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| Formation | 2005 |
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| Type | Not-for-profit |
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Chief executive / secretary-general |
Dr. Ajith C. S. Perera |
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 Ajith C. S. Perera.
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.
Further reading
- Don’t ‘dis’ the Ability of the Largest Minority
- Accessibility for Humanity - The Way Forward
- Accessibility to Public Buildings
- To Empower the dis-Abled
- Let us Design to 'Include Everyone' Archived 10 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine