Agreement signed to implement 1st phase of national plan for accessibility

AMMAN — The Higher Council for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (HCD), the Greater Irbid Municipality and the Yarmouk University on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding to implement the first phase of the national plan for accessibility in public facilities.

The plan, launched in March, includes establishing areas that provide suitable public facilities, roads and pavements in Amman and the northern and southern regions of the Kingdom, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

HRH Prince Mired, HCD president, said that establishing such areas in vital places with services is a “milestone” towards instilling the concept of accessible public spaces.