The National Council for Persons with Disabilities is participating in the activities of the 57th session of the Cairo International Book Fair, during the period from January 21 to February 3, through a pavilion dedicated to the Council in Institutions Hall (3) – B21.
In this context, Dr. Iman Karim, General Supervisor of the National Council for Persons with Disabilities, confirmed that the Cairo International Book Fair is the largest cultural event of its kind in the Middle East, because of its pivotal role in raising community awareness, enriching thought, and achieving cultural justice for all segments of society, by integrating them into one cultural place that allows knowledge without barriers.
She explained that the Council’s participation this year includes a number of rich and inclusive artistic and cultural activities and events, including organizing two workshops to build the capabilities of the exhibition’s employees and volunteers, the first on the etiquette of dealing with people with disabilities, and the second on planning inclusive cultural activities, with the aim of enhancing effective communication skills and creating an inclusive cultural environment.
Cairo International Book Fair
The activities also include some intellectual and cultural meetings, including a symposium on cultural integration strategies entitled “The Egypt-Romania Experience,” in addition to an introductory meeting and a round table on the “Daisy” format for reading books for people with visual disabilities, under the title “The Challenge and the Hopes.”
“Careem” added that the Council is also participating in organizing five inclusive workshops for children aimed at developing their abilities and integrating children with disabilities, through artistic workshops for recycling waste, a workshop for manufacturing dolls from simple materials, and a “Draw Your Dream with Mama Samah” workshop, in addition to a workshop on employing artificial intelligence to facilitate the lives of people with disabilities.
The Council also participates in a number of success stories under the title “Extraordinarily Inspiring,” which includes five individual meetings during which it hosts sports, artistic, and entrepreneurial figures with disabilities, or who support their causes, to review their inspiring experiences of challenge and success.
The General Supervisor explained that the Council is focusing during this session on highlighting the pioneering innovations and initiatives of people with disabilities, through meetings held within the Council’s wing to support writers, writers, and artists with disabilities and those interested in disability issues, including the Council’s initiatives, the Sun Theater experience, the Dream Initiative, the Al-Shakmajiya troupes, Nour Al-Hayat, and the book “Sweet Soul.”
For visitors to the Council’s pavilion, there will be a number of awareness publications on persons with disabilities, including the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Law No. (10) of 2018, introductory materials on etiquette, and mechanisms for communicating with the Council, in addition to awareness-raising publications on disability issues, as well as displaying products manufactured by persons with disabilities with their own hands.
For the fifth year in a row, the Council is implementing the Sign Language Book Fair initiative, which aims to make knowledge available to people with hearing disabilities through translating a large number of seminars and meetings into sign language.
