International Conference on Research into
the Quality of Life of People with Disabilities

  • Saudi Arabia - Onaizah
  • 8-9 Dec 2024
About the Conference

International Conference on Research into
the Quality of Life of People with Disabilities

Given that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 2030 seeks to improve and enhance the Quality of Life for all individuals living in the country, regardless of their nationalities, religion, racial background, or health status. A diverse range of programmes are being used with one of the most important is the Quality of Life Program. Indeed, people with disabilities form one of the most important target groups for this programme. In addition to the existing national systems and legislation aimed at providing care for individuals with disabilities. Accordingly, the Unaizah Association for Development and Human Services (Ta'heel), in cooperation with both University College London (UCL) and Imperial College London, are pleased to announce the International Conference on Research into the Quality of Life of People with Disabilities under the generous patronage of the Honorary President of the Conference, His Royal Highness Prince Dr. Faisal bin Mishaal bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al. Saud, governor of the Qassim region. This conference is the first international conference specialized in research on the Quality of Life of people with disabilities at the international and local levels, with the participation of many local, regional, and international academic researchers, partitioners and educationalists specialising in the area of Quality of Life.
Organizer Ta'heel (Unaizah Association for Development and Human Services) with in cooperation with a group of experts at University College London (UCL) and Imperial College London.

Important dates

  • Abstract Submission open: 10/7/ 2024
  • Deadline for Abstract submissions: 10/9/2024
  • Notification of Abstract acceptance: 1/10/2024
  • Full paper submission open (accepted abstracts only): 5/11/2024
  • Conference registration open: 15/10/2024 to 25/11/2024 (Conference attendance registration is free)
  • Workshop registration dates are from 15/10/2024 to 15/11/2024. (Registration fee is 425 SAR per workshop)
  • Conference dates: 8 – 9/12/2024

Outstanding papers presented at the conference will be invited to a Special Issue dedicated to this conference in Reserach in Developmental Disabilities Journal



Main Topics







1st Topic
Educational, social and theoretical research related to the Quality of Life of people with disabilities: ,education, cultural studies, psychology and psychotherapy, sociology, epidemiology, neuroscience, and related areas.
2nd Topic
Technical research related to the Quality of Life of people with disabilities: Artificial Intelligence, engineering, statistical modelling and related areas.
3rd Topic
Medical and genetics and re/habilitation research related to the Quality of Life of people with disabilities: Medicine, medical sciences, public health, nursing sciences, pharmacy and related areas.

Types of Participation

You can join us and contribute to enriching the conference in one of the following ways

Invited Speakers

A distinguished group of leading experts at the regional and international levels
Chairman of the first session

Prof. Tareq S. Alrayes

Vic President Naif Arab University for Security Sciences Professor of Special Education at King Saud University
Chairman of the second session

Dr. Mohaamed Al-Banyan

Vice President of the National Institute for Educational Professional Development, Former Assistant Supervisor of the Curriculum Development Center at the Ministry of Education, Former Dean of Scientific Research at Shaqra University and faculty member in the Department of Special Education at Shaqra University
Chairman of the third session

Dr. Theeb Al-Jubreen

Vice President of the Specialized Council for Associations of Persons with Disabilities, Board Member at the Unaizah Society for Development and Human Services (Taheel), Consultant at Mutmaenna Medical Centers, Associate Professor of Special Education at Qassim University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Prof. Dagmara Dimitriou

IOE - Psychology & Human Development, University College London (UCL)

Prof. Vaso Totsika

Epidemiology & Applied Clinical Research, University College London (UCL)

Professor Pamela Heaton

Goldsmiths, University of London · Department of Psychology. Leading expert in developmental disabilities research.

Dr. Stephen Mangar

Consultant clinical oncologist at Imperial College London. England, United Kingdom

Prof. Turki Alquraini

Special education department, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia

Prof. Abdulrahman Alghamdi

College of Computing and Information Technology - Shaqra University, Saudia Arabia

Prof. Gianluca Esposito

Professor at the Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science University of Trento