Participants learning the basics of sign language, Sharjah Art Foundation, 2019

Overview

Sharjah Art Foundation organises talks and training sessions to help those who work with people with disabilities to understand different types of physical, learning and developmental difficulties and become familiar with effective ways to offer support. Activities vary from training in particular disabilities and ways to work with people who have them to discussions about the experiences of people with disabilities and related social and environmental issues.

Registration

To learn more and register for the sessions,
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  • Current Programme

  • Past Programmes

    Winter 2020


    The Winter 2020 Talks and Training Programme for People with Disabilities includes a training session about hearing impairment and sign language and a talk to commemorate World Down Syndrome Day.
    For a detailed schedule please click here

    • Autumn 2019

    The Autumn 2019 Education Programme for People with Disabilities, scheduled from 21 September to 21 November, includes a wide range of educational offerings for individuals with physical, learning and developmental difficulties. The workshops are designed to help people with disabilities aged 3 and above to discover new ways of self-expression through art. All workshops are facilitated by experienced professionals, and sessions are conducted in English and Arabic, according to the needs of the participants.

    Sharjah Art Foundation is committed to making its programmes as inclusive and accessible as possible. Disability access symbols are included in all Education Programme descriptions to indicate the accessibility of individual sessions.

    For a detailed schedule please click here.




    • Winter 2019

    The Winter 2019 Education Programme from 5 January to 28 February, includes a wide range of educational offerings for individuals with physical, learning and developmental difficulties. The workshops are designed to help people with disabilities aged 3 and above to discover new ways of self-expression through art. All workshops are facilitated by experienced professionals, and sessions are conducted in English and Arabic, according to the needs of the participants.

    For a detailed schedule please click here.
    r People with Disabilities, scheduled from 5 January to 28 February, includes a wide range of educational offerings for individuals with physical, learning and developmental difficulties. The workshops are designed to help people with disabilities aged 3 and above to discover new ways of self-expression through art. All workshops are facilitated by experienced professionals, and sessions are conducted in English and Arabic, according to the needs of the participants.

    For a detailed schedule please click here.


    • Autumn 2018

    The Autumn 2018 Disabilities Education Programme, scheduled from 15 September to 27 November, includes a wide range of educational offerings for individuals with physical, learning and developmental difficulties to help them discover new ways of self-expression through art. Designed for participants aged 7 and above, all workshops are facilitated by experienced professionals. Sessions are conducted in English and Arabic, according to the needs of the participants.

    For a detailed schedule please click here.



    • Summer 2018

    The Summer 2018 Disabilities Education Programme, scheduled from 5 July to 16 August, includes a wide range of educational offerings for individuals with physical, learning and developmental difficulties to help them discover new ways of self-expression through art. Designed for participants ranging from 7 to 30 years of age, all workshops are facilitated by experienced professionals.

    For a detailed schedule please click here