HCD pledges makeover in care system for people with disabilities

Sawsan Tabazah - Jordan Times

Jordan's Higher Council for the Affairs of People with Disabilities (HCD) has committed to improve care and support for children and adults with disabilities, including engaging in de-intsitutionalization efforts, according to this article from the Jordan Times. Lumos will be working with the government to "draw a long-term plan aimed at shifting the care system, using a number of solutions to render educational systems more inclusive in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, establishing a foster care system for children with disabilities, providing parents with social-home services and creating a respite programme." The goal is that, by 2050, "all children will grow up in loving, nurturing, protective families."