Disability Inclusion and Sign Language Courses in Doha Communication that reaches everyone, at work and in daily life.
The Disability Inclusion and Sign Language track at Al Qurain Training Center offers courses in Doha for front-line staff, families and teachers: communicating with people with disabilities, sign language in two levels that open once a qualified sign language trainer joins the centre, and writing inclusive media content.
Who is this track for?
- Front-line and customer service staff
- Families of people with disabilities
- Teachers
- Journalists and content creators
Track themes
- Communication etiquette with people with disabilities
- Sign language for beginners
- Making services and communication accessible
- Inclusive media content
How is it delivered?
We will announce the first cohort's dates, format and fees when registration opens. The two sign language courses open once a qualified sign language trainer joins the centre, and the front-line staff course opens once a disability specialist joins. Organisations can request the track's courses as an in-house programme for their staff, and each course ends with a certificate of completion for participants who meet its requirements.
Programmes in preparation
Sign Language Basics: Level One
Greetings, introductions, fingerspelling and everyday vocabulary. Opens once a qualified sign language trainer joins the centre.
Sign Language: Level Two
Builds on Level One with more vocabulary and longer conversations, and opens after Level One starts, with the same trainer.
Disability Awareness for Front-Line Staff
Welcoming customers with disabilities and adapting the service for them. Opens once a disability specialist joins the centre.
Inclusive Media Content
Content that reaches everyone and presents people with disabilities with respect, with Anwar Al-Taneeb, who prepared the programme "Al-Mutamayizoon" for Kuwait Television.
Register your interest in sign language and inclusive communication
The two sign language courses open once a qualified sign language trainer joins the centre, and the front-line staff course once a disability specialist joins. Register your interest now: the number of people interested helps the centre plan the first cohort, and we will write to you when we announce it. If your organisation wants to train its staff, give us an approximate headcount.
Questions about this track
Is sign language universal?
No. The United Nations notes that there are more than 70 million deaf people worldwide, who use more than 300 different sign languages. Each country or region has its own, so the centre will state which sign language it teaches when the course opens.
How long does it take to learn sign language?
It depends on your goal. A basics course builds simple everyday communication: greetings, introductions, fingerspelling and daily vocabulary. Fluent conversation and interpreting take long practice with the Deaf community and specialist training. The centre will announce the length of each level when the course opens.
Will the course qualify me as a sign language interpreter?
No. The basics course is for everyday communication with deaf people. It does not grant a licence or interpreter status, and the centre does not provide sign language interpreting.
What do front-line staff learn in disability awareness training?
How to welcome a customer with a visual, hearing, physical or intellectual disability, speak to the person rather than their companion, offer help after asking, adapt the space and the means of communication, and use basic signs. The course opens once a disability specialist joins the centre.
How does the training relate to Qatar's Law No. 22 of 2025?
It supports the communication side. Qatar issued Law No. (22) of 2025 on Persons with Disabilities, and published legal commentaries say it requires employers to make workplaces, digital systems and means of communication accessible. The track's courses train staff to communicate; they are not legal advice or a compliance certificate.
Which term is correct: people with disabilities or people with special needs?
Qatar's Law No. (22) of 2025 and the UN Convention use "persons with disabilities". "People with special needs" remains common in everyday speech and in the names of some organisations. Ask the person which term they prefer.
Respectful communication with people with disabilities at work and in daily life, and sign language for beginners.