The inaugural ABILITIESme conference is the first of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa region. All photos by Fatima Al Marzooqi / The National March 24
Updated: March 25, 2014, 12:00 AM
In pictures: ABILITIESme conference in Abu Dhabi
Darkshan Khan, a Pakistani saleswoman, sells handmade crafts at ABILITIESme.
Green-fingered Ahmed Farag, 30, left, plants bulbs in plastic pots. The gardener is one of 37 people with special needs who are employed by the Desert Group.
A salesman from Movement Special Needs demonstrates gym equipment at the conference.
Theban Salen Al Mhairi, Secretary General of UAENPC next to a handbike.
Al Safwa Mobility.