Beni Suef University hosts the educational meeting activities on enhancing the participation of people with disabilities in the presidential elections
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Beni Suef University, under the patronage of Prof. Dr. Mansour Hassan, President of the University, hosted today the activities of the educational meeting organized by the National Council for Persons with Disabilities in cooperation with the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Faculty of Special Needs Science on enhancing the political participation of persons with disabilities in the upcoming presidential elections. The meeting was attended by Dr. Iman Karim, President of the National Council for Persons with Disabilities, Dr. Hanan Suleiman, Member of the Senate, Dr. Walid Farouk, Dean of the Faculty of Special Needs Science, and Mr. Hisham Al-Gabali, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Youth and Sports in Beni Suef. The symposium was lectured by Dr. Al-Shaima Abdel Salam, lecturer at the Faculty of Politics and Economics and lecturer by the Ministry of Youth and Sports in the national campaign for the presidential elections, amidst a notable presence of experts and enthusiasts in the field of disabilities, faculty members, and students.
Dr. Iman Karim expressed her happiness with her presence at Beni Suef University, and with the efforts made by the university administration towards students with disabilities, stressing that the era of President / Abdel Fattah El-Sisi witnessed real empowerment of people with disabilities through real integration between students with disabilities and others, which is what I felt was through electing the president of the Beni Suef Students Union of people of determination, in addition to empowering them in work and sports and qualifying for various tournaments through youth centers. I also called on all people with disabilities to participate in public life with all its activities and fields, especially the upcoming elections, through the initiative “Your Voice... Your Right,” launched by the Council to urge people with disabilities and their families to participate in the elections and to provide suitable facilities for various physical, visual, and auditory disabilities in collaboration with relevant entities to present an appropriate civilized appearance.
Dr. Walid Farouk extended his thanks and appreciation to the President of the University for his full support for the university community in general and people of determination in particular and for overcoming obstacles in front of them to achieve the principle of equal opportunities, through establishing a specialized college that is the first of its kind in the Middle East, and adding specialized programs in line with international standards and establishing specialized centers and laboratories to discover distinguished people of determination.
Dr. Al-Shaima Abdel Salam urged the students, as Egyptian citizens, to participate in the upcoming presidential elections, which will take place during the period from 10 to 12 December 2023, and the need to make their families aware of the importance of participating to cast their votes. She also explained the levels and forms of political participation and the difference between it and social and community participation and its impact on development and the political stability of the state.
The meeting's activities included an artistic presentation in sign language, and an exhibition of products and handicrafts for people with disabilities.