المجلس العربي لتعليم ذوي الاحتياجات الخاصة

Abstract EN

Programs for the education of students with special needs have been spreading in the Arab world through different educational levels, beginning from preschool, up to public education (elementary, middle, and secondary), through higher education programs, and finally continuing and lifelong education.

According to this, some Arab universities have established new Special Education Departments to prepare specialists in this type of education.

A lot of centers, associations, and organizations have been established to provide care for individuals with special needs in public, privet, and charitable sectors.

It is clear that there is a great variation in the scope and type of services provided in special education.

As a result, there is an urgent need for the establishment of an Arab council for the education of students with special needs.

This Council will play the role of making public policies in the field of special needs education, throughout the Arab world.

This is to achieve the cooperation, coordination, and integration among different entities in the region.

This council will provide scientific standards related to the credentials of these centers and programs, in addition to the preparation of the necessary mechanisms for the supervision and evaluation of these centers.

It well, also give material and incentives for the distinguished ones, and take the necessary precautions for repairing the conditions of those that do not provide the needed services for people with special needs.