Idiriya

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.

References

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'

External links

• Presidential Candidates Overlook our Biggest Minority Group
• Imperative national need - Implementing the Supreme Court Order on Accessibility