January
2012 - Hank Bersani, professor of Special Education, participated in an international forum on disability issues in
Doha, Qatar, and toured the Shafallah Center for Children with Special Needs.
The center was established at the behest of Her Highness Skiekah Moza bint
Nasser, wife of His Highness the Emir of Qatar, to provide comprehensive
services to children with disabilities. Periodically the first lady sponsors
international forums on important issues relating to disability. This year’s forum gathered more
than a dozen First Spouses from Asia, Africa, and Europe as well as leading
emergency relief officials, and representatives of local, regional and global
disability organizations. All told more than 250 delegates from over 50
countries attended this year’s Forum, making it one of the most diverse and
successful Forum’s to date. Bersani was among those invited to
participate. Forum sessions reviewed the United Nations Charter on the Rights
of People with Disabilities and issues facing people with disabilities in Iraq,
Afghanistan and Haiti. Under the patronage of Her Highness, invitees met for
three days and had a day of cultural experiences in Doha. Much of the forum was
directly relevant to Bersani's work in Vietnam with Forgotten
People Foundation. He previously visited Doha when invited to the
third International Forum on Sport and Disability. Doha and Qatar have been in
the news recently, including a segment on 60 Minutes. Doha is home of Al Jazeera
Radio and recently agreed to host political headquarters of the Taliban.
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