Prince Mired calls for boosting services for people with disabilities

AMMAN — HH Prince Mired, president of the Higher Council for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, on Monday discussed with Minister of Social Development Basma Ishaqat procedural measures to implement the national strategy on alternatives to public and private shelters for people with disabilities. 

The Prince, during the meeting, called for concerted efforts to implement the national strategy, the first of its kind in the Arab world, designated to bolster people with disabilities’ independence, equality and freedom.

Ishaqat said that, in coordination with the concerned authorities, the ministry is working on improving the living conditions of people with disabilities, through transforming the sheltering system into more socially integrated environments, in favour of their best interests, in accordance with the Disability Human Rights Law.

Also on Monday, Prince Mired honoured medal-winning athletes of Jordan's Paralympic Weightlifting team Omar Qaradah and Abdulkareem Khatab for their achievements in Kazakhstan, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. Qaradah won a silver medal, while Khatab bagged a bronze medal.