Electronic service launched to activate the system of obtaining educational vouchers for Qatari students with disabilities

Based on the principles of promoting equal educational opportunities and assisting students in realising their potential in a comprehensive educational environment, the Ministry of Education and Higher Education has launched an electronic service to activate the system of obtaining educational vouchers for Qatari students with disabilities.

Based on the kind and extent of services needed, the educational vouchers are split into three tiers. The first support level's total worth is QR43,000, the second support level's is QR53,000, and the third support level's is QR78,000.

According to Fatima Al Saadi, director of the Department of Special Education and Inclusive Education, this service will launch at the beginning of the 2024–2025 academic year.

The guardian can electronically set up an appointment for an interview with the Ministry's Evaluation Centre in order to provide openness and flexibility. The student will be evaluated during this interview to ascertain their requirements and the amount of educational voucher to which they are eligible. The guardian will then be allowed to choose, using the same method now utilised for public educational vouchers, a suitable private school from those with national accreditation, she continued.

Those with multiple disabilities, hearing impairments, physical and muscular disabilities, visual impairments and blindness, intellectual disabilities and associated syndromes, and autism spectrum disorder are among the categories of people with disabilities who are covered by the educational vouchers.

A financial sum was allotted for Qatari students with impairments, in addition to the initial value of the present educational vouchers, by the State Cabinet resolution No. 25, which was published on December 11, 2023.

With a variety of alternatives for parents to register their children in programs and learning settings that match their needs and goals, this decision seeks to achieve equitable opportunities in the provision of resources and assistance.