On Tuesday Rabi` Al-Thani 4, 1440 A.H., the Deanship of Library Affairs, female section, inaugurated the ceremony of ‘Dhawi Al-Basirah’ (the Insightful People ) Corner under the slogan ‘With People of Determination, We scale up to Peaks,’ in conjunction with the International Day of People with a Disability. The ceremony took place under the patronage of the UQU Vice President for Female Student Affairs, Dr. Sarah bint Omar Al-Khuli.
The corner includes a set of computing devices, where an open source screen reader was activated to help researchers navigate search engines, in addition to a number of reference books brochures, and braille translation software.
Through CCTV, the Dean of Library Affairs, Dr. Muhammad Al-Lihaibi, expressed his desire to develop this service to cover all male and female sections.
The Vice Dean of Library Affairs, Dr. Aminah Al-Ahmadi, expressed appreciation to all those who support the ‘Dhawi Al-Basirah’ (The Insightful People) Corner. She honored the Vice Deanship for Activities and Student Training for their continuous cooperation and Nihad Bakri and Noha Bakri for enriching the corner.
She also honored the team of library friends in the presence of the Dean of University Studies for Girls, Dr. Halah bint Sa`id Al-Amoudi; the Vice Dean of University Studies for Girls for Educational Affairs, Dr. Khulud Al-Yousef; the Vice Dean of Student Affairs for Activities and Student Training, Dr. Khulud Abu Al-Naga; and the Deputy Supervisor of the Media Center, Dr. Manal Khoj.