The international conference on the “promotion of employment and welfare for the disabled” opened today morning at the Presidential Palace of Carthage, Tunis, under the patronage of Tunisian President Mr Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. The conference, held jointly by ISESCO and the BASMA Association for the Promotion of the Employment of the Disabled, Chaired by Lady Mrs Leila Ben Ali, Tunisian President’s Consort, President of the Arab Women Organization, is part of celebration of Kairouan as the capital of Islamic culture for 2009 in the Arab Region.
The UAE is taking part in the first edition of the Conference on Mental Disability, organized by the Arab Association for Mental Disability.
The conference, which starts today, was opened today in presence of Sheikha Jameela Bint Mohammed Al-Qassimi, the honorary head of the Association and chairman of the Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services.
In 57 years, David Boutchyard hasn't had a family Christmas. This May, he got a new family. And they're making up for lost time. Boutchyard has Down syndrome, and went to live in a state institution as a young child. As an adult, Boutchyard moved into a Fredericksburg-area group home for adults with disabilities. He worked at a Food Lion, went to the library and enjoyed the community.
The international conference on the “promotion of employment and welfare for the disabled” opened today morning at the Presidential Palace of Carthage, Tunis, under the patronage of Tunisian President Mr Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. The conference, held jointly by ISESCO and the BASMA Association for the Promotion of the Employment of the Disabled, Chaired by Lady Mrs Leila Ben Ali, Tunisian President’s Consort, President of the Arab Women Organization, is part of celebration of Kairouan as the capital of Islamic culture for 2009 in the Arab Region. 
The UAE is taking part in the first edition of the Conference on Mental Disability, organized by the Arab Association for Mental Disability.
In 57 years, David Boutchyard hasn't had a family Christmas.
