Elders, disability & women

වැඩිහිටියන්, ආබාධිත සහ කාන්තා · முதியோர், மாற்றுத்திறனாளிகள், பெண்கள்

Care, equality and welfare support

Situations

• My children do not support me in old age · මහලු වියේදී මගේ දරුවන් මට සහාය නොදෙනවා · முதுமையில் என் பிள்ளைகள் எனக்கு உதவவில்லை
• An elder is neglected, abused or treated unfairly · වැඩිහිටියෙකු නොසලකා හැරීම, හිරිහැර කිරීම හෝ අසාධාරණ ලෙස සැලකීම · முதியவர் புறக்கணிக்கப்படுதல், துன்புறுத்தப்படுதல் அல்லது அநீதியாக நடத்தப்படுதல்
• Refused a job or school place because of disability · ආබාධිතභාවය නිසා රැකියාවක් හෝ පාසල් ස්ථානයක් ප්‍රතික්ෂේප කිරීම · மாற்றுத்திறன் காரணமாக வேலை அல்லது பாடசாலை இடம் மறுக்கப்படுதல்
• A public building has no access for disabled people · පොදු ගොඩනැගිල්ලක ආබාධිත අයට ප්‍රවේශයක් නැහැ · பொதுக் கட்டடத்தில் மாற்றுத்திறனாளிகளுக்கு அணுகல் இல்லை
• My rights as a woman were violated · කාන්තාවක් ලෙස මගේ අයිතිවාසිකම් උල්ලංඝනය වුණා · பெண்ணாக என் உரிமைகள் மீறப்பட்டன
• Left out of Aswesuma or other welfare payments · අස්වැසුම හෝ වෙනත් සුබසාධන ගෙවීම්වලින් ඉවත් කිරීම · அஸ்வெசும அல்லது பிற நலன்புரிக் கொடுப்பனவுகளிலிருந்து விடுபடுதல்

Acts, ordinances and regulations

• Protection of the Rights of Elders Act, No. 9 of 2000 — Protects people over 60. Children must care for parents. A Maintenance Board can order children to pay maintenance.
• Protection of the Rights of Elders (Amendment) Act, No. 5 of 2011 — Adds Conciliation Officers, salary deductions for maintenance, age-discrimination rules and compulsory registration of elders' homes.
• Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, No. 28 of 1996 — Bans disability discrimination in jobs, education and access to public places. Creates the National Council for Persons with Disabilities.
• Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Amendment) Act, No. 33 of 2003 — Amends the 1996 Act, including the Council membership and the discrimination section.
• Disabled Persons (Accessibility) Regulations, No. 1 of 2006 — Sets access standards for public buildings, public places and places giving common services.
• Public Administration Circular No. 27 of 1988 — Reserves 3% of public sector vacancies for qualified persons with disabilities.
• Women's Empowerment Act, No. 37 of 2024 — Creates the National Commission on Women and an Ombuds for Women's Rights to hear complaints of rights violations and gender-based violence.
• Welfare Benefits Act, No. 24 of 2002 — Sets up the Welfare Benefits Board, which selects families for welfare payments such as Aswesuma and handles objections and appeals.
• Welfare Benefit Payment (Selection of Persons Eligible to Receive Payments) Regulations No. 1 of 2022 — Gazette 2302/23 of 20 October 2022. Scores families on education, health, income, assets, housing and family make-up.