Arab countries have undertaken various measures to develop special education
programmes and services over the last three decades; nevertheless, major challenges …

In the Arabic region, the drive towards inclusive practices in mainstream schools is at a
relatively early stage, although, in Lebanon, the recent initiative of the National Inclusion …

This paper reviews the process and outcome of constructing a “rights model of disability”
which is culturally specific to Jordan and Lebanon. The objective of the empirical part was, to …

Background Although children across the world experience Developmental Disabilities,
most research on DD has been conducted using Western cultural perspectives and has …

The authors present a brief introduction to Americans of Arab descent and a brief overview
of Arab culture. Then, culturally appropriate counseling considerations related to family …

Background The study examined relations between a number of variables regarding
typically-developing adult siblings of individuals with intellectual and developmental …

The primary goal of this study was to examine differences between brothers and sisters of
individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, according to sex …

This study investigated the effect of field training on undergrad students' attitude towards
people with disabilities. This study took place in Amman, Jordan, and consisted of six …

The purpose for conducting this research was to assess faculty members' attitudes toward
persons with disabilities and toward providing educational accommodation at two mid-sized …

This study focuses on identifying the qualitatively different ways Saudi Arabian mothers
understood caring for a child with Down syndrome in Saudi society. The findings of the …