Bond has published a resource on an intersectional approach to disability inclusion. Pages 4-5 mention inclusive education. There is a case study from Rwanda: Implemented by Able Child Africa and Rwandan partner Uwezo Youth Empowerment (UWEZO). The project looked to innovatively utilise safe WASH to empower girls with disabilities to access mainstream education.
[Articles] Connect magazine, Nasen (UK)
Nasen’s spring edition of their UK-focused Connect magazine includes articles on the use of digital technology to help bridge the accessibility gap for those with visual impairments. One school shares how they have developed the use of podcasts to help build and develop communication skills.
[Paper] Salamanca +30: “Every learner matters and matters equally”
UNESCO has published this paper to mark 30th anniversary of the Salamanca Statement. The discussion paper explains how the Salamanca Statement has influenced and still influences the development of policies and practices across the world. It also summarises important lessons from the last three decades. These experiences suggest pathways for future action as countries attempt to take further steps based on the guiding principle: every learner matters and matters equally.
Download: “Every learner matters and matters equally: Making education inclusive”. Available in English, French and Spanish.
[Webinar recording] Safe and inclusive learning environments for gender and sexually-diverse youth
In February, UNESCO held a webinar on safe and inclusive learning environments for gender and sexually-diverse youth.
[Briefing paper] TEDDIE: Tech-Enabled Disability Inclusive Education, World Bank
The World Bank has issued a brief on costing a Tech-EnableD Disability Inclusive Education (TEDDIE) Intervention. TEDDIE is an instrument comprising a costing tool and an implementation toolkit to help policy makers estimate the cost of procuring, utilizing, and maintaining an intervention that leverages technology to support learners with disabilities.
[Factsheet] International Women’s Day: Investment in girls’ and women’s education
UNESCO’s fact sheet – Investing in girls’ and women’s education: A smart investment to accelerate development – released for International Women’s Day shows investment in girls’ education has generated huge dividends over the past two decades. There are now fewer girls (122 million) out of school than boys (128 million) and according to the most up-to-date figures, 114 women are enrolled for every 100 men in higher education worldwide. Behind the global figures, however, stubborn pockets of exclusion remain. The ten countries with the highest out-of-school rates for girls are all in Africa apart from Afghanistan. In eight of them, over half of school-aged girls are out of school; in Afghanistan, 75% of girls are out of school.
Read UNESCO’s blog, International Women’s Day: Investment in girls’ education pays off.
[Podcast] Episode 2 (Arabic) Inclusive Education: Unheard Stories
We are delighted that the second episode of our podcast ‘Inclusive Education: Unheard Stories’ has been published.
This Arabic language episode features Dr Sabhair who tells us about the desperate situation in Gaza and his ongoing work to support students. Since internet connectivity is so difficult in Gaza under siege, we have compiled this episode using a series of voice messages that Dr Sabhair was able to send us, and a compilation of photos.
For non-Arabic speakers, the transcript is available as an English-language blog.
- Watch on YouTube (Arabic).
- Listen on SoundCloud (Arabic).
- Read the transcript as a blog (English).
- Visit EENET’s Arabic language website.
[Resource] Activity cards for inclusive sports
Activity Alliance has released a series of activity cards designed to help deliver high-quality inclusive sports activities. Each set of cards is packed with fun games and activities, with adaptions available based on Youth Sport Trust’s STEP method. These are designed for sports clubs and community groups but might inspire teachers or help with fun activities.
[Blog] Zero Project Awardees 2024 – inclusive education and ICT
The ZERO Project is a global, research-driven initiative to support the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. In February it announced the winners of the Zero Project Award. It details 77 solutions from 43 countries around Inclusive Education and ICT.
Awardees include:
- the Timwerenge 365 Digital Book Project, a project in Malawi that uses digital books with sign language and audio for all children;
- the White Hands Chorus Nippon, an inclusive youth choir making music incorporating sign language in Japan;
- the Karachi Down Syndrome Programme in Pakistan that enables young children with Down syndrome to attend mainstream schools;
- a Turkish accessible education system with audio and tactile inclusive materials;
- Mais Diferencas, a training course for teachers on how to use the arts to make education practices inclusive in Brazil.
[Report] Out of School: Assessment on barriers to school enrolment for Ukrainian refugee adolescents in Poland
Since February 2022 it is estimated that more than half of Ukrainian children have been displaced by the war. About 950,000 Ukrainians have fled to Poland. Save the Children has published a report that aims to better understand the impacts of Ukrainian adolescents’ participation in the Polish school system, including barriers to entering Polish schools, push-pull factors that may inhibit enrolment, what support or coping mechanisms are used when children and adolescents don’t attend school in person, as well as what strategies might support enrolment in Polish education and resilience of Ukrainian children and adolescents.