Morocco News central:  Princess Lalla Asmaa Chairs Deaf Children's School-Year Graduation Ceremony

Princess Lalla Asmaa Chairs Deaf Children's School-Year Graduation Ceremony
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Speaking on this occasion, Fouad Bouayad, President of the Lalla Asmaa
Foundation for Deaf Children, highlighted the foundation's pioneering role in
offering primary education to this social category to promote their social and
professional integration.
"Digital hearing aid, cochlear implant, and electronic voice transmission
systems made education and re-education easier for deaf children and allowed
them a better integration in schools," he added.
Bouayad announced the launch of works to build a new centre in Rabat, the first
of its kind in Morocco, benefiting deaf youth. He said this new facility is
meant to be a center for social solidarity, as it will allow the students of the
foundation to have access to primary studies up to high school and will provide
vocational training.
The 200 students of the foundation took part during the school year in the 8th
festival of children with special needs in Casablanca and the 40th anniversary
of the Earth Day in addition to their participation in the children's
parliament, he said.
Princess lalla Asmaa handed awards and hearing aids to the foundation's students
and visited an exhibition by deaf children.
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