Empowering people with special needs
People in this category will now be called the determined ones, Mohammad announces
Anational policy for empowering people with special needs was launched yesterday by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, VicePresident and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
Shaikh Mohammad also announced that people belonging to this segment will no longer be called people with special needs, but rather “the determined ones”. He also ordered the setting up of an advisory council which will consist of members of society who will provide their advice and opinion for achieving the goals of the national policy and empowering the ‘determined ones’. Shaikh Mohammad made these announcements during a presentation on the policy organised by the Ministry of Community Development.
“What the determined ones have achieved in different fields over the years is proof that determination and willpower help us achieve the impossible and firmly overcome any circumstances or challenges to reach our goals,” he said.
Anational policy for empowering people with special needs was yesterday launched by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, VicePresident and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
He also announced that people belonging to this segment will no longer be called people with special needs, but rather “the determined ones”.
Shaikh Mohammad ordered assigning an official at every institution that will be responsible for facilitating and approving services for people with special needs. The official’s title will be ‘the service officer for the determined ones’. He also ordered the setting up of an advisory council comprising members of society who will provide advice on achieving the goals of the national policy.
Shaikh Mohammad made these announcements during a presentation on the policy organised by the Ministry of Community Development.
Shaikh Mohammad said: “Impeding a human being means that they will never progress or move forward, and they will be unable to achieve anything. What the determined ones have achieved in different fields over the years is proof that determination and willpower help us achieve the impossible and firmly overcome any circumstances or challenges to reach our goals.
Comprehensive strategy
“Today we reviewed the strategy for the community development sector, which includes optimistic future approaches by comprehensively developing all members and segments of the community.
“We have also launched the national policy for empowering people with special needs, who will now be named ‘determined ones’ due to their tremendous efforts in overcoming all challenges,” he added.
“Today, our institutions will embody our great and consolidated interest in this segment, with an official being appointed for facilitating services rendered to the determined ones. Moreover, an advisory council that includes federal and local government institutions and individuals will offer advice for continuously developing services and finding solutions in record time for issues facing this segment of society,” said Shaikh Mohammad.
Mohammad Bin Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and the Future, and Najla Mohammad Al Awar, Minister of Community Development, were present.
What the determined ones have achieved in different fields is proof that determination and willpower help us achieve the impossible.” Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid We have also launched the national policy for empowering people with special needs, who will now be named ‘determined ones’ due to their tremendous efforts in overcoming all challenges.”