G) Ensuring that the design of all buildings in all schools since 2005 is in accordance with the specifications contained in the Disability Code, which requires the provision of at least one classroom, a washroom and a wheelchair ramp where necessary for persons with disabilities on the ground floor. H) The completion of 440 classrooms for special education requirements in 2016. Also, 3861 teachers of persons with disabilities have been trained on the uses and techniques of the computer for easy communication with students among persons with disabilities. I) Providing all schools for the blind with speech aids, and providing most of the auditory education schools with collective hearing aids. J) Supporting 24 centers for persons with disabilities within 23 public universities, through the provision of computers, IBS licenses, Braille printers and projectors. K) Implementing the ‘Thousand Schools’ initiative to support schools for persons with disabilities, through which 472 schools for persons with disabilities have been provided with support, divided into 26 schools for the blind and the visually impaired, and 199 schools for the deaf and hearing impaired. 6. On health-related issues, the Ministry of Health has developed a health strategy for persons with disabilities with the participation of representatives from civil society organizations and local institutions, with a view to developing a suitable vision for a health services roadmap and taking a number of steps to provide affordable healthcare programs for persons with disabilities. The measures also include a screening program for newborns, to detect a thyroid hormonal syndrome, which currently provides screening for up to 94 percent of newborn babies annually. Other programs include a neonatal screening program for hearing problems, an early detection program for impaired vision and anemia among school children, a universal regular health check program, an immunization program for children of school age, and the provision of therapeutic milk for children with various types of metabolic diseases, with the full support of the Ministry of Health which provides about 37 million pounds for these programs annually. 77

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