Homs University Organizes Event to Promote Inclusion of People with Disabilities

The Faculty of Health Sciences at Homs University, in collaboration with Al-Rajaa Association for Caring for People with Disabilities, organized a social event titled "Disability: From Disability to Ability" on Monday at the Civil Engineering College auditorium. The event aims to highlight the capabilities and talents of people with disabilities, promote their integration into society, and shed light on the role of health specialties in supporting and rehabilitating them.

The event included theatrical, artistic, and sports presentations by people with disabilities, along with an exhibition of their handmade crafts and drawings. Homs University President Dr. Tareq Husam al-Din emphasized that empowering and integrating this group is a shared responsibility requiring the concerted efforts of educational, health, and social institutions, noting the university's important role in raising community awareness and supporting initiatives that provide opportunities for learning and active participation.

For his part, Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences Dr. Salah Ghazi clarified that the event aims to highlight the role of the faculty's specialties in serving society, pointing out that this group possesses energies that can contribute to development and production when appropriate integration opportunities are provided. Al-Rajaa Association Board of Directors President Engineer Muhammad Basil al-Shami explained that the association provides services including education, vocational training, physical and psychological rehabilitation, and speech therapy, in addition to drawing, sewing, and sports activities.

Coach Mu'tasim Billah al-Uthman, a specialist in integrating people with disabilities and one of the injured during the revolution, stressed the necessity of transforming awareness events into continuous initiatives on the ground. He affirmed the importance of the role of families, friends, neighbors, and various components of society in supporting integration and treating people with disabilities as capable individuals who can contribute to building society.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)