Venue: Sun Yat-sen Place
Opening Ceremony by Professor Roland T. Chin, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost, HKU and Mr Lam Woon-kwong, Chairperson of Equal Opportunities Commission
Students from different countries including Africa, Indonesia, China and the USA will share their experience on how they overcome their difficulties.
Certificate presentation to participants of “the wheelchair challenge” and a sharing session by these participants. They have been asked to travel on a wheelchair and travel from one place to another on HKU campus.
Booths by Arts with the Disabled Association Hong Kong, Dialogue in the Dark (HK) Limited, Social Service Group, HKUSU, Islamic Kasim Tuet Memorial College and The Islamic Union of Hong Kong
Venue: Convocation Room, Room 218, Main Building
Talk on “Specific Learning Disabilities” by Dr Catherine Lam, Vice President, Hong Kong Society of Child Neurology and Developmental Paediatrics
Forum on “Support for University Students with Specific Learning Disabilities”
Speakers:
Student with dyslexia
Dr Eugenie Leung, Director of Counselling and Person Enrichment,
Centre of Development and Resources for Students (CEDARS)
Dr Catherine Lam, Vice President, Hong Kong Society of Child Neurology and Developmental Paediatrics
Talk by Mr Chan Fan, Founding Chairperson, Association for Engineering & Medical Volunteer Services on disability issues
Sharing session by participants who have provided service to students with hearing impairment and wheelchair users of Red Cross John F. Kennedy Centre
Venue: Convocation Room, Room 218, Main Building
Talk by Ms Cynthia Lam, Senior Training Officer of Equal Opportunities Commission on “Disability Discrimination”
Please visit here to view Ms Cynthia Lam's presentation.
Venue: Council Chamber 8/F, Meng Wah Complex
Sharing session by recipients of HKU 81 Inclusion Fund and Henry Chan Inclusive Education Fund. The two funds provide grants to support projects that promote inclusion for persons with disabilities and awards for HKU students with disabilities.
A series of exhibitions:
- Proper Terminology for Disability Issues
- Specific Learning Disabilities