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This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Sri Lankan people. It includes Sri Lankan people that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Disabled people from Sri Lanka .
The main causes for disability in Sri Lanka are poor hygiene, lack of medical care, the prevalence of 30 years of war, the aftereffects of the 2004 tsunami, and an increase in accidents. [ 2 ] About 1.6 million Sri Lankans, 8% of the population, were regarded as disabled in 2012.
Senarath Attanayake, Member of Uva Provincial Council; first elected representative with a disability in Sri Lanka; first person with a disability to hold ministerial portfolios (Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation, Land and Forestry) and to become an Acting Chief Minister of a Province; first person with a disability to become a lawyer in Sri ...
Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 14 September 2001: Minister of Health, Indigenous Medicine and Social Services [24] [25] Sumedha G. Jayasena: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 10 April 2004: Minister of Women's Empowerment and Social Welfare [26] [27] [28] Douglas Devananda: Eelam People's Democratic Party: 23 November 2005: Mahinda Rajapaksa
Sri Lankan people with disabilities (3 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Disability in Sri Lanka" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
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Classification: People: By nationality: Sri Lanka also: Countries : Sri Lanka : People This category is for notable Sri Lankan -born people, or people who identify themselves as Sri Lankan.
Pages in category "Disability organisations based in Sri Lanka" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. I. Idiriya