Global inclusive education updates from EENET and other organisations.
[Blog] Can AI help bridge the gap in inclusive education?UNICEF launched the Accessible Digital Textbooks (ADT) initiative in 2014. These curriculum-aligned books are designed using Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles: they offer content in multiple formats, such as audio narration or simplified text, and give students flexible ways to learn. Using AI to create Accessible Digital Textbooks helps to reduce the time it … Continue reading [Blog] Can AI help bridge the gap in inclusive education? [Blog] Exclusion of learners with dwarfism in Sierra Leone
Basic school infrastructure in Sierra Leone remains built for the ‘average’ child, leaving students with dwarfism to work around desks, boards and toilets that rarely meet their physical needs. In Freetown, Sierra Leone, where disability remains heavily stigmatised and resources are scarce, students with dwarfism struggle to survive in systems built for bodies unlike theirs. … Continue reading [Blog] Exclusion of learners with dwarfism in Sierra Leone [Blog] Breaking Barriers, Building Futures: Disability Inclusion in Education
This blog talks about World Bank projects in Rwanda, Burkina Faso and Cambodia. In Rwanda, a World Bank project promoted inclusive education by integrating disability-sensitive features into school infrastructure, learning materials, and teacher training. The project prioritized accessibility in new school construction, provided gender-segregated latrines with accessibility features, and embedded Rwandan Sign Language in edutainment … Continue reading [Blog] Breaking Barriers, Building Futures: Disability Inclusion in Education [Videos, blogs] Zero Project Awards
The Zero Project Conference 2026 brought together innovators, policy makers, business leaders, practitioners, and other experts from around the world to celebrate the latest innovations of disability inclusion, as well as innovations relating to Accessibility, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), and Crisis Response. Recordings from many of the sessions and descriptions of the awardees can … Continue reading [Videos, blogs] Zero Project Awards [Blog] From exclusion to belonging: Advancing inclusive education in Rwanda
Eric is a senior 2 student at a lower secondary public school in rural Rwanda and living with albinism. His pale skin and visual impairment made him vulnerable to bullying in his previous school, where he struggled not because of academic ability, but because he felt excluded and isolated. However, in his new school, he feels … Continue reading [Blog] From exclusion to belonging: Advancing inclusive education in Rwanda