Under the patronage and support of Professor Dr. Mohamed Abdel Azim, Dean of the Faculty, a symposium was organized on “Services Provided to Empower People of Disabilities and how to Support Integration within the University.”, today, Monday, October 2, 2023, in Prof. Dr. Rashad Al-Badrawi Conference Hall. Dr. Nevin Abdel Khaleq, Director of the Center for Services for Persons with Disabilities at the University, and Dr. Sarah Zidan, Deputy Director of the Center provided the attendees with highly informative and engaging session about services of the center, this was in the presence of a number of faculty members, the administrative staff, students, and Mr. Mohamed Al-Sayed, centre’s coordinator at the faculty.
The symposium activities revolved around clarifying a number of topics, the most important of which are: introducing the services provided for persons with disabilities at the university, what is the meaning of the term “disabled”, how to integrate persons with disabilities into society and how society deals with them, how to challenge and have the will to achieve successes for them, and the preference of using the term “differently capable.” What are the principles of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, a simplified explanation of the Law on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and what services and initiatives are provided to them, the executive regulations of the Law on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities were also clarified, what is the vision and mission of the Center, the formation of the Center’s Board of Directors, in addition to the challenges facing people of determination, and how to contact the center.