The second World Conference of Information and Communication
Technology at the Service of People with Disabilities and Learning Difficulties
under the theme: Technology Perspectives and Solutions will take place on 19th
-21st of May, 2014, in Kuwait, under the patronage of His Highness
Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al –Sabah, and it is organized by the
Regional Center for Development of Educational Software in collaboration with
the Center for Child Evaluation and Teaching, pursuant to the recommendations
of the first conference, which confirmed on the continuity of holding this event
on a regular basis with the participation of all relevant bodies and centers.
The axes of the conference include a presentation of the systems
and programs and technological preparations which support the people with
disabilities and learning difficulties, the role of solutions and the
e-learning applications in the development of educational and training services
and rehabilitation and life for all, the utilization of information and
communication technology in the process of diagnosis and measurement of
disabilities and learning difficulties, and the quality of service applications
in software development standards and regulations related to the services
provided at the level of diagnosis, treatment, education, training, and
rehabilitation for people with disabilities and learning difficulties, as well
as studying and presenting the
psychological social and cultural effects in the use of technology and
communication on the persons with disabilities and learning difficulties, and presenting
the experiences and expertise in the technological field at the local regional
and global levels.
The UAE is one of the first states that took care of people with
disabilities, and was keen to facilitate means of care and attention and
provide them with care requirements, due to the beliefs of the wise leadership
that this category of citizens deserves all rights of living like any other
category at the community. This interest was translated through initiatives,
prizes, and forums, and perhaps the vast and broad interest in education became
the basics that are relied upon to provide various services for persons with
disabilities and learning difficulties , with the development and technological
revolution the world is experiencing
whether by using the means of
knowledge, and the exchange of information, and communication among different
cultures and societies, and this was represented by the commitment of both the Ministry of Education and the
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research by taking the appropriate actions in collaboration with the responsible
stakeholders to provide the educational diagnosis and curriculum, and tools and techniques for
teaching purposes to ensure the full participation of students with
disabilities, and make them more capable to have an effective and practical participation for the
advancement and progress of the society in which they live, and the positive
impact on various aspects of their lives
to integrate them in the society.
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15/05/2014