Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Qassim Region and Honorary President of Onaizah Human Services Association opened here yesterday 1st Conference of Experts On Disability and Rehabilitation organized by the Association in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Affairs and U.S Institute for People with Disabilities in New York. Addressing the ceremony, the Director General of Social Affairs in Qassim Region, Dr. Fahd Al-Mutlaq pointed out that the Government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, represented by the Ministry of Social Affairs, has established 37 comprehensive rehabilitation centers for the disabled in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia including 3 centers in Qassim; 23 charities specializing in disability including 5 in Qassim region, and 59 care centers including 8 in Qassim region, in addition to research centers for disability including Prince Salman Center for Disability Research.
