(MENAFN- The Peninsula)
Qatar National Commission for Education, Culture and Science organised a seminar on the difficulties and challenges that persons with disabilities face in light of the coronavirus pandemic. The virtual seminar was organised on Wednesday in collaboration with The Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization. Dr. Hamda Hassan Al Sulaiti, Secretary-General of Qatar National Commission for Education, Culture and Science emphasised the importance of solidarity, cooperation and working together under these circumstances to help people with disabilities, and to improve their psychological state, to be productive and supportive people for themselves and their community, and enable them to find alternative solutions to continue working. She also pointed out that to the negative effects that the corona pandemic left on these people.
Dr. Al Sulaiti identified a set of challenges and difficulties faced by people with disabilities in light of the coronavirus pandemic, and asked the participants to think of solutions to these challenges. The opening session also witnessed a speech by Dr. Al Hashemi Al Ardawi, representative of the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization. The workshop discussed a number of issues, including education for people with disabilities in light of the coronavirus pandemic, the health and psychological conditions of people with disabilities in light of COVID-19, the challenges and difficulties faced by the disabled persons, and innovative solutions to overcome these difficulties.
The workshop witnessed fruitful discussions about the working papers submitted by the participating professors. Dr. Asma Al Attiyah, Head of the Psychological Sciences Department at the College of Education at Qatar University; and representatives from Saudi Arabia, the State of Palestine and Jordan also participated in the sessions. At the conclusion of the seminar, the participants emphasised on the importance of engaging the relevant authorities to exchange experiences and circulate them at the level of the Arab world through The Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization, and to find innovative solutions to overcome the difficulties that this group faces in society
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