All citizens with disabilities are exempt from paying visa fees for
expatriates they want to recruit, according to an official at the Local
Council for the Development of Jeddah.
The council meeting was presided over by Jeddah Gov. Prince Mishaal bin Majed who urged the relevant authorities to provide quality services for all persons living with a disability.
The secretary of the council, Mohammed bin Hamza Ein Aldeen, explained
that a subsidy and specially equipped cars for about 24,988 people with
disabilities have already been provided.
In addition, people with special needs are exempt from paying visa recruitment fees. So far, 4,666 people with disabilities have applied for this service, he said.
In addition, people with special needs are exempt from paying visa recruitment fees. So far, 4,666 people with disabilities have applied for this service, he said.
The council has reviewed the categories that a proposed rehabilitation
center would accept. These would include those with double amputations,
severe quadruple paralysis and muscle atrophy. It will also treat people
with multiple disabilities, such as blindness and deafness, and mental
disabilities with paralysis. Also, people with medium to severe mental
disabilities, with less than 50 percent intelligence, will also be
accepted provided they do not have psychological disorders, are free of
infectious and contagious diseases and are also psychologically stable.
The council discussed programs to combat infectious diseases in Jeddah,
which include national programs run by the Ministry of Health and the
health system in general, which includes epidemiological monitoring of
cases, and gathering of statistical data.
The council approved many recommendations including the establishment
of a comprehensive rehabilitation center north of Jeddah for both men
and women, with a capacity of 2,000 beds; a rehabilitation center with
equal capacity east of Jeddah; and vocational rehabilitation centers in
Jeddah for disabled people, to acquire skills that would contribute to
their rehabilitation and self-reliance.
Ein Aldeen said there would be expanded daycare programs and the
creation of four centers in Jeddah to accommodate cases where there is
hope for improvement.
Source : Arab news , 1st May 2013
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