This branch addresses scientific productions in innovative health and medical specialties for those with disabilities; early detection and intervention, medical; and health and medical rehabilitation services. It highlights these scientific efforts and activities in a way that promotes the participation of researchers and specialists. This branch covers scientific productions related to early screening and diagnosis, early intervention and treatment, - treatment interventions based on scientific evidence, best treatment practices, psychological support methods, psychological and psychiatric treatment, and physical rehabilitation.
This branch addresses scientific productions in educational and psychological sciences in the field of disability, whether this be aimed at individuals with disabilities, their families, or employees in the field. This includes designing education plans and counselling treatment programs that help to advance skills or reduce problems. It also encompasses research that designs standards that contribute to filling gaps in making diagnoses or research that enriches knowledge and skills with unique scientific, literary, or intellectual value. Such research can use both quantitative and qualitative scientific research methodologies, and single-case experimental designs. The fields covered by this branch address educational and psychological sciences, including special education, curricula, teaching, pedagogy, comparative education, management, leadership, educational policies, educational psychology, teaching techniques, and educational designs.
The award in the branch of rehabilitation and social sciences aims to motivate outstanding researchers, promote knowledge sharing, draw more attention to disability affairs, and inspire societal initiatives to promote equality, inclusiveness, and accessibility. This is accomplished through the recognition and honoring of individuals and organizations that have made unique and outstanding contributions, to or that have had a long-term impact on the employment of individuals with disabilities,. Such individuals and organizations have empowered disabled people to become more independent and involved in society through their research on physical and psychomotor rehabilitation, dysphagia, speech difficulties, and hearing impairment.
This branch of the award addresses scientific productions related to technology that serves individuals with disability. This includes various technological applications that contribute to identification and diagnosis, interventions and programs, guidance and counselling, and educational/medical equipment and methods. These scientific productions can be conducted in any area of disability, and any service provided to them; however, all productions should be outputs of research works that have been published in refereed and reputable scientific journals. This branch of the award welcomes researchers from other fields, such as computer science, technology, artificial intelligence, etc., providing that the submitted scientific production meets the aforementioned specifications.
The King Salman International Award for Disability Research, through its fifth section (Universal Access), seeks to promote awareness of the importance of achieving the best standards and practices in creating facilities and facilities, and to devote the concepts and applications of universal access. It aims to highlight the efforts of the public and private sector in the application of international standards in creating the built environment of facilities and facilities to achieve the concepts of comprehensive access according to a vision that is not less in the level of organization and standards than similar awards for quality and excellence in this field, and the scientific committee of the award was keen to set the conditions and requirements Nomination in the form of models that translate the competencies of quality and excellence for each category, clarifying the mechanisms and criteria according to their value and relative weight. The Scientific Committee was also keen that the award’s methodology be clear, based on including the main sub-criteria included in the nomination application, with an indication of their numbering in the nomination application. After that, documents and documents that support the nomination application are submitted, followed by a procedural interpretation. This branch of the King Salman International Prize for Disability Research, Excellence in Providing Services to People with Disabilities, and Rewarding Distinguished Persons. You can apply for the Universal Access Award through the website of the King Salman International Prize for Disability Research, by filling in the form for Section V and submitting it on the award website www.ksadr.org .sa, For inquiries, please email: award@ksadr.org.sa