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World
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Region
5/14/2023 10:20:19 PM
When Najah Nabhan learned that her home was about to be bombed by Israel, she knew she had to get out quickly. What she didn’t know was how she would get her four children with special needs out of the building in time.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
2/16/2023 9:10:50 PM
The Ministry of Social Solidarity has started issuing coloured integrated services cards for people with disabilities as the government moves to ensure adequate accessibilty to more people with special needs in public life.
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Egypt
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Society
12/28/2022 6:11:45 PM
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi directed on Wednesday various ministries to implement immediate plans to empower more than 20 million differently-abled Egyptians in order to allow them to participate effectively in society.
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Egypt
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Society
11/30/2022 3:55:00 PM
Identification papers, work permits, and travel documents will be issued for people with special needs for free for a week starting 3 December, Egypt's National Council for Persons with Disabilities announced on Wednesday.
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Egypt
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Society
9/29/2022 6:15:13 PM
The Special Olympics presented an award to Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi on Thursday for his efforts in supporting people with special needs in Egypt, Presidential Spokesman Bassam Rady announced.
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Egypt
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Health
9/20/2022 9:37:38 PM
Egypt will start building an integrated industrial complex to localise the production of prosthetics for people with special needs in cooperation with well-experienced foreign companies as per presidential directives issued on Tuesday.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
4/20/2022 4:12:00 PM
PERSONS with disabilities are often denied the right to vote because polling stations are not customised to suit their needs. Accordingly, on 14 April, the Minister of Social Solidarity Nevine Al-Qabbag signed a protocol with the Acting President of the National Elections Commission (NEC) Ahmed Abdel-Azim Matar to adopt measures facilitating the participation of people with special needs in the electoral process.
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Egypt
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Society
3/8/2022 5:27:31 PM
Egypt’s Ministry of Social Solidarity will pay the tuition fees for an additional 300,000 students with special needs, raising the total number of beneficiaries to 500,000.
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Egypt
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Society
12/17/2021 5:22:40 PM
Egypt’s Public Prosecution referred a teacher to criminal trial for bullying a student with disabilities in an inclusion classroom in the Shubra district of Cairo.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
12/14/2021 10:25:42 PM
Al-Ahram Weekly sheds light on efforts to include people with disabilities in society and the labour market.
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Egypt
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Society
12/5/2021 3:50:00 PM
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi gave directives on Sunday to the government to establish a special fund for Egyptians with special needs during a ‘Differently-Abled’ event in Cairo that was held in celebration of the International Day for Disabled Persons.
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Business
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Economy
9/30/2021 4:10:34 PM
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) instructed banks on Thursday to create and provide banking products dedicated to individuals with special needs in line with the bank's strategy of financial inclusion that aims to provide the banking services for all classes of society.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Living
9/14/2021 10:21:38 PM
One young Egyptian fashion designer is teaching people with hearing impairment how to design and make their own clothes, reports Mai Samih
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Living
9/13/2021 3:10:00 PM
The Ataa Charity Fund is researching the social hurdles facing special needs students in Egypt while raising awareness and taking a wider lead for change
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
12/17/2020 8:00:00 PM
Economic empowerment and employment opportunities remain two of the foremost challenges for people with special needs in Egypt
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Egypt
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Politics
12/4/2020 4:14:37 PM
In coordination with private sector companies and factories, 3,235 people with disabilities have been employed, and coordination is ongoing to secure training and rehabilitation opportunities for 7,000 others
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Arts & Culture
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Music
11/9/2020 8:07:40 PM
The annual competition is held within the 29th Arab Music Festival shedding light on young talents including people with special needs
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Living
9/22/2020 9:52:35 PM
The first park for children with special needs has been designed in Alexandria, writes Ameera Fouad
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Arts & Culture
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Stage & Street
9/21/2020 6:28:37 PM
The decision applies to music and dance education provided by the Talents Development Centres operating in Cairo, Alexandria, Damanhour and Tanta and those affiliated with the Cairo Opera House
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Egypt
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Politics
8/20/2020 10:00:00 AM
A TikTok video that went viral earlier this week showed the two men bullying a young man with special needs, scaring him by ordering their dog to attack him several times
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