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Special education conf. to kick-start Sunday |
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Sunday, 11 April 2010 00:25 |
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KUWAIT, April 10 (KUNA) -- Kuwait University's College of Education is poised to hold a conference on special education on Sunday under the auspices of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
The conference will mainly focus on how to train teachers to assist children with minor and moderate disabilities, said Dean of the College of Education and Head of the Organizing Committee Abdulrahman Al-Ahmad in a press release on Saturday.
His Highness the Amir's support for, and sponsorship of, the gathering unequivocally showcase his appreciation of the role of education in the serving of pressing social and educational issues in the country, he said.
Stressing the importance of qualifying efficient teachers for this category of people with special needs, Al-Ahmad boasted that Kuwait enjoys a great history in catering for the disabled by means of enacting relevant distinguished laws and providing governmental support for this group.
"We are agreed that our state officials have proved repeatedly that the state spares no effort or support for the sake of the disabled with a view to integrating them in diverse social and educational institutions," he added.
Effective education is a core request for providing high-profile services to people with special needs, he remarked.
In this context, he highly appreciated the role of universities and institutes as know-how agencies for offering technical backing to ambitious national projects purposed to include the disabled into society.
The conference on special education will attract scholars and specialists from 16 Arab and foreign countries. - Kuna
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