Abdulsamad Alkhalidi

• Bachelor of Fine Arts,Master of Fine Arts,PhD Fine Arts
• University of Sharjah

Universal Design (UD), a term coined by Ronald L. Mace is a concept of equality of use of space, built environment and products irrespective of the limitations and disabilities users may have. The concept is founded on eradicating the discrimination, marginalization and social disengagement of the disabled. In addition to those born with disability...

Social transition for young children is a field fraught with conflicting perspectives and limited research. This paper examines experiences of families allowing social transition for young children from the parent’s perspectives and introduces practical ideas from our clinical experiences. Participants were parents of children ages 4 to 9 with gend...

Learning visual subject that involves creativity, technicality and drawing skills is very challenging, time consuming and sometimes very frustrating. It requires passion and patience in order to understand and master the skills. Our study focuses on implementing a method to assist the students in understanding visual subject particularly perspectiv...

BACKGROUND: In many developing countries, anthropometric measures are rarely available and dimensions of school furniture are either based on anthropometric measures from developed countries or are arbitrarily determined. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to ergonomically assess classroom furniture dimensions in United Arab Emirates as compa...

The traditional buildings in the Gulf area are intriguing due to the details applied and specific methods of construction. Why do the entrances have varying angles before leading to the court? How do the Barageel (airshafts and wind towers) work? And why do the Majlis (guest’s room) have a specific treatment and are located so close to the entrance...