a cultural life as their able-bodied colleagues, highlighting their creativity and artistic talents. The Ministry of Culture has also implemented several cultural and technical programs to expand the participation of persons with disabilities in various cultural and artistic ventures through specialist programs or activities. A dedicated administrative unit has been created within the ministry to support the cultural and artistic empowerment of persons with disabilities through introducing several measures to ensure the participation of disabled people in cultural life, including the holding of an annual conference on issues pertaining to persons with disabilities and a review of the most important research presented in this regard. A number of prominent distinguished individuals among the disabled have been recognized for their achievements, while technical teams for persons with disabilities have been approved. A number of literary, cultural and technical competitions have been organized involving physically challenged persons. Artistic teams of persons with disabilities are encouraged by making theaters available to them to showcase their dramatic and lyrical performances, and to coordinate with competition organizers and artistic workshops to support and encourage artists with disabilities regardless of the type of disability. In the field of tourism, a number of measures have been taken to facilitate tourist visits by Egyptian and foreign persons with disabilities, including training a number of tour guides in sign language and the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the ILO to implement a pilot program for the training and rehabilitation of persons with intellectual disabilities. Meanwhile, an international conference was held, entitled ‘Tourism of persons with disabilities. A vision to activate Egyptian tourism’, in order to put Egypt on the tourist map of persons with disabilities. D. Youth: 1. Government is particular about the youth and enables them to attain all their rights guaranteed by the Constitution and the law. As such, the government promulgated Act No. 5 of 1981 setting up up the National Fund for Youth and Sports Financing to take charge of financing of activities and needs in this respect, in accordance with the Fund's rules of procedure which has legal personality and whose assets are considered as public funds. A Presidential Decree No. 387 of 1999 was equally issued on the restructuring of the Ministry of Youth, whose competences are, among other things, to ensure opportunities for the integrated development of 79