2012 Academic Calendar

January

3 – 4 January

Workshop on Individual Educational Plan - Intellectual Disability

Dr. Sahar Khashrami

KSA

 

16 January

Workshop on Preparation for Interactive Video for Deaf Children

Postponed

Alaa Mahmoud Sadek Nasser

Muscat, Oman

 

24 – 25 January

Workshop on Learning Difficulties in the Intermediate & Secondary Level

Moved to the 15th and 16th of April

Najla Mushayqih

Samia Sultan Al Yaeish

KSA

 

February

7 February

Lecture on Laws for the Disabled

Nawal Omran Ismail Al Saifi

KSA

 

14 – 15 February

Workshop on Plans on Implementation of School- Wide Positive Behavior Support (SWPBS)

Khaled Abdul Aziz Hamad, Ph.D.

KSA

 

20 – 22 February

Workshop on Non-verbal Communication for Autistic Children

Dr. Leena Sadiq

KSA

 

28 February

Lecture on Interesting Ways to Support Disabled Children Intellectually and Psychologically

Munira Al Msbheen

KSA

 

March 

6 March

Lecture via Videoconference on Providing Applied Behavior Analysis Interventions for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Natural Settings

Postponed

Jennifer B. G. Symon, Ph.D., BCBA-D

Faisal Alnemary, B.A.

USA

 

7 March

Workshop on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Diagnosis and Therapy

Dr. Saleh Al-Salehi

KSA

 

13 March

Workshop on Psychological and Social Support to Families of the Disabled

Dr. Mona Ibrahim Twakol

Egypt

 

20 March

Lecture via Videoconference on Rehabilitation Procedure for the Patients with Disability Due to Stroke

Postponed

Dr. Md. Abdus Shakoor

Bangladesh

 

April

8 April

Lecture via Videoconference on Indiscriminate Use of Psychotropic Drugs Among Persons with Intellectual Disability in Bangladesh

MD. Anisuzzaman

Bangladesh

 

15 – 16 April

Workshop on Learning Difficulties in the Intermediate & Secondary Level

Najla Mushayqih

Samia Sultan Al Yaeish

KSA

 

May 

1 May

Workshop on Sensory Integration Problems on Children with Disability and How Parents can Deal with it

Bara Mohammed Yousef

KSA

 

15 May

Workshop on Addressing Language Disorders and The Role of Parents in Therapeutic Educational Programs (Cancelled)

Enas Mohamed Alian Olimat

Jordan 

 

21 – 22 May

Workshop on Speech Rehabilitation

Ahmed Nagy Abdulfattah Nagy Abdelrahman

Egypt

 

September

18 – 19 September

Workshop on Neuromuscular Diseases and the Role of the Family & Community

Mohammad Abdulrahman Al-Muhaizea

KSA

 

October 

3 October

Lecture on Employers' Attitudes and Concerns about the Employment of Persons with Disabilities

Dr. Mourad Mansour

KSA

 

9 October

Workshop on Breaking Bad News to Parents of Disabled Child

Dr. Abdallah Al-Soby

Dr. Marwa

KSA

 

13 – 15 October

Workshop on Working with Families

Suha Abdel-Rahim Abdullah Tabbal, Ph.D.

Jordan

 

November 

13 November

Lecture on How to Deal with Children with Chronic Diseases

Sarah Mubarak Ahmed Abbas

KSA

 

20 November

Lecture via Videoconference Consequence of Determining the Cognitive and Emotional Abilities of Disabled Individuals on the Acceptance of Their Disability by Their Families

Habab Abdelhi Mohamed Osman

KSA

 

27 November

Lecture via Videoconference on Family Acceptance and Support

Nandhini Wijayaratnam

Singha Widurage Sunil Somaweera

Sri Lanka

 

December  

11 – 12 December

Workshop on Building Network to Develop Family Support System for Persons with Disability

Nyla Anjum

Pakistan

 

*Dates to be announced later (Jeddah, Dammam & Abha) 

Workshop on Saudi Sign Language for Hearing Individuals

Hend Al Showaier

KSA