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Disability Awareness Day (December 2016)
The Academic Support Center at American University of Sharjah presents the 2016 Disability Awareness Day:
Event 1: Social Anxiety and Pain Killer Addiction
Time: 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Location Lecture Hall B
Speaker: Dr. Mazen Hamoudi, American Center for Psychiatry and Neurology
Event 2: Information and activity tables
Time: 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Location: Student Center Atrium (in collaboration with OSA)
Event 3: Mental Health Awareness in Today's Youth
Time: 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
Location: Lecture Hall B
Speakers: Sabine Skaf , Clinical Psychologist, and Toleen Badawi , Life Coach and NLP Practitioner, Human Relations Institute and Clinics
Event 4 Faculty Training: Academic Accommodation Services for AUS Students
This session will provide the participants with an overview of the services available for students with disabilities and the associated processes.
Time: 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
Location LIB 011 (in collaboration with FDC)
Event 5: Overview of Common Disabilities
Time: 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Location: Lecture Hall B
Speaker: Hiba Bahsoun, Director of Inclusion and Special Education, Stepping Stones
Event 6: Faculty Training: Basic Information on Various Disabilities Encountered at AUS
Participants will leave this session with a general overview of the various types of disabilities that are commonly encountered at AUS and how they may be expressed in the classroom.
Time: 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
Location: LIB 011 (in collaboration with FDC)
Event 7: Movie: Like Stars on Earth (Taare Zameen Par)
Time: 4:00 p.m.-6:45 p.m.
Location: Academic Support Center MM-01Q.
For more information please contact [email protected].