I will Earn MA from UK: Visual-Impaired Lecturer

      I love physics, yet, I have majored in cognitive psychology. I will travel to the UK to earn MA degree, says Sumaiah Al-Nagashy, a visual-impaired lecturer, in an interview.

      Resalat: Talk about your education history, in brief? 

Sumaiyah: I joined kindergarten in the USA, primary school in Riyadh, prep and high school in Jeddah, graduated from King Abdulaziz University, majored in cognitive psychology.

Resalat: What are the services offered by university to students with disabilities?

Sumaiyah: It provided many services: escorts, somebody to write on my behalf, books on Braille way, and audio computers. In general, it paid much attention to the visual impaired, in particular.

Resalat: King Saud University established a disability service center in 1995. What do you know about it?

      Sumaiyah: I heard about it and seek on joining it to offer my services thru it.

      Resalah: Why did you choose cognitive psychology?

Sumaiyah: I loved scientific subjects, particularly physics. Yet, I changed my mind and chose cognitive psychology since it coped with my disability.

Resalah: Are there any regulations to recruit lectures with disabilities?

Sumaiyah: No. the selection process is based upon personal viewpoints that differ from to another and from a department to another.

Resalah: Do you find any difficulty in controlling the class?

Sumaiyah; In the beginning, I found no difficulty since students were self-controlled. Yet, some students later started to play games. So, I asked for an escort help to control the class.

      Resalah: Where shall you carry on your postgraduate studies?