Integrating People with Disabilities into Society in the UAE

Abdul-Hadi, Sarah; Alnaizy, LoriAnn; Aref, Bashaer; AlShamsi, Asma

doi:10.1007/978-981-287-254-8_19

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“…However, referencing Fuchs (2014), Sargeant et al (2016) suggested that quotas and the social model of disability align only to a restricted degree. Appreciating the complexity that disability represents, the World Health Organisation sees neither medical nor social models as being independently adequate (Abdul-Hadi, Alnaizy, Aref, & AlShamsi, 2015).…”

Section: Employment Quotas and Models Of Disabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Soft affirmative action lacking traction? An early qualitative exploration of the RecruitAbility Scheme performance within the Australian Public Service

Mellifont

2018

Australian Journal of Career Development

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Politicians are challenged to increase economic opportunities for citizens with disabilities. Today, the employment of persons with disabilities within the Australian Government is being supported through a RecruitAbility Scheme. With full implementation of the Scheme underway, it is a timely research exercise to critically explore early progress. Enabling such exploration, this study has applied qualitative content analysis to 12 publicly available texts that collectively assess early (i.e. pilot and first year full implementation) program performance. Findings of this critical analysis should be of particular interest to policymakers, practitioners, and persons with disabilities. The findings reveal that despite policy rhetoric, the Scheme is making only modest achievements. This exploratory study supports a biopsychosocial model inspired approach, which aims to improve the recruitment, retainment, and career development of individuals with disabilities across the Australian Public Service.

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Section: Employment Quotas and Models Of Disabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Soft affirmative action lacking traction? An early qualitative exploration of the RecruitAbility Scheme performance within the Australian Public Service

Mellifont

2018

Australian Journal of Career Development

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“…Dubai is the emirate with the largest support network for disabled individuals and has nine different schools, but outside of Dubai in the other six emirates each may have one center or none (Abdul-Hadi et al, 2015); this is decidedly not enough. There are waiting lists of more than 200 children trying to enter each of these facilities, which are extremely expensive.The goals of these centers are to integrate children with autism into the community through holistic approaches to intervention and therapies, while focusing their efforts on creating social awareness about autism (Dubai Autism Center website).…”

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One Boy’s Journey: Living with Autism in the UAE

Nahad¹

2015

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The world continues to see a rise in the number of cases of autism and Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Yet even as the world acknowledges the increase, not every culture or country views autism the same way. This article discusses my personal encounter with autism when my son was diagnosed as a child while living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It looks at autism from the perspective of the Arab world and how Arab culture understands autism. Furthermore, it discusses the challenges families with autistic children face when attempting to find assistance in the UAE. The article also acknowledges the strides being made by the UAE in dealing with autism.

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Exploring parental use of social media among autism spectrum disorder families in the UAE: perspectives and challenges in fostering social inclusion

Naggar

2024

International Journal of Developmental Disabilities

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Integrating People with Disabilities into Society in the UAE

Cited by 3 publications

References 6 publications

Soft affirmative action lacking traction? An early qualitative exploration of the RecruitAbility Scheme performance within the Australian Public Service

Soft affirmative action lacking traction? An early qualitative exploration of the RecruitAbility Scheme performance within the Australian Public Service

One Boy’s Journey: Living with Autism in the UAE

Exploring parental use of social media among autism spectrum disorder families in the UAE: perspectives and challenges in fostering social inclusion

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