Every 5th disabled child in Armenia not sent to school

Every 5th disabled child in Armenia not sent to school

PanARMENIAN.Net - According to official data, 8000 disabled children currently live in Armenia, with every 5th of them not going to school, the Representative of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Armenia said.

At news conference in Yerevan, Ms. Henriette Ahrens urged to integrate disabled children into the live of society. As she noted, disabled children must be sent to the same schools and kindergartens as healthy ones.

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