Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah inaugurated the First International Conference on Higher Education for the Deaf in Pakistan at the Ida Rieu Schools for the Blind & Deaf in Karachi.
The conference was arranged by the Ida Rieu Welfare Association in partnership with the NED University of Engineering & Technology. Guest speakers from Pakistan as well as abroad participated in person and online in this conference to express their opinions on the way forward for helping and expediting higher education for people with deafness.
Addressing the conference, the chief minister said that education was the most essential tool we could provide to society, one which paved the way to the door of opportunities. There cannot be growth, learning, or development without it, he said. He showed confidence that the platform has provided us with the vital opportunity to reflect on the progress we have made regarding education for the differently abled, as well as the challenges we face ahead.
Syed Murad also appreciated the services of Ida Rieu, which has remained at the forefront of providing quality education for differently abled children for almost a century, empowering these children as well as ensuring equality and inclusiveness. Each and every one of you is playing a lead role in creating a more accessible, and inclusive Pakistan, he added. And thanks to them, our country grows stronger and more vibrant, CM stated.
Our responsibility as a community is to continue to work and provide quality service for the differently abled, CM said, continuing that along with education, developing, and nurturing their skills, hobbies, and talents were important for their personal growth.
Moreover, Syed Murad noted that a conference among all stakeholders on Higher Education for the Deaf would surely assist in charting a path for their growth.
?It is our objective that our specially-abled people are empowered to their full potential and provide them with equal participation in Pakistans development process so that our goals of achieving equality and inclusiveness are realized for all citizens of Pakistan., he remarked.