According to Public Relations and International Affairs, Fatemeh Abbasi, deputy Rehabilitation of State Welfare Organization, at the same time as the World White Cane Day, called the empowerment and social integration of visually impaired people the most important goals of the Welfare Organization and said: Many of the organization's policies in providing Credit sources and development of rehabilitation plans and programs are drawn based on it.
Stating that 240,219 blind and partially sighted people are covered by the welfare organization, Abbasi said: the implementation of the plan to prevent lazy eye with the cooperation of the Ministry of Education, the formulation and implementation of awareness programs regarding the prevention of all types of disabilities throughout the country. The country in the form of films, pamphlets and educational workshops, and especially the development of genetic counseling programs in specialized centers in different regions, are among the most important of these programs.
The deputy rehabilitation of state welfare organization, pointing out that inclusive local sports and games were designed in the community-based rehabilitation program with the aim of improving the health level and physical, mental and social capabilities of people with disabilities living in the village, stated: In 2023, the number of 5,793 visually impaired people have participated in this plan.
In the end, he emphasized on facilitating the employment conditions of the blind and added: During this year, with the joint efforts of the Welfare Organization and the Employment Affairs Organization of the country, for the first time, the possibility of holding an employment test for people with disabilities was held. In this test, there were 12,807 disabled people for They competed with each other for employment in different institutions, of which more than 3,400 people were blind and visually impaired.
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