Pak EverBright Development Organization in close collaboration with Northwest General Hospital, University of Peshawar and International Rescue Committee (IRC) organized a one-day event on “Accessibility Inclusion Conference, Round 2” for people with disabilities on the 29th December 2022, at the University of Peshawar. The conference comprised of three panel discussions i.e. Climate Resilience, Accessibility Code Building Bylaws in Pakistan and Higher Education Commission (HEC) Policy of Pakistan for Students with Disabilities.
The conference was hosted by Ms. Hina Hadi, Inclusive Journalist at Pak EverBright Development Organization (PEDO) who gave an overview of the round 1 of the conference, which was previously held at Northwest General Hospital, and highlighted that the main aim of the conferences was to enable persons with disabilities to live independently and participate fully in all aspects of life.
Prof. Dr. Zahid Anwar, Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of Peshawar was present at the occasion and welcomed the speakers and participants and appreciated the efforts of the organizers.
A presentation based on the aims and objectives of the AIC round 2 was presented by Mr. Shahab Ud Din, Chief Executive Officer, PEDO, at the event.
The event also included a panel discussion comprising experts who have dedicated years in the domain of Building code of Pakistan 2006, HEC Policy for Students with Disabilities and Climate Change and elaborated on the key challenges and their solutions with Mr. Shahab Ud Din as moderator. The panel of experts included Mr. Junaid, Coordinator IRC, Mr. Abdur Rehman, Registrar Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC), Mr. M. Imran, Director Operations, Trans-Peshawar, Mr. Shamsher, Chief Engineer Public Health and Engineering Department, Dr. Nowsher Yousaf, Senior Manager Occupational Health safety and Environment-(NWGH), Prod. Dr. Yorid Ahsan Zia, Principal Quaid-E-Azam Commerce College, Peshawar, Engineer Attar Bangash, Director Planning and Development, University of Peshawar, Dr. Shakeel Ahmed, HoD Department of Social Work, University of Peshawar, Dr. Sumera Farid, Asst. Prof. Social Work and Deputy Provost, University of Peshawar.
Towards the end of the conference, shields and certificates were distributed amongst the panelists and organizers. Mr. Shahab Ud Din presented shield to the chief organizer of the conference, Mr. S. Faiq Sajjad Shah, Focal of University of Peshawar for the event.
