On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we highlight the significant impact of the Israeli war in Lebanon on the humanitarian conditions of the persons with disabilities,from the loss of livelihoods to the deprivation of essential services and the lack of accessible displacement shelters that meet their needs. We salute the resilience of the…
لقد بينت الأحداث والأزمات المتلاحقة التي عصفت في عالمنا، أن وقوع أية كارثةٍ إنسانية أو نزاع مسلح ما، يؤدي إلى فقدان سبُل العيش الكريم للأشخاص ذوي الإعاقة وحرمانهم من الحصول بانتظام على الخدمات الأساسية وإيجاد مراكز مهيأة وصالحة للنزوح، وهذا قليلٌ من كثير من التأثيرات التي تواجه هؤلاء الأشخاص وأسرهم خلال حلات الطوارئ. لكن الأمر…
The Disability Hub at the Centre for Lebanese Studies (LAU) with our Partners at the Disability Under Siege Project are pleased to invite you to Global Perspectives on Sign Language Interpreting The role, education, and professionalization of Arabic and International Sign Language interpreters in Lebanon and Jordan Monday 8 November 2021, 4:00 – 5:30 PM…
On February 19, 2021, the Disability Hub and the Centre for Lebanese Studies hosted What Would an Inclusive Beirut Look Like? A multi-Disciplinary Approach to Inclusive Design webinar moderated by Professor of Comparative Education at the University of Birmingham Dina Kiwan. Disability Hub Steering Committee members Grace Khawam, Abraham Abdallah, Fadi Al Halabi, and Itab…
After Beirut explosion we are reacting! Let us collaborate together to reach all persons with disabilities across Lebanon and support them to get trained and find jobs. You can reach us on +961 9-232935, +961 78-809766 and at [email protected] or you can fill your info on this link:
Author: Grace Khawam, Steering Committee Member of the Disability Hub She was born in the Golden Era. She was as beautiful as the sunshine in fields of wheat on a hot summer day. A happy childhood, playfully spent in carnival-like markets full of colored silk, rose water soap, scents of thyme and jasmine…
The Classification Workshop entitled: “Disability Assessment and Determination in Lebanon” was organized in February 27, by the Centre for Lebanese Studies at the Lebanese American University in collaboration with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia UN ESCWA Beirut and the International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC. This workshop was part of…
A Consultation Workshop was organized by the Centre for Lebanese Studies at the Lebanese American University for a group of academics and representatives of NGOs, to develop the main recommendations in terms of inclusive education that will be addressed to the Center for Educational Research and Development CERD for the new curriculum strategy. The participants discussed the problems and the barriers preventing children with disabilities from…
The Centre for Lebanese Studies at the Lebanese American University organised a series of workshops in Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine as part of an international network, ‘Disability Under Siege’, which aimed to holistically investigate research needs on disability and education. “Disability Under Siege” is in collaboration with University of Birmingham and Birmingham City University in…