On the occasion of International Day for the Disabled, our Lady of Peace Center opened a special celebration to highlight the rights of people with disabilities, which marks the third day of December.

This celebration was launched at the same time: in the north in the city of Mafraq to the provinces in the north, and south in the city of Aqaba to the provinces in the south, and in  Amman to the  central provinces in order to create the atmosphere of celebration and national humanitarian organization of solidarity and recognition of the right of this man in the exercise of their fundamental rights without any discrimination on the basis of disability and the right access to equal opportunities in the Jordanian society in line with the approach of a spiritual calling to love and respect and respect for pluralism of society and accept one another according to reports of Mr. Majdi  Dayyat " head of the Central Committee of the Center for Our Lady of Peace in Jordan”, where he mentioned the need to pay attention to this category based on fundamental rights of these persons and the right to integrate and the exercise of a normal life without any distinction.

In the capital province Dr Amal Nahhas , the Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Persons with Disabilities,  sponsored the ceremonial of the central provinces at the center of Our Lady of Peace in Amman, where she talked about the achievements and the national strategy for persons with disabilities, and reported that the road is still long ahead of us in terms of education, employment, work , environmental modification and higher education. Also the Governor of Mafraq sponsored the celebration in the Northern Governorates for the Jordanian Hashemite Fund in the city of Mafraq and the Governor of Aqaba, in the presence of Bishop Salim Sayegh, Latin Bishop of South Jordan sponsored the  celebration of the north at our Lady of Peace Center.

Directors of social development, education, and work participated in these events,  and talked about the need for early detection of disability and update national  laws which shall be consistent with international legislation and the importance of uniting the efforts of family, civil society and governmental institutions to guide the society to serve the disabled and the promotion of their moral dimension and to provide an appropriate environment for integration in schools and universities and Scientific institutions and the right to work and educate based on the Laws of Jordan and the International Convention for the rights of persons with disabilities and what has been accomplished since the issuance of the rights of persons with disabilities Act No. 31 of 2007.

the ceremonial  of Amman also reviewed the experience of Amman Municipality in providing an appropriate environment for people with disabilities and the environmental modification carried out by the line with the environmental requirements. In Marfaq, the Mayor reviewed the projects of the municipality in providing an appropriate environment for this category and their future projects in this area as speakers praised the significant role by the Center in the service of this slide and praised this unique initiative. Our dedicated committees also talked about the programs and activities of the provincial commissions and they  provided a detailed presentation on the programs of the Center which are scattered in the governorates of Jordan.

Participants recommended  the adoption of the recommendations of the National Conference of the Supreme Council for Persons with Disabilities, held in the twenty-third of last month and the recommendations of the General Conference of the Center for Our Lady of Peace, which was held on the sixth of the past month and the need to stop duplication of work between the institutions and awareness-raising and community education in schools and scientific institutes and equality and equal opportunities for persons with disabilities and activation of the Employment Act and holding training courses on an ongoing basis and the provision of specialized clubs and the provision of interpreters refer to the Ministry of Education and the provision of a comprehensive database on persons with disabilities and the services provided and needed.

Attended and participated in these meetings a number of officials in the provinces, institutions and associations specific to this category and a number of Christian clergy and Muslim world.