AS the United Nations (UN) called on societies to include persons with autism in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Department of Labor said the government has embraced a national strategy that allows the participation and welcomes the contribution of persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the national development effort.

“This is a violation of human rights and a waste of human potential. I have seen the dynamism and commitment of persons with autism,” he said as the UN led the observance of World Autism Awareness Day 2016 with the theme “Autism and the 2030 Agenda: Inclusion and Neurodiversity.”

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