The 4th Congress for people with special needs "Fərqli Fərdlər" will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan on March 5.

The Congress is supported by the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population of Azerbaijan, Heydar Aliyev Foundation, Heydar Aliyev Center, State Compulsory Medical Insurance Agency, Small and Medium Business Development Agency of Azerbaijan, State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs, Regional Development Public Association (RİİB), Agency for Sustainable and Operative Social Security (DOST) and Social Services Agency, which always show care and attention to people with special needs.

The gold sponsor of the “Fərqli Fərdlər” congress is the bp company. Silver sponsor is PMD Group. Other sponsors of the event include companies and structures such as: Center for Psychological and Speech Development "Logos", "CTS Translation", "Black&Black Studio", "Konfrans Services" and "AzExpoMontage". The congress is organized on the initiative of Caspian Event Organisers (https://ceo.az/) and Edutainment.az.

The speakers of the congress will be Azerbaijani and leading international experts, teachers and methodologists, doctors, psychologists and psychotherapists from Azerbaijan, Israel, Russia, USA, Turkiye, Ukraine, Latvia, Greece and other countries. Traditionally, adults and children with special needs, as well as parents of special children, will take part in panel discussions. The producer of the congress "Fərqli Fərdlər" is a person with autism, the head of the Project to support people with Asperger's Syndrome and Autism - Antonina Steinberg.

As part of the Congress, various workshops will be held; discussions will be attended by leading experts from Azerbaijan, Russia, Israel, Switzerland, Ukraine, Belarus, Turkiye and the United States and will cover the following areas: Special aspects of the lives of people with special needs; Development considerations - support by families as an important driver of well-being; Availability and quality of healthcare tailored to specific needs; Education and career for people with special needs; Advanced technologies for people with special needs.

For the first time, the congress will touch upon the topic "Infantile Cerebral Palsy (CP): debunking myths." During the event, inclusive recruitment and perspectives will also be highlighted.

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