{"id":45669,"date":"2025-12-04T10:13:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T08:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.msa.edu.eg\/?p=45669"},"modified":"2025-12-07T11:43:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T09:43:33","slug":"bridges-of-empowerment-together-beyond-disability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stage.msa.edu.eg\/ar\/bridges-of-empowerment-together-beyond-disability\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridges of Empowerment Together Beyond Disability"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"45669\" class=\"elementor elementor-45669\" wpc-filter-elementor-widget=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43ba1df5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"43ba1df5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29e38cac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29e38cac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>The Faculty of Physical Therapy at October University for Modern Sciences and Arts (MSA) conducted the event \u201cBridges of Empowerment: Together Beyond Disability\u201d with the aim of raising awareness about the importance of inclusive physical activity for individuals with disabilities, promoting sustainable Arab collaboration for disability-inclusion initiatives, highlighting inspiring success stories of para-athletes and disability advocates, providing experiential learning for Level 4 Physical Therapy students in adaptive exercise design, and encouraging social inclusion and active participation among university students, staff, and guests.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The event included several key sessions:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sports Inclusivity Session<br \/>The session was led by distinguished Paralympic athletes who shared their personal journeys, challenges, and achievements, while demonstrating adaptive sports techniques and equipment.<\/p>\n<p>Impact of Assistive Devices on Athletes&#8217; Lives<br \/>This session was led by Eng. Tarek Salem, founder of AccessLife.Co and I\u2019m Home, who emphasized how assistive technologies enhance independence, mobility, and athletic performance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStep Into Their World\u201d &#8211; Adaptive Activity Zone<br \/>In collaboration with Football &amp; Gym Academy and under the protocol with the Egyptian Federation of Recreational Games, participants engaged in a wide range of interactive adaptive activities designed to simulate real-life challenges faced by individuals with disabilities. Activities included adaptive volleyball, adaptive korfball, labyrinth coordination games, crutches race, memory challenge games, and blindfold drawing activities. These activities provided hands-on experiential learning for students and offered an inclusive platform for physical and cognitive engagement among all participants.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Speakers at the event included:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>Egypt<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Captain Amr Elsohagy, founder of Aquability Swimming Academy, captain of the Egyptian Paralympic Swimming Team, member of the Youth Committee at the National Council for Women, and disability equality specialist.<\/p>\n<p>Eng. Tarek Salem, cloud infrastructure engineer at Microsoft, innovator and disability advocate, founder of I\u2019m Home and AccessLife.co.<\/p>\n<p>Captain Mahmoud Youssuf, disability advocate and professional para-athlete.<\/p>\n<p>Abdelrahman Yasser, student at the Faculty of Languages, MSA University.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Palestine (via online session)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dr. Saba\u2019 Jarrar, vice president of the Arab Federation for Sports Culture and lecturer at the Faculty of Sports Sciences, AAUP.<\/p>\n<p>Hazem Khattab, general secretary of the Palestinian Sports &amp; Culture Federation and head of sports event management at CIES, Birzeit University.<\/p>\n<p>Khaled Shaaban, captain of the Palestinian National Wheelchair Basketball Team.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Bahrain (via online session)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fatima Erhama Asad, president of Al-Azm Toastmasters Club, Paralympic weightlifter, and wheelchair badminton athlete.<\/p>\n<p>Faisal Khalid Aun, Quran memorizer, award-winning author, and advocate for people with disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Sara Ahmed Busaleh, Bahrain\u2019s first teacher in a wheelchair, trainer at Al-Azm Toastmasters Club, and first certified wheelchair first-aid trainer in Bahrain.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Libya (via online session)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jaber Ghaith, head of Al-Ikhlas Charity Association for Persons with Disabilities in Libya and disability rights activist.<\/p>\n<p>The event successfully provided students and participants with valuable insights into adaptive sports, disability inclusion, and the use of assistive technologies while fostering cross-cultural collaboration and empowerment.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a52a2b elementor-button-info elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4a52a2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/u\/1\/folders\/1Sv6Bu7IxmuBuMWZyywBYH0t0o6iibtRj\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-camera\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M512 144v288c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V144c0-26.5 21.5-48 48-48h88l12.3-32.9c7-18.7 24.9-31.1 44.9-31.1h125.5c20 0 37.9 12.4 44.9 31.1L376 96h88c26.5 0 48 21.5 48 48zM376 288c0-66.2-53.8-120-120-120s-120 53.8-120 120 53.8 120 120 120 120-53.8 120-120zm-32 0c0 48.5-39.5 88-88 88s-88-39.5-88-88 39.5-88 88-88 88 39.5 88 88z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Full Photo Album<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Faculty of Physical Therapy at October University for Modern Sciences and Arts (MSA) conducted the event \u201cBridges of Empowerment: Together Beyond Disability\u201d with the aim of raising awareness about the importance of inclusive physical activity for individuals with disabilities, &hellip; 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