The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, in cooperation with the Cultural Development and Community Communication Department in the Office of the Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, and public associations aiding the blind and visually impaired, organized a cultural program for the visually-impaired People of Determination on the occasion of the “White Cane Safety Day”. The cultural program aimed at encouraging blind and visually impaired people to master the use of white cane as a tool of mobility, as well as to raise social awareness within the sighted population on improving the communications’ channels with the visually-impaired People of Determination.
Dr. Ahmed Ghoneim, Managing Executive Director of NMEC, emphasized that NMEC seeks to provide an accessible cultural and educational platform that ensures inclusion and equal participation for the museum’s audience, regardless of their physical disabilities and sensory impairments. Ms. Azza Abd El Maqsoud from the Department of Museum Education highlighted that the event included a guided tour for the participating visually-impaired People of Determination, where they were introduced to Egypt’s Civilization from prehistoric times to the present day. On the other hand, Dr. Rasha Kamal, General Director the Cultural Development and Community Communication Department in the Office of the Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, has designed a set of interactive, post-visit activities, highlighting their importance in enhancing the cognitive and affective learning outcomes, specially for children. Dr. Kamal has emphasized that such participatory events come as part of the Ministry’s strategy to raise children’s cultural and historical awareness.
