Ural Federal University Gives Special Attention To People With Disabilities
The Ural Federal University will continue to work hard to help people with disabilities using the most advanced experience and technology. The visit to the university of a delegation from the United Arab Emirates led by His Excellency Abdullah Abudalee Al Humaidan, General Secretary of the Zayed Higher Organization for People of Determination, became an important step in this direction. During the visit the delegation from the United Arab Emirates met with the leadership of the university and representatives of the government of the Sverdlovsk Region.
“This is a very important and symbolic visit to the Ural Federal University. We were very impressed by the university’s staff, programs and initiatives. We are looking forward to a long and fruitful cooperation. We believe that it will help us a lot in our work with people with disabilities. In the future we plan to sign a Memorandum of Understanding, which will be an important step with two practical results. First, we will hold conferences, seminars and research with students, lecturers and researchers. We will also participate in the research being done at the university. As a result, more students and families with disabilities will be able to participate in this program,” said the head of the delegation.
The Zayed Higher Organization for People of Determination is making considerable efforts to protect the rights of people with disabilities and ensure equality between them and the rest of the citizens. Abdullah Abudalee Al Humaidan states that health limitations cannot be a reason for not providing services to persons with disabilities or for violating their rights in the social, economic, medical, educational, professional, cultural or recreational fields.
The spectrum of possible interaction between the UrFU and the Zayed Higher Organization for People of Determination is very wide. Representatives of the university during the meeting proposed joint scientific research aimed at studying early markers of autism spectrum disorders, the study of spontaneous motor activity, early markers of brain development disorders in coma and minimal consciousness. Another promising direction is the peculiarities of early development of children who suffered ischemic stroke at a young age. There could also be collaborative applications for early detection of developmental disorders, studying individuals with severe multiple disorders, and assessing the early risks of Alzheimer’s disease. There is great potential for training specialists in neurocognitive diagnosis and remediation, psychological counseling, and the use of sensory, motor, and neurostimulation technologies for rehabilitation.
“We have seen how well the work with people with special needs is organized at the Ural Federal University. The university invests a lot of resources and serious technologies in this area. This shows how much the lives of these people are valued here and how much is being done to improve their quality of life. I am sure that by working together we will achieve our goals in accordance with the principles of sustainable development and help people with disabilities to get an education, find a job, and thus become full and active members of society,” the organization’s General Secretary said.