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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is well known as a global leader in technology, real estate and business. In addition, however, the UAE has also embarked on a visionary plan for people with disabilities, whom the UAE officially refers to as “people of determination.” The term is used in recognition of their achievements in different fields.
The UAE has innumerable innovative programs which strive to empower “people of determination.” There are specific mandates for businesses and government entities to employ “people of determination.” There are aggressive policies with high tech supports to prevent and stop abuse. There is state-of-the-art urban planning designed to make its cities the most user-friendly environments in the world for “people of determination.” One ambitious goal is to shift away from the traditional view of people as passive recipients of public services to recognizing them as co-creators of public value, as well as contributors to a sustainable community.
Based in Dubai, our speaker, Mansoor ESSA Loutah, is the founder of Mansoor Loutah Advocates and Legal Consultants, a prominent UAE law firm which includes an active practice in the field of elder law. He will share how these UAE programs came about and how they are now put into practice. He will also describe the unique aspects of the UAE’s court systems which deal with probate and estates. This program is an absolute must for all attorneys, financial advisors and fiduciaries who work with people who are older or disabled in California or around the world.
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