Under the patronage of Professor Ghassan Fouad Aouad, President of Applied Science University, the Community Engagement Office organized “Disability is not the End” ceremony on the occasion of the International Day for Persons with Disabilities. The event took place on the University premises on Sunday 11 December 2016.

H.E. Former Lebanese Minister of Education and Vice President of the American University of Beirut, Professor Hasan Diab, H.E. Mohammed Bin Abdullah Al Sinan, Chairman of Municipal Council of Muharraq Governorate, and H.E. Municipal Council Member Yusuf Bin Ahmed Al Thawadi attended the Celebration.

In addition, the audience included a number of disability challengers’ champions, personalities and associations of people with disabilities; including Bahrain Deaf Society, Bahrain Friendship Society for the Blind, Bahrain Mobility International, Down syndrome, Ta’awn Centre, voluntary teams, and a number of academic and administrative staff and students from the University.

A film was displayed during the celebration about challenging disabilities titled “The Begin of a Life”. The film was produced by students under the supervision provided by Mr. Thaer Mustafa Fahmi.

Ms. Abeer AlSalloum, Coach in the field of motivation and change (hearing impairment) presented a lecture about changing the thinking style and improving the society’s perception about persons with disabilities. Mr Ahmed Fawaz (blind) played a musical clips, followed by the story of the disability challengers champions successful experiences delivered to the audience. The whole event was translated to the deaf audience by Coach Zainab Aswad from Bahrain Deaf Society.