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The National
  • Omar Al Suwaidan , right, practices work as a cashier at the mock Zoom supermarket located in Sanad Village in Dubai Sustainable City. Photos by Pawan Singh / The National
    Omar Al Suwaidan , right, practices work as a cashier at the mock Zoom supermarket located in Sanad Village in Dubai Sustainable City. Photos by Pawan Singh / The National
  • There are 145 rooms at the facility which can be fit out as classrooms or residential suites.
    There are 145 rooms at the facility which can be fit out as classrooms or residential suites.
  • The mock Sanad Airways stand at the centre allows pupils to get experience of real life situations in a safe setting.
    The mock Sanad Airways stand at the centre allows pupils to get experience of real life situations in a safe setting.
  • Sanad Village, which opened a year ago, is helping arm young people with disabilities the skills they need to transition into the working world.
    Sanad Village, which opened a year ago, is helping arm young people with disabilities the skills they need to transition into the working world.
  • The centre is for people of determination and has been fit out with real-life simulation zones like malls, clinics and an airport, to help students gain independence.
    The centre is for people of determination and has been fit out with real-life simulation zones like malls, clinics and an airport, to help students gain independence.
  • View of a boys sharing room at Sanad Village in Dubai.
    View of a boys sharing room at Sanad Village in Dubai.
  • The main goal at Sanad is to help transition pupils into mainstream school, and for older pupils, the working world.
    The main goal at Sanad is to help transition pupils into mainstream school, and for older pupils, the working world.
  • View of the mock barber shop at Sanad Village.
    View of the mock barber shop at Sanad Village.
  • With capacity for 600 pupils, the village has more than 100 residential units for children and young adults to board long-term.
    With capacity for 600 pupils, the village has more than 100 residential units for children and young adults to board long-term.
  • More than 150 staff are currently based at the centre, with roles for up to 320 when at full capacity.
    More than 150 staff are currently based at the centre, with roles for up to 320 when at full capacity.
  • Jade Butler-Rees, vocational programme director at Sanad Village in Dubai Sustainable City.
    Jade Butler-Rees, vocational programme director at Sanad Village in Dubai Sustainable City.