DUBAI // The Al Tayer Group and Dubai Autism Centre have set a new world record for the world’s longest painting, which was designed to increase awareness about autism in local communities.
The 10.85km painting was rolled out at the Dubai Autodrome and features self-portraits of students between the ages of two and 18 years who were invited to take part in the eight-month campaign, titled I'm Different Just Like You.
Students at GEMS Education and Taaleem schools were introduced to the initiative through a series of assemblies about autism and the importance of being more accepting of the differences of their peers. The children then painted self portraits on pieces of canvas that were joined together to become the world’s longest painting.
The Al Tayer Group also held a series of in-store events to involve the community in the effort. Participants received an informational leaflet about the I'm Different Just Like You campaign and a a badge that read, 'I Care I'm Aware.'
"We are so happy to witness the coming together of more than 20,000 children, parents, teachers, staff and other community members in the 'I'm Different Just Like You' campaign over the past eight months, and to see so many of them here with us today, sharing our success," said Khalid Al Tayer, CEO Retail, Al Tayer Group. "Without their passion and commitment to the cause, celebrating and recognising the uniqueness of all children, we would not have broken the world record, and more importantly increased awareness about autism which affects one in every 88 children in the world."
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“One mistake people always make is adding extra wasabi. There is no need for this, because it should already be there between the rice and the fish.
“When eating nigiri, you must dip the fish – not the rice – in soy sauce, otherwise the rice will collapse. Also, don’t use too much soy sauce or it will make you thirsty. For sushi rolls, dip a little of the rice-covered roll lightly in soy sauce and eat in one bite.
“Chopsticks are acceptable, but really, I recommend using your fingers for sushi. Do use chopsticks for sashimi, though.
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How to watch Ireland v Pakistan in UAE
When: The one-off Test starts on Friday, May 11
What time: Each day’s play is scheduled to start at 2pm UAE time.
TV: The match will be broadcast on OSN Sports Cricket HD. Subscribers to the channel can also stream the action live on OSN Play.
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The device has a screen reader or software that monitors what happens on the screen
The screen reader sends the text to the speech synthesiser
This converts to audio whatever it receives from screen reader, so the person can hear what is happening on the screen
A VOISS computer costs between $200 and $250 depending on memory card capacity that ranges from 32GB to 128GB
The speech synthesisers VOISS develops are free
Subsequent computer versions will include improvements such as wireless keyboards
Arabic voice in affordable talking computer to be added next year to English, Portuguese, and Spanish synthesiser
Partnerships planned during Expo 2020 Dubai to add more languages
At least 2.2 billion people globally have a vision impairment or blindness
More than 90 per cent live in developing countries
The Long-term aim of VOISS to reach the technology to people in poor countries with workshops that teach them to build their own device
