1st Regional Conference for Reviving the Arab Disability Movement

Inaugural Ceremony of 1st Regional Conference for Reviving the Arab Disability Movement.

Javed Abidi, Global Chair of DPI at the inaugural ceremony.

From Left to Right: Javed Abidi, Global Chair of Disabled People

From Left to Right: Mohammed Loutfy, LPHU Consultant for International Development &amp; Strategy Policies; Hassan Mroueh, LPHU President

From Left to Right: Hassan Mroueh, LPHU President; Rodolph Gebrayel, Country Representative DIAKONIA.

From Left to Right: Javed Abidi, Global Chair of Disabled People

A glimpse of the participants.

Another glimpse of the participants. Seen here in in blue jacket is Mohammed Barakat from DWBO, Palestine (first row left).

Sylvana Lakkis of LPHU.

Participants on Day 1 of 1st Regional Conference for Reviving the Arab Disability Movement.

Participants pose question to speakers.

Speakers from left to right: Mona Mamdouh Medhat Abedel Jawad, Jordan;Adnan Wajih Ibrahim Al Aboudi, Jordan; Sylvana Lakkis, Lebanon and Ahmed Berkia, Morocco.

Mona Mamdouh Medhat Abedel Jawad of Jordan.

Participants of the conference on Day 2.

A participant on Day 2.

Sylvana Lakkis of Lebanon speaks at the Conference on Day 2.

Adnan Wajih Ibrahim Al Aboudi of Jordan.

Ahmed Berkia of Morocco at the Conference.

First steps towards a DPI Arab Region.

Preparing the Statement of the 1st Regional Conference on Reviving the Arab Disability Movement.

Javed Abidi, Global Chair DPI, in discussion with a participant.

Participants of the 1st Regional Conference for reviving the Arab Disability Movement all together.

Judith Heumann, Special Adviser on International Disability Rights, State Department USA addressing the participants over Skype.

Participants interact with Judith Heumann, Special Adviser on International Disability Rights, State Department USA over Skype.