Latest News
Dear friends
The new issue of “Waw” newsletter is available at all LPHU’s branches and in our website: www.lphu.com

“Waw” is pleased to receive your articles about “problems and opinions”. Are you interested to join WAW’s team? You can send your articles to: info@lphu.com
The Information and Research Unit is glad to announce a new film entitled: “Liberate Abilities”. The film displays experiences of disabled employees in different jobs and employers who employed disabled workers. The film aims to show the variety of abilities in the working place and the benefit of disabled employees.
A survey on the employment situation of people with disabilities in the Bekaa Region has been finalized. The research gives an overview of the educational and occupational situation of disabled people in the region, their difficulties and success. For further information on the results of the survey, please call: 01-307365/6


Latest Activities
LPHU’s Beirut branch is receiving applications for computer courses in the following programs: windows- word- excel. For those who are interested, please contact our office for registration: 01-307365/6 or by email: info@lphu.com
The Lebanese Physical Handicapped Union welcomes volunteers for collaborating in our activities.
LPHU, in collaboration with the UN Special Rapporteur on Disability and the Inclusion Network is glad to announce the organization of the Arab Parliamentary Symposium on Disability, the 1st and 2nd of December. The symposium will focus on employment and inclusive education, targeting parliamentarians and attempting to outline standard indicators for mainstreaming disability in the development process in the above mentioned fields.
Within the project “Unlocking Potential Job opportunities for people with Disabilities”, LPHU’s job center in Bar Elias is ready to receive CV and resume from disabled job seekers. A new session of CV training will be starting soon: if you are interested, please contact the job center: 08/511641
LINKS



Useful Link:


Ministry of Social Affairs (link to National Committee for Disabled and national Plan)
www.socialaffairs.gov.lb

National Employment Office
www.neo.gov.lb

Inclusive Network
> Lebanese Down syndrome association - ldsa@destination.com.lb P.O.Box: 113/7345 -Beirut
> LAS - Lebanese Autism Society: www.autismlebanon.org
> YAB - Youth Association for the Blind
> PDA - Parent’s of Deaf Association
> Save the Children Sweden

Employer’s forum
www.employers-forum.co.uk

United Nations
www.un.org
www.un.org/esa
www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/designm : link to the Manual for a barrier free environment

UN Statistique Division
www.unstats.un.org/unsd/disability

High Commissioner for human rights
www.unhchr.ch

Human Rights Watch
www.hrw.org

Amnesty International
www.amnesty.org

Convention on Elimination of discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/CEDAW

Child and Disability
www.irsc.org