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          Disability

          Eleven Emirati athletes respond to cheers from the crowds at the opening ceremony of the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, Italy. Photo: Special Olympics UAE

          Inspirational Emiratis win 16 medals at UAE’s debut Special Winter Olympics

          UAEMarch 17, 2025
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          Expo City Dubai offers Dh50,000 for graduates with ideas to ease traffic jams

          UAEMarch 14, 2025
          The UAE's Abdullah Al Nuaimi, centre, won a gold medal in snowboarding at the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin. Photo: Special Olympics UAE

          Snowboarder wins UAE's first gold medal at Special Winter Olympics

          UAEMarch 12, 2025
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          How a desert country sent a national team to the Winter Olympic Games

          UAEMarch 07, 2025
          Sara Minkara, special adviser on international disability rights at the US Department of State, addresses the Special Olympics Global Centre Summit in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National

          Use AI to collaborate with disabled people, US diplomat says

          UAENovember 30, 2024
          Emirati athlete Almezin Jasim, who has won national medals in badminton and has autism, says she will never let autism define her. Pawan Singh / The National

          'Not defined by my disability': How sports and the Special Olympics movement is transforming lives

          UAENovember 24, 2024
          Sarah Al Amiri, Minister of Education, speaking at the Inclusion for Tomorrow conference at Zayed University in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National

          UAE committed to inclusion for people with intellectual disabilities

          UAENovember 20, 2024
          Mohammed Dyouf is an Egyptian goalkeeper who is part of the national amputees team and is aiming to bring his team glory at the 2026 World Cup in Costa Rica. Reuters

          Disabled Egyptian goalkeeper chases World Cup dream

          FootballOctober 28, 2024
          Aiah Iawdat tries the safety chair from Sabz International at the AccessAbilities Expo in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

          Dubai disability event embraces technology to help break down barriers

          UAEOctober 09, 2024
          An employee at Bee Cafe's branch in Shakhbout City in Abu Dhabi, which is entirely staffed by people with disabilities. Chris Whiteoak / The National

          How Abu Dhabi is empowering thousands of people with disabilities

          UAESeptember 27, 2024
          UAE cyclist Ahmed Al Badwawi is making his debut at the Paralympics Games in Paris. Photo: Mohammed Al Murawwi

          Emirati Paralympic cyclist proud to represent UAE in Paris

          UAESeptember 03, 2024
          Iran's Morteza Mehrzadselakjani, second left, and his teammates before their men’s sitting volleyball match against Ukraine on Friday at the Paris Paralympics. AFP

          No bed available in Paris Paralympic village for world's second tallest man

          NewsSeptember 01, 2024
          Emirati Paralympic judo athlete, Maryam Al Dhanhani, is set to make history in Paris. Photo: Mouh Al Mouh

          ‘I see from my heart’: Visually impaired Emirati to make history in Paralympic judo

          UAEAugust 28, 2024
          Great Britain's Terry Bywater and Lucy Shuker in Paris for the Paralympics. Smarter promotion of these games suggests society is moving closer to truly appreciating disabled sports. PA

          The Paralympics are about sport, not sentimentality

          CommentAugust 27, 2024
          Abdulla Lutfi, an Emirati artist with autism who is well-known for his bold black and white work, asks to treat people with special needs to be treated with love and kindness in a series called PODcast by Gulshan that allows people with disabilities to tell their own story. Photo: The Podcast Office

          Podcast launched in UAE gives voice to people with disabilities

          UAEJuly 15, 2024
          Dubai Courts' initiative is known as Fe Al Shoufa, which translates as 'At Your Service'

          Elderly, disabled and pregnant to get legal fees waived in Dubai

          UAEJuly 08, 2024