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Issue recommendations about the 2nd International Conference ICT serving disabilities and learning difficulties

Date : 22/05/2014 12:00:00 ص

In the name of God the Merciful

2nd International Conference on: ICTserving disabilities and learning difficulties

Under the slogan "Technology ... the prospects and solutions”

Preliminary recommendations of the Conference

Sponsored by the sublime of His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jabir Al Sabah, Amir of Kuwait, may God protect him holding the International Conference on ICTs in the service of people with disabilities and learning difficulties in its State of Kuwait during the period 19 to 21 May 2014 under the theme "Technology ... the prospects and solutions " at the headquarters of the Arab Fund for economic and Social Development.

Group of expertsparticipated in the conference in the fields of information technology and communications adapted to serve people with disabilities and learning difficulties at the national level and the Arab world.

Through the conference sessions and review worksheets, lectures and workshops and the subsequent scientific debate has reached the conferees to the following recommendations:

1. Participants recommended sending a telegram of thanks to His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jabir Al Sabah, Amir of Kuwait, may God protect him on his high patronage to this conference.

2. Rehabilitation and training of teachers to enable them to provide the best educational services to all categories of persons with disabilities and learning difficulties , and coordination with other institutions and colleges and universities to improve the level of scientific and graduation requirements on the ground to deal with these groups .

3. Guiding themes and concerns of future conferences in the paths more specifically to focus on the trends and specific addresses or certain categories of people with disabilities and learning difficulties different.

4. Activating the role of various media and use it to increase the level of community awareness and positive culture towards people with disabilities and learning difficulties and focus on the contributions and successes and technological community to these categories.

5. Attention to psychological effects, social and cultural applications associated with the use of ICT to people with disabilities and learning difficulties in order to achieve full quality and safe use.

6. Continue to implement and support the remaining stages of the Arab Network for disabilities and learning difficulties (beam) and carried out by the regional center for the development of educational software to be a gateway for integrated services and a reference for service groups with disabilities and learning difficulties, and all interested employees and specialists out.

7. Motivate government institutions, commercial, financial, charity and civil society institutions to provide financial support and the necessary budgets and allocated to encourage and support attempts and successful experiences of individuals and entities involved in the development of electronic applications and technological equipment to serve people with disabilities and learning difficulties have.

8. Adoption of project development of standards and the principles and mechanisms of the comprehensive integration of all groups of people with disabilities and learning difficulties in education and society so as to ensure full containment of this category as citizens with rights and duties .

9. Communication with international companies specialized in information and communication technology and its applications and hosting experts interesting in developing innovative solutions to serve people with disabilities and learning difficulties.

10. The regional center for the development of educational software to work on the continuity of this conference on a regular basis with the participation of all stakeholders and relevant centers, the development of programs with courses, workshops and meetings specialist in this area.