A colourful event to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities was arranged by Rawalpindi Arts Council on Wednesday to pay rich tribute to special persons.
Punjab Assembly Member Raja Muhammad Hanif Advocate was the chief guest, who was flanked by DO Special Education Nusrat Najeeb and RAC Resident Director Waqar Ahmed. As many as 12 institutions of special children along with their heads participated in the variety program which made it colourful and impressive. Principal Special Education Centre Gujar Khan Jamal Abdul Nasir and Ms Naila anchored the program.
Addressing at the awards distribution ceremony, Punjab Assembly Member Raja Muhammad Hanif Advocate said that the people with disabilities must not to be labelled as ‘special’ or ‘disabled’ because they are very important segment of the society.
“These children are our valuable asset and dignity. Better education with training can help these people to integrate with the society,” he said.
RAC Resident Director Waqar Ahmed in his welcome address said that those people should be treated as valuable members of the society. He said International Day of Persons with Disabilities is celebrated very year at RAC with full zeal and zest aiming to provide platform to show their skills.
Special Education DO Nusrat Najeeb said that the Special Education Department was utilising all the available resources for imparting education the children. She thanked Rawalpindi Arts Council for providing opportunity to the children for showing their talent.
The participating institutions were Govt Special Education Centre, Gujar Khan, Special Education Centre, Taxila, Special Education Centre, Murree, Special Education Centre, Kahuta, Special Education Centre, Kotli Sattian, Special Education Centre, Kallar Sayyedan, Institute for Mentally retarded children, Rawalpindi, Deaf & Defective Hearing School, Rawalpindi, Institute for Slow Learners, Rawalpindi, Qandeel Institute for Blind, Rawalpindi, Al Ghazali School for Physically Disabled, Rawalpindi, and Govt Secondary School for Blind Girls, Rawalpindi.
The children presented tableaus, folk songs, poems, speeches, folk dances and national songs. The event was organized in cooperation with Punjab Special Education Department.