EMPLOYEES OF A SOCIAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY DISCUSSED THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LAW ON BULGARIAN SIGN LANGUAGE

A workshop on the topic "Upcoming commitments of "Social Assistance" directorates on the
implementation of the law on Bulgarian sign language" was held today at the Center. It was
attended by 27 employees in management and expert positions from the Agency for Social
Assistance from all over the country.
During the three sessions of the workshop, the participants discussed any of the following
topics: "The Law on Bulgarian Sign Language in the context of the Convention on the Rights
of Persons with Disabilities", "Sub-normative regulation to ensure the rights of the deaf
community in the context of the powers and duties of directorates" Social support", in the
last session "Actual aspects and problems in the provision of translation services in
Bulgarian sign language in connection with the commitments of the DSP", in addition to a
lecture and discussion, it was also planned to solve a case study, which was prepared by the
lecturer.
The speaker of the workshop was Mrs. Miglena Miteva, who is the head of the "Integration
of People with Disabilities" department at the Social Assistance Agency. He participated in
the development of the Law on Bulgarian Sign Language and the Ordinance on the terms
and conditions for providing a free translation service in Bulgarian Sign Language. He is a
lecturer on various topics related to ensuring the rights of people with disabilities.