Sharjah to host International Conference on Special Education on January 12th

The International Conference on Special Education is to be organized in Sharjah, UAE, from the 12^th to 14^th of January, 2015, by Rovan Organization for Training and Conferences, in order to present the most important developments in the field of special education, and provide an opportunity to discuss ways to improve and reform the educational process in this area, as well as explore the impact of new developments, including the methods of evaluation, education, and health, and the development of plans for the care of people with special needs.

During the Conference, the most successful methodologies will be discussed, and innovative ways will be provided to meet the educational needs of all students with special needs in primary and secondary education, and after the age of 18.

The Conference will also address, in the accompanying scientific sessions and workshops, a number of studies, researches, and experiments that will be presented by the participating professors from universities and bodies on topics related to the following axes: the modern methods of diagnosis and measurement, modern teaching strategies in special education, treatment and rehabilitation programs, early intervention programs, support services and modern technology, preparation of the special education teacher in light of the quality standards and contemporary global trends, modern visions about the integration of people with disabilities and the talented, the field and applied studies, the legal systems and provisions and international conventions to persons with disabilities, the research of graduate students in the field of special education, measurement and diagnosis, early intervention, the mental disabilities, the audio-visual disabilities, the physical disabilities, studies of autism, learning difficulties and underachievement, methods of teaching special education, techniques and strategies for rehabilitation and teaching in special education, the rights of the disabled people and their families, social and family counseling, and the support services for people with disabilities and their families. 

The participants in the Conference are leaders in the higher education sectors at the universities and colleges, agents of universities, deans and counselors of special education, faculty members at universities and colleges, consultants and experts in special education, researchers and specialists in the field of special education, and Master's and Doctoral students.