THE ROLE NGOS IN EMPOWERING PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS TO INTEGRATE SOCIALLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY

Abstract

In his study of Social and Environmental Empowerment for People with Special Needs, researchers reached several results, including: low status of people with special needs in Egyptian society, and their suffering from many social and psychological problems where it was noted that disabled did not obtain many rights and services compared their regular peers. Double examples of existence of sufficient job opportunities, even within framework of 5% of job opportunities, according what is stated in law. In event that they work in their jobs or jobs. It increases suffering of people with special needs. researchers presented a group of people with special needs, including: Supporting activities and societies of civil society in field of care and employment for people with special needs. Professional; provide people with special needs. Suffering from difficulty of social life in first place. study used a sample of (90( males and females who benefits from organisation and its services achieve social and environmental integration. idea of research is based, according introduction study, on process of integrating and activating role of people with special needs within their local community. researchers asked about roles that society in all its systems and institutions can play provide people with special needs with knowledge, attitudes, values and skills that enable them make such participation and accept society for them. research idea was based on fact that human development is development of action on one hand, and development of interaction on other hand; that is, human development must include development of human and social capital at same time. The study aimed integrate people with special needs within society, and change prevailing culture of disability, by identifying roles that members of society and its institutions can contribute achieving social normalization with this group and their acceptance, with aim of reaching policies and mechanisms that work integrate them in all development issues. The Study Problem: researchers intended concept of social empowerment as: to provide people with special needs with various knowledge, directions, values and skills that qualify them for active positive participation in various activities and events of human life maximum extent that qualifies them for their capabilities and capabilities, in addition changing culture of society towards disabled and disability from a culture of marginalization Empowerment culture. The concept of people with special needs was expanded include many social groups other than those with special needs (physical or mental). There is a disability (mental - political - legal - economic), indicating that people with special needs are disabled for reasons, some of them are genetic, and some are environmental due a car accident - injury Work - poor service before pregnancy and during childbirth - also includes culturally and politically disabled, and gifted, because they have a special need in dealing. He defined disability as: the loss, marginalization or limited participation in activities, activities and experiences of social life at a similar level for ordinary people, as a result of obstacles, and social and environmental barriers. The researchers posed several main and sub-questions in its study, most important of which are: roles that society in all its systems and institutions can play provide people with special needs knowledge, directions, values and skills that enable them integrate into activities of social life, along with several sub-questions about nature of awareness of community members For people with special needs, and perception of community members deal with people with special needs, possibility of developing a positive view of role of people with special needs, forms of social care provided for people with special needs, and ways enable and integrate people with special needs into society and take advantage of them.