Majid bin Ali Al-Nu'aimi assimilates 119 students with special needs into public schools

Minister of Education Dr. Majid bin Ali Al-Nu'aimi revealed that the Ministry of Education has assimilated this year 119 students with special needs into government schools namely: 83 mentally incapacitated and Down Syndrome, 7 physical disability, 12 visually-impaired, 15 aural impairment and 2 autistic students under the Ministry's plan to assimilate students with special needs who are capable to study in public schools. The Minister stated that the Ministry continuously seeks to prepare appropriate schooling ergonomics for this category of schoolchildren and that the Ministry has always been keen on ensuring their right to a suitable education in compliance with the provisions of Education Act. The Minister confirmed that the relevant departments in the Ministry will organize further training courses in the schools where students have been enrolled in order to make them aware of their requirements and further assimilation with peers.