Dubai Police Commander-in-Chief, Major General Abdulla Khalifa Al Marri, inaugurated the first patrol-friendly police patrol, equipped with all the technical equipment and smart services that meet the needs of this category, while inspecting the participation of Dubai Police in the Expo.
Al-Marri reviewed the components of the periodical and the services it provides to people of determination, which is in line with the national policy of empowering people of determination, and the initiative “My community .. a place for all”, which aims to make Dubai a friendly city for people of determination by 2020, launched by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of the Executive Council of the Emirate.
Al-Marri listened to an explanation about the patrol from the Chairman of the Council of the People of Determination, Lt. Col. Dr. Saud Al-Rumaithi, where he explained that the car is equipped with the latest types of mobile elevators, which was selected based on a study conducted with a large number of people of determination about their needs, and the elevator is smooth movement in lifting the wheelchair Inside the patrol, and commensurate with the size of different types of wheelchairs and specifications, pointing out that the elevator was designed in the patrol to climb from the side, at the request of the owners of determination.
Al-Rumaithi said that the patrol contains a feature that serves people with hearing disabilities, which is a smart headset that the patrol driver can communicate and communicate with the headset used by the owner, through the «Bluetooth» technology, thus talking to him directly and very easily.
He pointed out that there is a guide in the periodical for dealing with police officers with people of concern, which provides an explanation on how to provide services to different groups, and the best way to communicate with them, in line with each disability, as well as how to explain police services to them easily.
He pointed out that the driver of the patrol will be able to sign language, in order to communicate with the deaf class, in addition to the police provided a notebook listing all the information on how to communicate with the deaf, and identify them because they were stopped by the patrol, and explain the reason for stopping through simplified signals indicating driving Without the use of lighting, or entry into a prohibited place, or not to give priority or other.
Al-Marri also briefed Salama on the initiative, which aims to raise awareness among people of concern, including children with autism, about public safety measures, through a series of stories that show them how to deal with different life situations in order to achieve safety and security for them. The series consists of 12 books, each containing a story targeting different groups of people of concern, and tailored to suit children with autism, and can communicate the message to them easily, and provide effective scientific material, on how to maintain safety in various Daily life situations, including how to use the elevator, and dealing with «bullying» in schools and public areas, how to use the identity card, and how to behave while in public places, and in the school bus, and how to cross the street safely, and how to behave in the car, through care To sit down In the rear seats, put a seat belt.
He also reviewed the services of the International Center for Security and Safety, which provides training courses for security personnel, on how to deal with the people of concern, and according to their needs, as well as access to the application of «sign language», available within the application of Dubai Police, which enables the public to learn 700 signals Through which they can address people with hearing disabilities.
«Sanad Village»
Sanad Village is the largest center for the rehabilitation and education of children and adults of determination. The Village aims to serve as a model for supporting Dubai's strategy for people of determination, to achieve the emirate's vision by creating an inclusive and friendly society for people with disabilities in a comprehensive, educational, health and social aspects. And real opportunities for training and qualification.