Amman, President of the Higher Council for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (HCD), Prince Mired bin Ra’ad, and Director of Public Security Directorate (PSD), Maj. Gen. Obaidullah Maaitah on Sunday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed to enhancing joint cooperation in providing the necessary facilitations and arrangements to enable persons with disabilities to access various PSD facilities and departments.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, Prince Mired stressed the importance of concerted efforts aimed to implementing accessibility requirements for persons with disabilities at security facilities, correction and rehabilitation centers and their affiliated bodies.
This user-friendly access comes in accordance with construction requirements code for persons with disabilities, he said, adding that realizing the Kingdom’s obligations towards this group requires developing the necessary action plans to implement this policy.
His Highness lauded “successful and constructive” partnership with PSD, including cooperation and coordination with its Command Center, which helped the Kingdom win “Emergency Line for the Deaf 114” project in Zero Project on Inclusive Education ICT Award, which saw participation of 18 countries.
This project aims to facilitating deaf people’s communication with official authorities in crises, emergencies and natural disasters, the Prince added.
His Highness also valued PSD’s efforts to achieve this group’s access to justice and its speedy response to achieve this goal according to clear time plans.
For his part, Maaitah stressed keenness to provide security services to all persons with disabilities, through partnership with HCD to launch requirements for their access to all PSD departments.
Noting multiple steps taken in this context, which saved this group’s effort and time, he said the MoU comes to complete joint work and prepare infrastructure of a number of security facilities and one reform center to be smoothly used by this group.
Source: Jordan News Agency