The deaf struggle for rights

The society of people with impaired hearing has asked the Mayor's office for assistance in resolving its problems. Chairman of the society Tahir Bagirov told vice-mayor Rauf Panahov Monday that members of the society had not received the 44 apartments, that the 5-hectare plot the society owns in the Nizami district of Baku had been appropriated by non-members. The society has also demanded that its 5 enterprises, currently at a standstill, restart work.

Deputy chairman of the Society Ali Maharramov told AssA-Irada Tuesday that vice-mayor pledged to look into the issues soon.

7,500 deaf people currently live in Azerbaijan, receiving disability allowance of AZM25,000 to 50,000.*