3rd special needs children festival to kick off soon

The 3rd Special Needs Children Festival will take place on April 1-3 in Casablanca. Under the auspices of King Mohammed VI, 50 national associations and 3,000 children will take part in the festival part of Morocco's celebration of the International Day of Disabled Persons (March 30th).

The festival will feature disabled children talents in various disciplines and will hold several activities to sensitise the public opinion on the disabled people's special needs. Celebrating the autism year, the festival will hold a conference on "special needs of autistic children and conditions of integration" that will bring together national operators, representatives of specialised associations and parents of autistic children.