Submitted by Sydney Gaffin on the 2024 Winter DIST program in Bangkok, Thailand…
So far my visit to Thailand has been amazing. We started in Bangkok and traveled to many temples and markets, shopped and tried many delicious kinds of foods. As a Disability Studies trip we have had discussions about some topics we will be discussing over the next few weeks. Today we took a short ride over to the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities and the Ministry of Human Development and Human Security. They gave us a wonderful presentation about Disability rights in Thailand, they held a Q&A and gave us a tour of the building. It was so cool to learn about disability rights in Thailand and can’t wait to learn more as we visit new places over the next few weeks. (Submitted on January 8, 2024)