Egypt
This page features the news on disability from Egypt in the Debrief Library. See also news from other countries.
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Accessibility and Design
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Cairo sidewalks to be enhanced to enable access to persons with disabilities (Nov, Egypt Today)
Communication and Language
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Sign Languages
Numerals in Egyptian Sign Language from a Typological Perspective. (Oct, North African Linguistics)
Fingerspelling Systems in Egyptian Sign Language (Jun, North African Linguistics)
Economics and Social Protection
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Financial Inclusion
The Central Bank of Egypt introduces plastic money in Braille (in Arabic, Jul, Banky)
Education and Childhood
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First e-library for blind people launched in Alexandria (Feb, Disability Insider)
Health
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Opening of addiction treatment center that provides services for people with disabilities. (In Arabic, Mar, Cairo24)
History and Memorial
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Recognising inequality: ableism in Egyptological approaches to disability and bodily differences (Mar, World Archaeology)
On the Debrief: How ancient history resists our stereotypes discussion of Tutankhamun and disability in ancient Egypt. (Jan, Disability Debrief)
Sheikh Rafaat: A Genius in Meaning-Based Recitation of Quran. One of the blind men among the brilliant qaris of Egypt (people who recite the Quran). (Sep, International Quran News Agency)
Sheikh Imam: Voice of Dissent Profile on a blind oud player his music and politics from the 60s-80s and how they resonate through history and the Middle East today. (May, KC Network)
Lived Experience and Opinion
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The reaction of Egyptians to meeting blind people on the street. Mostafa Attia shows, in a video, how Egyptians are the most helpful of any country he's travelled to. (in Arabic, Jul, Mostafa Attia)
Mobility, Travel, Transport and Tourism
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Egyptians with disabilities enjoy swimming at dedicated Mediterranean beach (Jul, Global Times)