Deputy Mayor Wutisak
Rermkijkarn presides over a city council committee meeting, during which
nearly 2 million baht was approved for four new projects aimed at creating
jobs for disabled residents.
Warunya Thongrod
A Pattaya City Council committee has approved nearly 2 million baht
for four new projects aimed at creating jobs for disabled residents.
At a July 16 meeting with the city’s Disabled Lifestyle-Development and
Promotion committee, Deputy Mayor Wutisak Rermkitkarn said the 1.95 million
baht will provide education for the physically disabled, autistic and deaf.
The Redemptorist School for People with Disabilities was allocated 1 million
baht to administer a program to promote professions and careers for the
disabled.
The Chonburi Independent Living Center was allocated 300,000 baht for
“intense” development of a disabled lifestyle center to facilitate
independent living.
The Thai Autistic Foundation was tabbed to receive
350,000 baht to become a service agency for autistic individuals to develop
their career skills.
Finally, the Chonburi Deaf Association was allocated 240,000 baht to hire
and train sign-language interpreters.
All of the funds would come from the 2014 budget and still must be approved
by the full Pattaya City Council and higher government agencies.
In related business, Wutisak said work on a planned elevator-equipped
overpass over Sukhumvit Road has been delayed due to it being included in
the stalled Sukhumvit Road bypass tunnel project.
However, a 3 million baht wheelchair path from Big C Extra to the end of Soi
Paniadchang is proceeding, the deputy mayor said. Property is currently
being acquired along the 2 kilometer route and construction will begin after
a contractor is hired. Total construction time is expected to run one year.
