Qatar Assistive Technology Center “Mada”
participated in a delegation formed by the Supreme
Committee for Delivery and Legacy to study the
Russian experience in organizing the FIFA World
Cup in 2018. In accordance with its specialties,
which include ensuring...
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Nafath Category: Nafath 06
Nafath Category: Nafath 06
Assistive Technology and Hearing Impairments Success Stories
Jawaher is a 25 years old Qatari woman
with hearing hardness, she is a high school
graduate from deaf school from 2006
and since then she was attending training
courses and events at The Qatari Center of
Social Cultural for the Deaf. Aisha is a 20
years old Qatari...
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“Access to Employment” Program A Successful Model for Persons with Disabilities to Qualify for Employment in Accordance with International Standards
What is this program?
Access to Employment Program is a personalized
employment program with a real difference
that it helps persons with disabilities reach their true potential and become successful members
of society. The program was a supportive,
encouraging, and...
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Dream, Believe and Act by Lobna Smida
These three concepts have totally changed my
life when I’ve come to the question: “How shall
I believe that my disability should be a trigger
and never be considered as an obstacle?”
When I was a child I used to hear that my
disability was a kind of a barrier. I...
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GREAT 2018 The 2nd Edition of Mada’s Annual Conference
Under the patronage of H.E. Mr. Jassim bin Saif al-
Sulaiti, Minister of Transport and Communications,
the Qatar Assistive Technology Center “Mada” held
the Gulf Region Education Assistive Technology
Conference “GREAT 2018” from April 23 to 25. The
second...
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The Gifted Mursi Seraj: A Success Story in the World of Technology
In the summer of 2017, Mursi Seraj started a
month-long tenure at MADA Assistive Technology
Center. The initial purpose of this tenure was to
complete an academic project that had failed to
satisfy the criteria set forth by the school.
However, the project- the first...
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Qatar e-Accessibility Score for Government Websites reaches 92%
As part of the implementation of the
digital and web accessibility policies and
the implementation of the United Nations
Convention on the Rights of Persons with
disabilities, MADA Assistive Technology
Center has launched a project that focuses
on enhancing...
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QAR Money Reader: A Banknote Recognition App for People with Visual Impairments
Identifying the value of banknotes is one of the
main challenges faced by people with visual
impairments. Such challenges make it hard
to exercise basic daily activities, like needing
to seek assistance to determine the value of
such bills and to disclose sensitive...
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Tawasol App: An Arabic Augmentative and Alternative Communication Solution
There is a significant lack of Arabic Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) solutions for people with disabilities, which negatively affects their ability to
communicate verbally. “Tawasol App” is one
of the first Arabic-language solutions for
AAC that...
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