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assets/scss/pages/index.scss

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content/about/index.md

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 In the past, Mohammed has also served in consultancy and advisory roles for ARD, Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tetra-Tech), as well as for the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES). Today, Mohammed continues to be a board member of the Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs (G3ICT).
 
+## Areas of expertise
+accessibility, universal design, refugees, community development and outreach, corporate social responsibility, implementation and action planning, disability policies, gender and youth, political participation, inclusive education, friendly and smart cities, sustainable development goals
+
 ## Education
 
 - 1984 - Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering (University of Alabama at Birmingham)
 - 2001 - Master of Arts, Peace Diplomacy and Development (University of Juba, Sudan)
 - 2019 Nov - The Sustainable Development Goals - A global, transdisciplinary vision for the future (Coursera, University of Copenhagen)
 - 2019 Dec - Ecosystem Services: A Method for Sustainable Development (Coursera, Université de Genève)
+- 2020 Jan - Children’s Human Rights: An Interdisciplinary Introduction (Coursera, Université de Genève)
+- (ongoing) - CitiesX: The Past, Present and Future of Urban Life (Coursera, Harvard University)
 
 ## Engineering roles
 
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 - 2004 - 2006, Regional Country Director and Chief Expert on Disability and Vulnerable Groups, IFES (International Foundation for Election Systems)
 - 2007 - 2008, Senior Technical Advisor / Manager, Election Participation & Gender Integration, ARD Inc.
 - 2011 - Human Rights Expert, UNDP Turkmenistan / Ashgabat, "Strengthening the national capacity of Turkmenistan to promote and protect human rights"
+
 - 2018 - present, Ambassador for Human Rights and Advisor on Minority Issues, FAAVM (Federal Association for the Advancement of Visible Minorities) Canada
 
+## Projects
+
+- 2009 - present, Zero Project Network, Zero Project
+- 2010 - integration of disability as a criteria for at-risk individuals, UNHCR Executive Committee
+- 2011 - 2012, designed and developed a wheelchair-accessible horse-drawn cart for Petra
+- 2016 - 2017, compiled a Human Rights Violations manual for UAE officials
+
 ## Board membership
 
 - 2010 - present, [G3ICT (Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies)](https://www.g3ict.org/about-us/governance)
 
-
 ## Awards
 
+- 2001 Winner of Al Sharjah prize for the outstanding disabled in the scientific field
 - 2009 [GAATES Award of Recognition](http://old.gaates.org/about-gaates/gaates-award-winners/) - for serving as the Inaugural Chairperson of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
 - 2011 King Hussein Award of Excellence - by royal decree of HM King Abdullah II, fo outstanding service in the areas of public policy, human rights, and international development
 - 2019 June, Certificate of Appreciation, International Disability Alliance - "for outstanding contributions made to our organization, and for the advancement of the rights of persons with disabilities"

content/media/dec-3rd/index.md

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 ---
-title: "Message of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities"
+title: "Message of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Celebrating the 2009 International Day of Persons with Disabilities"
 date: 2009-12-03
 ---
 

content/media/letter-to-clinton/index.md

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+---
+title: "Letter to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: Urging the Signature and  Ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities"
+date: "2009-05-09"
+---
+
+Dear Ms. Secretary,
+
+I have the honour to write to you on behalf of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). I wish to inform you that our Committee was recently sworn in and fully functional as of February this year. This is the youngest UN treaty body mechanism established to monitor the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Convention itself adopted in December 2006 has entered into force on 03 May 2008 and elections of the first twelve members of the Committee occurred in November 2008. At this stage the Convention has been ratified by 53 states.
+
+Welcoming the adoption of the Convention in 2006, the then United Nations Secretary- General Kofi Annan rightly pointed out that: “Throughout the ages, the treatment of people with  disabilities has brought out some of the worst aspects of human nature. Too often, those living with disabilities have been seen as objects of embarrassment, and at best, of condescending pity and charity. Societies have even gone out of their way to ensure that persons with disabilities are neither seen nor heard. On paper, they have enjoyed the same rights as others; in real life, they have often been relegated to the margins and denied the opportunities that others take for granted.”
+
+For the 650 million persons around the world living with disabilities, the adoption of the Convention marked therefore the beginning of a new era, -an era in which persons with disabilities would no longer have to suffer from the equal application of the human rights rules to people living in different situations.
+
+We are aware that in the United States alone some 54 million Americans –- roughly 1 in 6 -- personally experience some form of disability. Yet seventeen years after Congress enacted the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Americans with disabilities still do not have an equal opportunity to fulfill the American Dream. During the election campaign President Obama and Vice-President Biden promised the Americans that the United States would lead the world in empowering people with disabilities to take full advantage of their talents and become integrated members of society. President Obama in fact promised Americans to “renew America’s leadership by making the United States a signatory to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – the first human rights treaty approved by the UN in the 21st century and a vital foundation for respecting the rights of people with disabilities worldwide.” He also promised to urge the US Senate to ratify the Convention expeditiously.
+
+The four-part plan disclosed to the Americans by President Obama and Vice-President Biden during their election campaign in order to provide Americans with disabilities with the greatest possible access to the same opportunities as those without disabilities (education opportunities they need to succeed; ending discrimination and promoting equal opportunity; increasing the employment rate of workers with disabilities; and supporting independent community-based living of Americans with disabilities) fully matches the minimum obligations of states entered into under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and the US signature and ratification of the Convention would in fact enable the United States to continue leading the world in empowering people with disabilities.
+
+We urge you Ms. Secretary of State to enable America to fulfill the promise of President Obama and Vice-President Biden and to sign and ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and lead the world in this extremely important area of protection of human rights.
+
+Rest assured Ms. Secretary of my full support and that of the Committee that I have the privilege to chair to US efforts to implement the Convention once the United States becomes a state party to it in the near future.
+
+Kindly accept Ms. Secretary of State, the assurances of highest consideration,
+
+Mohammed Al-Tarawneh\
+Chairperson\
+Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities\
+OHCHR - Registry\
+Palais Wilson\
+1202 Geneva

content/media/petra-cart/index.md

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+---
+title: "Accessible Mobility Medium for Petra"
+date: "2012-02-14"
+---
+
+Funded by the Embassy of Switzerland, Amman
+
+Designed, managed, and professionally conducted by the consulting company CBDC Jordan (Cross Borders Development Consultants).
+
+## Special thanks
+
+Cross Borders Development Consultants would like to expresses its utmost appreciations for the Embassy of Switzerland in Amman for funding the project “Accessible Mobility Medium FOR Petra”. This project have several positive impacts on so many fronts; Tourism and especially Accessible Tourism so that Tourism can be inclusive for all, Local Development, Poverty and employment reduction for locals of these touristic cities.
+
+## Project overview
+
+The coaches used currently in Petra, as a transportation device, are very high. Accessing them is almost impossible for persons with physical disabilities, elderly and entirely impossible for wheelchair users. Keeping in mind that the majority of our tourists are from the Elderly category. This project makes tourism inclusive for all, and can be rolled over to other touristic site in Jordan.
+
+## National impact
+
+1. Jordan depends on tourism industry and they are trying hard to promote this industry, what is unique about most tourists that comes to Jordan, they are of the elderly category and many have knees or other medical conditions that prevents them from walking long distances or on hard terrain such as Petra terrain, Having that said, the project will be used by all, Persons with Disabilities which is our main target groups and others as well.
+2. The project will have a positive impact on local development of the locals who lives in Petra and depends on tourism as their main income,. This will eventually contribute in reducing poverty and unemployment rates to some extent.
+3. Having the carts manufactured in Jordan will have the same positive impact as explained in number 2 above as far as poverty reduction and reducing unemployment rates.
+4. Launching this project in Petra region is a pilot which will be rolled over to other touristic sites such as Wadi Rum, UM Qaies, Jerrash, Baptism sites , etc… in order to increase tourism by ensuring that tourisim is for all and barriers free environment.
+5. All the above mentioned will have a great positive impact on the national level in Jordan as far as promoting Tourism at large and in particular accessible tourism, reducing unemployment rates, and surely will contribute towards poverty reduction.
+
+## Project characteristics
+
+1. A relatively small projects, which stands alone. It is sustainable and has an international expansion potential as well as national and regional.
+2. Innovative: This medium of mobility is unique, and provides a creative solution for a non solved problem which will impact and enhance Jordan tourism sector.
+
+## Objective
+
+The objective of our project is to open door for the mentioned population to visit Petra as well as other tourism sites, having accessibility obstacles removed.
+
+The pilot had been designed and manufactured in Jordan by Cross Borders Development Consultants CBDC-Jordan and thankfully funded by the Swiss Embassy in Amman.
+
+## Conceptual design
+
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+
+## Design and assembly phases of the coach
+
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+
+### Dynamic design
+
+Each stage of the project had been carefully followed by consultancy and the relevant recommendation had been implemented.
+
+The original model had been designed for wheelchair use only: It had been modified for people having mobility difficulties without using wheelchair, Elderly's and also for visitors that have no special mobility needs. Our design is inclusive and is for all tourists and users.
+
+{{ caption "Folded seats for non-wheelchair users, elderly, non-disabled persons, or both" }}
+
+{{ caption "Ramp" }}
+
+### Ramp modifications
+
+In order to reduce the ramp's slope sharpness, it has been designed with two plates that can be folded and used as a door as well. Safe and easy removable hand rails and a hydrologic jack system has been added to fold the ramp easily with minimum physical efforts by the coach driver or the user.
+
+{{caption "Folded ramp"}}
+{{ caption "Unfolded ramp" }}
+
+### Brake system
+
+A new brake system has been added for more safety
+
+### Rails and shed
+
+- The rails have been designed for providing convenient and safe climbing on the sloped ramp for all users.
+- A shed has been installed in order to minimize the discomfort resulting from the desert climate prevailing in the location of the site.
+
+{{img "Convertible shed and rails" }}
+
+## End product and real trial
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