Assiut University, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Ahmed El-Minshawy, president of the university, organized an awareness seminar entitled "etiquette of dealing with people with disabilities", on Thursday, April 10, at the end of a series of awareness activities that lasted for three days, in cooperation with the National Council for persons with disabilities of the Council of ministers, within the framework of an initiative aimed at spreading community awareness of disability issues within Egyptian universities.

The events were held under the supervision of Dr. Ahmed Abdul Mawla, vice president of the University for education and Student Affairs, Dr. Umniah Abdulkader, director of the Center for students with disabilities, and Dr. Jamal Al-Sawy, managing director of the center.

  The seminar witnessed a remarkable presence of faculty members, administrative staff, university students with disabilities and others, confirming the University's commitment to supporting the concept of community integration and providing an inclusive educational environment.

  Dr. Ahmed El-Minshawy praised the level of activities and workshops that have been implemented over the past days in cooperation with the Ministry of higher education and the National Council for persons with disabilities, stressing the University's continued keenness to support and empower its students of determination through the diversity of services provided to them, and the provision of training programs that prepare them for active participation in society.

  For his side, Dr. Ahmed Abdul Mawla expressed his appreciation to the experts and lecturers from the National Council, noting the University's commitment to organizing continuous awareness and community events through the Center for students with disabilities care, with the aim of introducing the rights of people with disabilities and integrating them into academic and research activities in cooperation with the concerned authorities.

  Dr. Umniah Abdulkader also explained that the workshop addressed the different types of disabilities, whether motor, sensory, mental or psychological, explaining their causes and classifications, in addition to reviewing the state's efforts in the field of accessibility and empowerment within educational, health and commercial institutions.

  The seminar was presented by Dr. Yasmin Saad Matar, an expert at the National Council for persons with disabilities, where she discussed modern concepts in the field of disability, integration mechanisms, etiquette of dealing with people with disabilities, which is based on respect for privacy, the importance of visual communication with people with hearing disabilities, and notifying people with visual disabilities of the presence of others.

  At the end of the events, Dr. Ahmed Abdul Mawla handed over certificates of appreciation to the participants in the workshops, in honor of their effective contribution to the success of the initiative and spreading awareness of disability issues on campus.