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<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> <span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Tajawal">Special Education Department works to continuously develop administrative, educational, research and community work, in line with the University's vision to contribute to the realization of Saudi Vision 2030 as follows:</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Tajawal">1.<b> Administrative aspect:</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Tajawal">Support the administrative work of the department while activating and forming committees in accordance with clear working regulations, and find a mechanism to ensure members' participation.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Tajawal">2. Educational aspect:</span></span></span></b></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Tajawal">a) Developing and Introducing of 11 optional/free courses for undergraduate students at the University and the introduction of the Saudi sign language course as the first course presented at Saudi universities.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Tajawal">b) Development of two qualitative programmes at the Arab university level: Master's Degree in Transitional Services for Persons with Disabilities and Master's Degree in Education and Studies for Deaf and Hearing Impaired Persons. (and continuous improvement and development).</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Tajawal">c) Activate quality practices in educational practical materials.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Tajawal">d) Establishing clear criteria for assigning courses and supervising students so as to contribute to raising the quality of the educational process subjects.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Tajawal">e) Provide opportunities for students and alumni of the department to continuously build and refine their educational and leadership skills.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Tajawal">3. research aspect:</span></span></span></b></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Tajawal">a) Finding an effective mechanism to ensure the continuous contribution of the department members to research work and publishing it in the best scientific journals (Web of Since - Scopus).</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Tajawal">b) The department achieves advanced positions at the level of Saudi universities in scientific research.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Tajawal">c) students</span></span></span> <span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Tajawal">Participation in research projects, scientific publishing and conferences.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Tajawal">d) Work on finding a mechanism to activate the scientific research recommendations of the department members to raise the level of life quality for persons with disabilities.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Tajawal">4. societal aspect:</span></span></span></b></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Tajawal">A) setting up awareness ambassadors for society through students of free/elective courses for students in various disciplines each semester.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Tajawal">b) Activating international days related to persons with disabilities.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Tajawal">c) Establishing effective partnerships to serve persons with disabilities.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Tajawal">d) Participation/organization of forums related to the development of the field of persons with disabilities.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Tajawal">e) Launching qualitative community initiatives.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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