Amman: Jasour – News Desk
The Jordanian Women’s Solidarity Institute Association, in collaboration with the “I Am Human” Association for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, held a dialogue seminar titled “Reviewing the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act,” as part of ongoing efforts to promote their rights and discuss the major challenges they face in various aspects of life.
According to the association’s statement, the seminar highlighted the laws and policies aimed at improving the conditions of individuals with special needs in Jordan and enhancing their active participation in society in line with social justice.
The seminar was attended by Asia Yaghi, Chair of the Disabilities Committee in the Senate, Dr. Firas Abu Fares, Assistant to the Senate President, along with 20 participants from the association’s legal team, several lawyers, and a representative from the Higher Council for the Affairs of Persons with Disabilities.
Yaghi emphasized the importance of reviewing executive plans to ensure the protection of the rights of individuals with special needs, noting the necessity of amending some current policies to enhance their active participation in society. She reviewed the main provisions of the law and highlighted the challenges faced by this group in various sectors.
In turn, In’am Al-Asha, the association’s Executive Director and legal advisor, stressed the importance of cooperation between government institutions and civil society organizations to ensure an inclusive environment that guarantees the rights of individuals with special needs. She pointed out that achieving social justice requires intensified efforts to ensure the effective implementation of the law.
The seminar concluded with several recommendations, including intensifying awareness campaigns about the law, enhancing electoral participation of individuals with special needs, adjusting their employment rate in the labor market to a minimum of 4%, imposing stricter penalties on institutions that do not comply with hiring individuals with special needs, and introducing binding legal provisions in the Civil Service Law to ensure their appointment in the public sector.
The recommendations also emphasized the importance of dedicating a national day for individuals with special needs, providing incentives to companies committed to hiring them, facilitating the issuance of identification cards, reviewing the philosophy of care homes to ensure improved quality of services provided to them, and addressing medical errors such as polio.
This seminar is part of the “Safe Pathways: Policies to Combat Violence in the Work Environment and World” project, implemented by the association with the support of the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF), within the framework of efforts to promote the rights of individuals with special needs and ensure their full integration into society.
