“Nour Al-Basira” Center for People with Disabilities at Sohag University celebrates the International Day of the Deaf and Sign Language

The Noor Al-Baseera Center for People with Disabilities at Sohag University celebrated the International Day of the Deaf and the International Day of Sign Language, in the glass hall of the old campus, in the presence of Prof. Abdel Nasser Yassin, Vice President for Education and Student Affairs, Prof. Khaled Omran, Vice President for Community Service and Environmental Development, Prof.Emad Al-Suwaine, Director of the Center, Dr. Salma Abdel Moneim, Deputy Director of the Center, and a number of faculty members, deaf students and their families

Prof.Hassan Al-Nomani, President of the University, stressed that in implementation of the directives of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, and in order to activate Egypt’s Vision 2030, it seeks to provide high-quality education without discrimination between students, pointing out that the university cares about students with disabilities in particular, so it always works to improve the level of all educational services provided to them, and is keen to integrate students with disabilities with their normal peers, and turn them into a productive and influential force in society.

In his speech, Prof. Abdel Nasser Yassin explained that the university is keen, in light of the directions of the political leadership, to organize many events, activities and training programs to support people with disabilities, with the aim of integrating them with their colleagues, stressing that the university administration does not hesitate to provide everything it can provide to students with disabilities, especially the deaf, to facilitate them and their families throughout their university studies.

For his part, Prof. Khaled Omran pointed out that today represents the celebration of the International Day of the Deaf, who are an essential and integral part of the university’s entity, praising the services, activities and celebrations provided by the center for students with disabilities in general, and thanking those in charge of the “Noor Al-Baseera” center and their interest and care for students with various disabilities at the university.