Sharjah receives City for Physically Disabled, Hearing Impairment

This came in the presence of Mrs. Jacqueline Edambom, Vice President of Environmental Facilities for People with Disabilities at the United Nations, on the sidelines of the Economic and Social Council meeting at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, USA, from August 29 to September 7.

Sharjah won the world title for the first time, about 4 years ago, specifically during November 2018, before adding to it in the second certificate for people with hearing disabilities.

The emirate achieved its new achievement at the international level, after the headquarters of the International Federation of the Disabled in Sharjah unanimously won the membership of the Advisory Committee of the Economic and Social Council at the United Nations.

Dr. Tariq Sultan bin Khadem recognited has been hailed as a historic achievement and bold step towards empowerment of physically disabled people in the Emirate under the leadership of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah. The recognition is a reflection of the efforts and initiatives of Sharjah’s leadership in supporting and caring for people with disabilities and an outcome of the initiatives to support and empower this important group of society, integrating them and granting them their full rights as equal stakeholders in the Emirate’s progress.

Dr Bin Khadim pointed to the special services and facilities offered for people with disabilities by educational institutions in the Emirate, including public and private schools and the University of Sharjah, offering the best educational, functional and social environments for people with disabilities. The Emirate also offers a number of rehabilitation courses for the physically disabled. He referred to the laws that ensure non-discrimination against persons with disabilities, whether at work or in social or economic setting.