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The Prince Salman Center for Disability Research (PSCDR) (مركز الأمير سلمان لأبحاث الإعاقة) is a non-profit organization based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It conducts and funds laboratory and field research on all aspects and ages of disability. Its aim is to improve the quality of life of all persons living with disabilities by promoting research that results in real life changes and activities that help reduce the impact of disability.

History
PSCDR is named in honor of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. It was founded in 1992 by His Royal Highness Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to complement the Disabled Children Association (DCA), a service-oriented organization for children living with disabilities in Saudi Arabia.

Newborn Screening Program
In 2005, PSCDR launched the Newborn Screening program in partnership with the Ministry of Health, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, and several MOH affiliated hospitals in Saudi Arabia. The program screens for 16 different types of inherited metabolic and endocrine disorders and averages over 170,000 yearly screenings.

Universal Accessibility
In 2010, PSCDR published the Universal Accessibility Guidelines as part of its campaign to introduce the universal accessibility concept in Saudi Arabia.

Learning Disability
PSCDR provides in-school training workshops for teachers to help them recognize and teach students with LD. It collaborates with the Center for Child Evaluation and Teaching in Kuwait and with local and international experts to develop standardized learning disability assessment tools in Arabic. In 2012, PSCDR forged a partnership with McGraw-Hill Education Services to develop educational programs benefiting students with learning difficulties.

Research
PSCDR is actively pursuing a number of research topics. These include research in the area of visual impairment, speech impairment, autism, and mental health.

Prince Salman Award for Disability Rsearch
In December 2010, PSCDR established the Prince Salman Award for Disability Research to recognize significant contributions and impact made by individuals and/or organizations in the field of disability.



Nominations
Nominations are accepted from local, regional, and international research and scientific organizations, societies and agencies dealing with disabled individuals, and academic departments, faculties, and universities. Nominations from individuals are not accepted.

Areas
The Award is granted in the following three main areas of disability:


 * 1) Health and Medical Sciences.
 * 2) Pedagogical and Educational Sciences.
 * 3) Rehabilitative and Social Sciences.

Value
Awardees in their respective areas receive the following:


 * 1) A certificate bearing the name of the winner as well as a summary of the work that earned him/her the Award.
 * 2) An honorary medal.
 * 3) A sum of two-hundred and fifty-thousand Saudi Riyals (approximately US$66,700)

Recognitions
PSCDR received the European Union's Chaillot Award in 2011 for its work on protecting the rights of the disabled.

PSCDR is the recipient of the 2011-2012 Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for the Best Medical College/Institution or Centre in the Arab World.