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AccessAbilities Expo to feature unified sportsDubai Club for People of Determination will facilitate unified sports, bringing people with and without disabilities together in a dedicated sports area during the upcoming AccessAbilities Expo 2017 in Dubai, UAE. AccessAbilities More… |
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Dubai on way to become 'disability friendly city'Dubai has unveiled a detailed plan to transform the whole city into a barrier-free, inclusive, disability-friendly city across all modes of lifestyle, transport and communications over the next four years. The More… |
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Stroke a top cause of disability among adults, deaths to doubleStroke is increasingly becoming a major health issues in the Middle East and North Africa region, with projections that deaths from it will nearly double by 2030, according to experts. It is the top cause of disability among adult More… |
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'Journey of Hope' visits Pearl-QatarKuwait's "Journey of Hope" boat arrived on Saturday at The Pearl-Qatar Marina at Porto Arabia, making its second stop in a 22-stop overseas tour designed to show the world Kuwait’s special programmes for the mentally challeng More… |
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Focus on stroke at Dubai conferenceStroke, the destruction of brain tissue from blockage or rupture of blood vessels, is one of the leading causes of death and permanent disability in the Arab world. It is second only to heart attack as a cause of death in the region, a rep More… |
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Dubai centre holds training in autism careThe Dubai Early Childhood Development Centre (DECDC) recently organised a special training programme in cooperation with the Scott Autism Centre at the Florida Institute of Technology, USA. The training programme, under the theme of applie More… |
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Microsoft, Mada complete scheme for disabledMicrosoft Qatar along with Mada Assistive Technology Center (Mada) have successfully completed phase one of the Imkaan programme aimed at benefitting people with disabilities in Qatar through information technology. Both partners have wor More… |
WHO expands first-level servicesThe World Health Organisation (WHO) is expanding its programme to train health care staff in low-and middle-income countries in essential emergency, basic surgery and anesthesia skills. The programme, which already exists in 22 countries, More… |
