Future Center

LSS 2053                                                                         Future Center

Types of Challenges                        

Mohamad Haroun AlHamadi - H00254387 

1.      Describe the Future Center facility, staff and participants: What is it? Who are they? What do they do?

The Future Centre for Special Needs is a non-profit organization that has been in operation in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates since September 2000. It is recognized by the UAE. Ministry of Social Affairs. The Future Centre accommodates an annual average population of 170 students between 3 and 20 years of age from various nationalities, cultures and socio-economic backgrounds. It is a centre dedicated to the empowerment of individuals with disabilities, employing a systematic, structured and balanced approach resulting in the students’ improved quality of life. Members of its staff come from various nationalities and all have gained their respective qualifications from either their home countries or from abroad. Most of the employees have university degrees while others have done postgraduate studies.

2.     Describe in detail the challenges the staff face, the participants face.

Cater to an annual average of 170 students with various disabilities, 50%

comes from UAE and the other half comes from about twenty nationalities

and with degrees of severity between mild to moderate. Students at the Future Centre have various conditions like ASD or Autism Spectrum. Down Syndrome, cerebral palsy, motor disorders, speech and language disorders,

SLD or specific learning disabilities like ADHD and dyslexia, hearing

impairment, seizure disorders, and other rare conditions like Cohen Syndrome,Seckle Syndrome and Dr. Joubert Syndrome among others.

3.     What have they achieved so far ?

•  The Future Centre For Special Needs is Winner Of 2009-2010 Khalifa Award for Education In The Special Needs Category.

•  An Accredited Site For the Competent Learner Model (CLM) Awarded By The Tucci Learning Solutions, U.S.A.

•  Its Rehabilitation Department is HAAD certified

•  2011 Award for Outstanding Director - Princess Haya Award For Special Education.

•  2012 Short listed For Outstanding Special Needs Center - Princess Haya For Special Education.

4.     What are their future goals?

The Future Centre is working towards becoming a premier institution with standard of practice and service that is at par with the best national and international benchmarks.

5.     How does this information relate to cultural diversity?

Special needs are important part of society and they have many achievements remaining , We must help them in various ways. Also, they are important in cultural diversity.