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SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT - DISABLED
![]() People with special needs will be entitled to half-price travel on TransAD taxi fleet
Posted on 08/07/2010
Abu Dhabi's taxi regulator, TransAD, will offer up to 50 per cent discount on fares to disabled people and recipients of social assistance in Emirate of Abu Dhabi when travelling on its taxi fleet.
An agreement in this respect, which was signed today by the Ministry of Social Affairs and the Centre for Regulation of Transport by Hire Cars, will benefit about 10,000 persons under the umbrella of the social assistance programme in Abu Dhabi.
Under the new service, social assistance
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![]() MoE launches general rules for special needs students
Posted on 21/05/2010
The Ministry of Education launched today the general rules for special education programmes under the theme 'School for All' under the patronage of HRH Princes Haya bint Al Hussein, wife of Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai H. H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and in presence of Mariam Al Roumi, Minister of Social Affairs .
Minister of Education Humaid Al Qattami said the sets of criteria represent the main framework for dealing with students with special
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 Mohammed bin Rashid issues ordinance regulating private institutions for the rehabilitation of the disabled
Posted on 20/04/2010
Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum issued an ordinance on the regulation of non-governmental institutions for the care and rehabilitation of the disabled persons.
The ordinance aims to regulate private sector services provided to this category, contributing to the development of overall services for disabled persons and their effective integration into society, in accordance with the laws and regulations in force in
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![]() Saif bin Zayed launches 'hope planter' initiative for people with special needs
Posted on 20/04/2010
The Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, said that being handicapped cannot hamper creativity whenever there is potential for work and production.
The remark was made on Monday during the launch of the hope planter initiative in which Sheikh Saif took part with people with special needs from the Abu Dhabi Rehabilitation and Care Center for People with Special Needs, to plant the palm at the General Headquarters of Abu Dhabi police.
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 Khalifa ratifies Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Posted on 26/12/2009
President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued Federal Law No. 116/ 2009 ratifying the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
The law, to be published in the official gazette, instructs the Social Affairs Minister to carry it out.
Sheikh Khalifa also issued Federal Law No. 14/2009 amending Law No. 29/ 2006 on people with special needs.
The phrases "the disabled" and "disabled individuals", wherever they occur, shall be removed from the text of Law No.
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 ADEC assumes responsibility of New England Centre for Children
Posted on 21/12/2009
Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA) to hand over responsibility of the New England Centre for Children - Abu Dhabi (NECC). The NECC, originally founded in the US in 1975, is a world-leading education facility for students with autism and related disabilities.
It was established in Abu Dhabi in 2007 as a directive by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy
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 Mohammed hails achievements of physically challenged sportsmen
Posted on 07/09/2009
Laws enacted by the UAE grant the people with special needs the right to employment, education, marriage, and decent living on equal terms with their natural peers, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai H. H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has affirmed.
"Persons with special needs can involve in creative works in various fields,” Sheikh Mohammed said as he welcomed the group yesterday.
Sheikh Mohammed instructed the Ministry of Social Affairs to accelerate
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 Mohammed bin Zayed receives members of UAE junior wheelchair athletics team
Posted on 27/07/2009
General H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces received yesterday at his palace in Al Bateen members of the UAE wheelchair athletics team who won a silver and two bronze medals during the IWAS World Junior Athletics Championships, held recently in Nottwil, Switzerland.
Sheikh Mohammed described the making of champions as a delicate process, adding that Paralympic sports in the UAE have transformed from a
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![]() Special needs expats to benefit from Health Insurance Scheme
Posted on 11/07/2009
Expatriates with special needs and those coming under certain categories are also eligible for the new health insurance cards, according to a media release.
Some of these cards were issued on Monday by the Health Authority-Abu Dhabi (HAAD).
"The ‘Aonak' health insurance card, for people with special needs, orphans and their (foster) mothers and ‘Riaaya' card for prisoners, detainees and inmates in correctional institutions are only for non-nationals living in the emirate of Abu Dhabi,” Zaid
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 Saif Bin Zayed asserts Interior ministry's commitment to the welfare of people with special needs
Posted on 29/06/2009
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan received today at his office Maryam Saif Al Qubaisi, Chairperson of the Special Needs People Sector at the Zayed Higher Foundation for Humanitarian care, Special Needs and Minor Affairs.
At the meeting, Sheikh Saif reiterated the keenness of the Interior Ministry for walking in the path of the country's leadership, who guaranteed the welfare of the people with special needs, giving them all the
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 Dubai centre launches Dolphin Therapy for children with autism
Posted on 01/06/2009
Dubai Autism Centre has started 'Dolphin Therapy', a new course in the field of social interaction and communication therapies. The new programme is supervised by a team of occupational and movement therapists, psychologists, and special educators.
Sarah Al Marzooqi, Educational Psychologist and Dubai Autism Centre (DAC) Administration and Finance Manager, emphasised the importance of such a service: "The Dolphin therapy features various activities that improve the social and communication
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![]() UAE launches world's 1st fashion show for designers with special needs
Posted on 30/05/2009
The first international fashion show for designers with special needs, the first of its kind in the world, was launched on Wednesday in Dubai under the patronage of HH Sheikh Majid bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) and in the presence of HH Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
Under the theme of 'Dubai makes Dreams Come True' the fashion show recognizes that people with disabilities have much to offer and are
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 UAE committed to welfare of persons with special needs
Posted on 28/05/2009
The Ministry of Interior is committed to train and recruit persons with special needs to provide them with decent life and socio-economic stability, Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, affirmed.
”The Ministry efforts will continue to provide decent jobs to the physically challenged nationals at both government and private institutions in order to enable them lead a secured living socially and economically, Sheikh Saif said on the
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 Zayed Foundation signs cooperation agreement with Germany's GTZ
Posted on 19/03/2009
The Zayed Higher Foundation for Humanitarian Care, Special Needs people, and Minors Affairs signed yesterday a cooperation agreement with the German Association for Technical Co-operation (GTZ).
According to the agreement, the GTZ will cooperate with the Zayed Foundation for developing technical workshops for giving persons with special needs vocational training at the centres the Foundation runs in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain.
The agreement was signed by Mohammed Fadhil Al Hamili, Vice Chairman and
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 Saif bin Zayed attends opening of ACCESS 2009
Posted on 18/03/2009
Interior minister Lt. General H.H. Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan attended yesterday evening opening of the 4th Abu Dhabi International Conference for People with Special Needs (ACESS 2009), being held at the Armed Forces Officers Club in Abu Dhabi under the patronage of General H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi and deputy supreme commander of the UAE Armed Forces.
In a keynote address, Sheikh Saif said the UAE was considered a world leader in the care for
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