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No. of Consultants: 10, Field Research Team: (a) Coordinators for the supervising and follow-up committees (575 researchers). & b) Number of people working in the field research team in different regions of the Kingdom:  (575 researchers))

Results of studies conducted, through this research, showed that the number of children with disabilities was (3838) out of the research sample of (60630 children),in different regions of the Kingdom, which amounts to 6.33%.  The number of disabilities recorded among those children was 6943, as some children have more than one disability.  The study covered demographical as well as epidemiological aspects, causes of disabilities and their relation to congenital and environmental factors, identification of social and economical factors, as well as rehabilitative, preventive and therapeutic aspects and services rendered to people with disability. This underscores the necessity of benefiting from the coordinative and integrative efforts in the field of disability. Research results had also included some recommendations on care, rehabilitation and preventive procedures to bring down disability rates and train human resources, encourage research in the field of disability and participate in laying out suitable and applicable plans in this field.

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King Abdulaziz City for Sciences and Technology / Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Aal-Saud Foundation / “SABIC” Company / Disabled Children Association.

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