Research and development will be among the key issues to be discussed at a two day Southern African Federation of Disabled conference in Durban,  South Africa from Thursday next week.

 Lesotho National Federation Of Disabled (LNFOD) Executive Director Mr.  Molahloa Kalawe said the conference is aimed at providing SAFOD affiliates with skills on researching for the development of people with different  disabilities.

He said the conference also prepares for the establishment of a  documentation centre in Harare, Zimbabwe adding that Zimbabwe is the  headquarters of SAFOD.

The centre will play a significant role in providing the national  federations with information on the needs of disabled persons and how they can be assisted.

Kalawe said the major challenge facing the visually impaired persons in  Lesotho is that the braille equipment is so limited that they are not able to improve their literacy. He hopes that the centre will cater them with  such equipment.
 

SOURCE: LENA