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The First Neurodivergent Accessible Worlds Fair in history Sensory Accessible Event certification is a first for an event in the region and in World Expo history. When Expo 2020 Dubai welcomes the world from 1 October people of determination will be at the forefront of the visitor experience a fact confirmed by Expos international certification as a Sensory Accessible Event. In acknowledgment of Expos pledge to host the most accessible and inclusive World Expo in history it has become the first event in the Middle East North Africa and Asia region and the first World Expo to receive the International Board of Sensory Accessibility IBSA certification. The landmark recognition was presented to Expo 2020 by Sensory Access the body responsible for assessing Expos accessibility measures at an event to mark World Autism Awareness Day 2 April held at Terra The Sustainability Pavilion.