Al-Hadi Institution for Hearing and Visual Impairment and Language and Communication Disorders organized a celebration on the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which falls on the third of December, attended by the president of Burj Al-Barajneh municipality Professor Zuhair Jalloul, a representative of the president of Ghobeiry municipality, and students of the third cycle and the secondary section from five private and official schools surrounding the institution.
The ceremony aims at increasing the local community's awareness of the issues of people with disabilities and their rights. It included a welcoming speech by the institution's administration, followed by a singing segment performed by the Al-Hadi choir showing the capacities and talents of the blind.
Afterwards a theatrical performance was given by the Al-Hadi mime theatre troupe, shedding light on the suffering of people with special needs and society's denial of them in the field of learning and employment. The last segment was interactive activities between the institution's children and the guests, where some students lived for a short period the difficulties of people with special needs and how they are overcome.
The ceremony closed with a tour of the exhibition of handicrafts and drawing and of the hospitality section, which the pupils explained to those present. The participants also recorded their impressions on the wall boards, where everyone expressed their appreciation of the institution and of the capacities of people with disabilities.
