The Level of Obstacles Facing the Social Affairs Departments in Tabuk Region in Empowering People with Disabilities Socially

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1 Associate Professor of Educational Administration and Planning, College of Education and Arts, University of Tabuk, KSA Assistant Professor in the Department of Administration, Planning and Comparative Studies, Faculty of Education, Al-Azhar University, Egypt

2 Associate Professor of Special Education, College of Education and Arts, University of Tabuk, KSA

Abstract

The study aimed to reveal the Obstacles facing the social affairs departments in Tabuk region in empowering people with disabilities socially, through the Obstacles facing the social affairs departments in identifying the psychology of people with disabilities, the Obstacles of motivating people with disabilities to deal with society and empower them, the Obstacles of changing the negative attitudes of ordinary individuals towards people with disabilities, and revealing the existence of statistically significant differences in the Obstacles facing the social affairs departments in Tabuk region in empowering people with disabilities socially attributed to the variables (gender, job). To achieve the objectives of the study, the descriptive approach was used, and the questionnaire was a tool that was applied to a sample of 212 employees of those departments. The study reached a set of results, the most important of which are: The total degree of achievement of the Obstacles facing the social affairs departments in Tabuk region in empowering people with disabilities socially from the point of view of the employees of the social affairs departments in Tabuk region, came with a (large) rating; The first place in terms of approval of the Obstacles facing the social affairs departments in Tabuk region in empowering people with disabilities socially from the point of view of its employees was the Obstacles related to identifying the psychology of people with disabilities, the second place was the Obstacles related to motivating people with disabilities, and the third place was the Obstacles related to changing the attitudes of ordinary people towards people with disabilities, all of which achieved a degree of (large) appreciation, and there were no statistically significant differences. There were statistically significant differences at the level of the study sample’s average responses regarding the Obstacles facing the social affairs departments in Tabuk region in empowering people with disabilities socially, in (total questionnaire) according to the variable (job), and there were statistically significant differences at the level of the study sample’s average responses regarding the Obstacles facing the social affairs departments in Tabuk region in empowering people with disabilities socially, in (total questionnaire) between the category (male and female), in favor of (females). The study recommended a set of recommendations, the most important of which are: The need to reduce the exposure of people with disabilities to hearing words of pity and sympathy from others, as too much of this may affect...His self-confidence, and the focus in.                              

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