Provincial Minister of Sindh for Health/Pro Chancellor of the Universities of Sindh Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho distributed 17 Electronic Wheel chairs to the special students having ambulatory disability, from several Universities of Sindh at Lateef Hall LUMHS Jamshoro
The programme was organized by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan in collaboration with Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences Jamshoro to implement "Prime Minister's Electric Wheelchairs Scheme for University Students."
While addressing at the ceremony the Vice Chancellor LUMHS Prof Bikha Ram Devrajani expressed that Higher Education Commission under the umbrella of Government is committed to its founding objective that no one should be deprived of access to higher education in Pakistan, and this includes making possible equal opportunities of higher education for students with disabilities. This policy aims to enable an environment in the Higher Education Sector which not only motivates students with disabilities to undertake higher education, but also facilitates their participation in all academic and extracurricular aspects of a university education.
The Executive Director Higher Education Commission Dr Fateh Mari expressed that under the umbrella of Prime Minister's Youth Program, the government of Pakistan has enlarged the scope of this Programme by launching a scheme for distributing Motorized Wheel chairs to empower special students having ambulatory disability studying in Higher Education Commission's recognized Public Sector Higher Education Institutions in Pakistan.
The Chief guest Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho expressed that the main objective of the scheme is to facilitate special students having ambulatory disability, so that they can be assisted in their movements and contribute effectively towards the progress of the country.
She added that this strategy recognizes that disability covers a wide range of impairments and different disabilities can have varying impacts on study, work and other aspects of life, warranting special considerations in the Higher Education Institutions for persons with disabilities to successfully acquire higher education.
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