Ain Shams University’s Faculty of Arts just launched the first facility that caters towards students with special needs on 7 February. The educational facility aims to provide students with disabilities with an equal learning experience. The hall will host several trainings sessions and workshops for its art students. It is equipped with technical services like projects, speakers and internet to help the students in their learning process. In 2015, Ain Shams’ Faculty of Arts attempted to create a system catered for students with disabilities to assist their learning experience. It offered subsidized books and a reduced tuition fee. However, the students had to follow the regular curriculum and sit for the same tests. Nonetheless, the university emphasized that its open for suggests. To accommodate for students who are visually impaired, there is the Center for Visual Services that assists students in their course work. The dean of the Faculty of Arts, Suzan Al Kellany, the university aims to accommodate several disabilities which include muscular atrophy, hearing impairment, cerebral palsy, autism, mental disability, and learning difficulties. Al Kellany highlighted that the facility was endorsed by Ethedico Petrochemical Company and established by…
Ain Shams University’s Art Faculty Creates a Facility to Help Students with Special Needs
February 10, 2019
