Dr. Ahmed Berkia is the secretary general of the Arab Forum for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. He is a trainer in training engineering, international human rights mechanisms, monitoring mechanisms, networking techniques, and advocacy and disability rights. He also is a civil society actor engaged in the protection and promotion of disability rights, and a trade union officer in the fight against illiteracy and non-formal education. Dr. Berkia is the co-founded the Morocco Disability and Rights Forum, the national coordinator of the “Al Mounasara” group, and the founder and leader of the National Coalition for the Promotion of Disability Rights. He took part in the campaign for the publication of the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.