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Global Positioning System (GPS)

Global Positioning System (GPS)

How to pronounce:
gləʊbəl pəˈzɪʃənɪŋ ˈsɪstɪm

Global Positioning System (GPS)

Definition:

A radio navigation system that allows land, sea, and airborne users to determine their exact location, velocity, and time.

Arabic Translation:
نظام تحديد المواقع العالمي (GPS)

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Mada‭ – ‬Assistive Technology Center Qatar is a private institution for public benefit‭, ‬which was founded in 2010‭ ‬as an initiative that aims at promoting digital inclusion and building a technology-based community that meets the needs of persons with functional limitations‭ (‬PFLs‭) ‬–‭ ‬persons with disabilities‭ (‬PWDs‭) ‬and the elderly in Qatar‭. ‬

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The Mada Innovation Program is designed to encourage innovators to create Arabic solutions for Persons with Disability, thus increasing its availability within the region through a combination of grant programs.

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Mada’s Glossary is the first dictionary of its kind, which includes terms related to ICT accessibility and assistive technology (AT) in the Arabic language. The Glossary was developed to serve as a vital resource for capacity building within ICT services, accessibility, and assistive technology in Qatar and beyond.

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