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Prince Raad stresses need to
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AMMAN (Petra) - HRH Prince Raad, Chief Chamberlain and president of the Higher Council for the Affairs of Persons with Disabilities (HCD), on Friday said the Millennium Development Goals cannot be achieved without the full inclusion of people with disabilities (PWD). Addressing a ceremony on the occasion of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, observed annually on December 3, he noted that there is a gap between theory and practice when it comes to implementing PWD rights. Prince Raad pointed out that the number of PWD in the world stands at 600 million, or 10 per cent of the world population. He highlighted that Jordan is a leading Arab country in terms of safeguarding PWD rights and helping them integrate into the community, citing the 2007-2015 national strategy for PWD. |
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When discussing disability,
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AMMAN -
The words used to refer to people with disabilities (PWD) can make a great difference in efforts to integrate them into the community and make them feel welcome, experts charge. To this effect, the Higher Council for the Affairs of Persons with Disabilities (HCD) has prepared flyers in Arabic and English to raise awareness on what terms to use and which to avoid....more |
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Jordan to participate in
int’l conference on PWD
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AMMAN (Petra) - Jordan will participate in the fourth meeting for signatory countries of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which will be held at the UN headquarters in New York in early September. HRH Prince Raad, president of the Higher Council for the Affairs of Persons with Disabilities (HCD), on Monday discussed preparations for facilitating Jordan’s participation in the conference with HRH Prince Zeid Ben Raad, Jordan’s permanent representative to the United Nations. During the meeting, attended by HCD Secretary General Amal Nahhas, Prince Raad said the council has contributed to enhancing public awareness on issues related to persons with disabilities (PWD), which placed the Kingdom among top regional and international countries in the field. |
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Conference highlights means
to implement national
strategy |
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AMMAN (Petra) - The Second National Conference on the National Strategy for People with Disabilities, Phase II (2010-2015), opened on Monday, to identify means to implement the strategy and the roles required from stakeholders. The conference is part of the Higher Council for the Affairs of Persons with Disabilities’ (HCD) efforts to implement the provisions of the strategy and agree upon the implementation mechanisms between the concerned parties....more |
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Graduate students with
disabilities to be exempted
from 90% of tuition fees |
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AMMAN - Students with disabilities will be exempted from paying 90 per cent of their tuition fees in graduate study programmes, Higher Council for the Affairs of Persons with Disabilities (HCD) Secretary General Amal Nahhas said Tuesday. The Ministry of Higher Education took the decision based on a recommendation by the HCD, she added at the HCD's Second National Conference on the National Strategy for Persons with Disabilities, Phase II (2010-2015)....more |
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Prince Raad stresses
commitment to serving
disabled people |
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AMMAN (JT) - HRH Prince Raad, Chief Chamberlain and president of the Higher Council for the Affairs of Persons with Disabilities (HCD), said the Global Leadership Award, which he received earlier this month, places “huge” responsibilities on him to serve the disabled. In an interview with the Jordan News Agency, Petra, the Prince said the award recognises all those who contributed to serving people with disabilities (PWD), reiterating the HCD’s commitment ...more |
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Prince Raad calls for
application of PWD-friendly
building codes
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IRBID (Petra) - HRH Prince Raad, president of the Higher Council for the Affairs of People with Disabilities, on Wednesday called for a well-defined mechanism to apply building codes for persons with disabilities (PWD) at public agencies. During a workshop at Irbid Governorate headquarters, he said discussions with the concerned parties in the governorate aim to make Irbid a PWD-friendly city |
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