Hosseini: Expanding Digital Services Will Reduce the Need for Blind People to Travel in Person

The head of the State Welfare Organization, emphasizing the adaptation of digital services for the blind, said: Removing barriers to access smart services will reduce in-person visits by people with disabilities.

The head of the country's welfare organization emphasized on adapting digital services for the blind and said: removing obstacles to access to smart services will reduce face-to-face visits of people with disabilities.

According to Mehr reporter, on the occasion of the International Day of the Blind, a special program was held this morning with the presence of Seyyed Javad Hosseini, the head of the country's welfare organization, and Salar Ghasemi, the head of the country's exceptional education organization.

In this ceremony, able-bodied people with disabilities and people effective in empowering the disabled were appreciated, and then two specialized panels were held with the titles of digital government for all, access of the blind to electronic services and systems, and removal of barriers and development of sustainable employment for people with visual impairments.

Seyyedjavad Hosseini, head of the country's welfare organization, emphasized the necessity of developing digital services and removing barriers to access of people with disabilities to electronic services, and said: Facilitating the access of the blind to banking, financial and government services through smart tools can reduce the need for in-person referrals and save time and money for these people.

Referring to the holding of meetings with related ministers, including the Minister of Communications and the Minister of Education, he said: In this context, issues such as digital adaptation and the use of artificial intelligence have been taken into consideration and necessary measures should be taken to achieve these goals.

The head of the country's welfare organization pointed to the importance of developing offline services and added: Many blind people and other people with disabilities face obstacles in receiving financial, banking and administrative services, and removing these obstacles can play an effective role in improving their quality of life.

Hosseini noted: The development of digital services and removing the obstacles in this path, in addition to reducing face-to-face visits, is also economically important for people with disabilities and can facilitate their access to public services.