23. The plans of the Ministry of Education aim to provide education to the largest numbers in society, and the Ministry at the start of each academic year through the continuing education department offers the centres of evening education for the stages of illiteracy, follow up and fortification, and they are distributed across all the governorates of Bahrain in a manner assuring providing the educational service to the adults, men and women, in proximity to the areas of residence, where the Ministry strives to provide the human resources in terms of teachers and specialized supervisors in teaching adults in addition to providing the integrated educational environment which is suitable for fulfilling the needs of this group of students. Moreover, the efforts of the Ministry of Education have contributed to providing education to all which has produced a low rate of illiteracy in accordance with the UNESCO Report in this regard, where it is not more than 2.46%. 24. Moreover, the Ministry of Education strives through its continual cooperation with the other specialized ministries to provide the qualified and experienced human resources in order to facilitate the process of integrating the physically disabled in governmental schools (those that are able), such based on the modern educational directives which call for integration rather than the system of insulation in institutions and special centres. 25. According to Decree No. (53) of 2005 concerning the organizational structure of the Ministry, and Decree No. (29) of 2006 to reorganize the Ministry of Education a new department was created which is the “Special Education” after being a section of the elementary education department, whose mission is to take the necessary measures to integrate physically disabled students in governmental schools through providing specialized and qualified manpower to supervise and provide daily follow up of schools that apply those programs while facilitating their tasks in a manner achieving coordination and integration between the Special Education Department and the schools. 26. Hence, the Ministry of Education launched a project to integrate the deaf students in secondary schools, such for the first time in the educational history of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and within the framework of an integrated project expanding the services of integrating the disabled students by means of making available two teachers, one of whom is specialized in providing explanations by ordinary means, while the other teacher translates the explanation to sign language, and shall also translate the interjections and questions of the integrated students, in a manner ensuring their interaction with the teacher and their student colleagues. 27. For purposes of enhancing the quality of education for the disabled persons, the Kingdom of Bahrain has introduced a remuneration for education or rehabilitation or care for the disabled in governmental schools affiliated to the Ministry of Education and rehabilitation centres affiliated to the Ministry of Labour and Social Development, in the amount of (100) Dinars for the employees in a constellation of educational jobs, and (50) Dinars for employees in a constellation of public jobs, such in accordance with the Resolution of the Council of Ministers No. (16) of 2013, and the Prime Minister shall also provide scholarships for the disabled students in national universities, to facilitate their enjoyment of the right to higher education irrespective of their average grade. 97

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