-government-awards-witnesses-for-helping-the-disabled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jwforum.net\/portal\/haitian-government-awards-witnesses-for-helping-the-disabled\/","title":{"rendered":"Haitian Government Awards Witnesses for Helping the Disabled"},"content":{"rendered":"

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti\u2014The Office of the Secretary of State for the Integration of People with Disabilities in Haiti (BSEIPH) presented the Christian Association of Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses in Haiti with an Accessibility Award, which recognizes organizations that have assisted the disabled. During a ceremony attended by the then Prime Minister Evans Paul, Daniel Lain\u00e9, a spokesman for Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses in Haiti, accepted the award in the category of \u201cCommunication and Technology,\u201d as pictured above. The event was held on December 3, 2015, to coincide with what is recognized as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

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The Accessibility Award in the category of \u201cCommunication and Technology\u201d the Witnesses received on December 3, 2015.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Commenting on the Witnesses\u2019 contributions to the disabled community, Guerline Dardignac , chief of staff for BSEIPH, explained that \u201cthe Christian Association of Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses in Haiti makes outstanding efforts for the inclusion of disabled ones. The Association takes into consideration not just the physical access to their buildings, through facilities for those with special assistance needs; it also facilitates communication and access to technology by holding meetings for worship and other activities in sign language (American Sign Language) and by providing Braille publications and sign-language videos.\u201d<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

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In 2013, the Witnesses received an Accessibility Award in recognition of their efforts to make their place of worship in Cayes, Haiti, handicapped-accessible.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

This is the Witnesses\u2019 second Accessibility Award since a massive earthquake pummeled Haiti, killing more than 222,000 people and injuring some 300,000\u2014increasing the number of disabled residents by an estimated 15 percent. They received their first in 2013 when BSEIPH recognized the Witnesses\u2019 efforts to make their place of worship in Cayes, Haiti, handicapped-accessible.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Mr. Lain\u00e9 states: \u201cWe appreciate these awards as acknowledgements of our efforts to assist the disabled community, and we are happy to provide these services as part of our Bible educational work.\u201d<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n


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Media Contacts:<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

International: David A. Semonian, Office of Public Information, 1-718-560-5000<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

Haiti: Daniel Lain\u00e9, 509-2813-1560<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n


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