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Sightsavers: How we were the first to adapt braille into Mali’s local languageThis blog was originally posted on sightsavers.org on December 2020 Imagine going to school and not being able to take the national reading test, which all of your friends are sitting, because it’s not been adapted into the most used local language in…
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Disability-Inclusive Education in Emergencies: 7 Principles for PracticeINEE presents 7 principles to help educators and make education more inclusive for children with disabilities in emergencies contexts. This blog was originally posted on GPE website, December 07, 2023 by Myriam Jaafar, The Inter-agency Network for…
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Collecting Disability Data in Schools in Sierra LeonePhoto Credit: Stevan Kaindaneh, Sightsavers This blog was written by Julia de Kadt, Steven Kaindaneh and Elena Schmidt from Sightsavers. It is based on their presentation at the 2023 UKFIET conference. It was originally posted on ukfiet.org on November…
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Bridging Divides: The Role of Inclusive Technology for Learners with DisabilitiesWhile technology has the potential to bridge disparities for students with disabilities, accessibility and utility challenges can exacerbate inequalities. Here are some tools and resources to help development actors in designing, implementing and…
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On Data and Disability: Piloting the Child Functioning Module in Nigerian SchoolsThis blog was originally posted on Basic Education Coalition on October 25, 2023 Written by Liesbeth Roolvink and Gillian Mackay | Sightsavers | Basic Education Coalition member October is Learning Disabilities Awareness Month. In its honor, let’s…
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Participatory Research and Inclusive Education – Five Critical ConsiderationsThis blog was written by Dr Stephen Thompson, Research Fellow, and Brigitte Rohwerder, Research Officer, at the Institute of Development Studies. It is based on their presentation from the September 2023 UKFIET conference. This blog was originally posted…
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Equipping Teachers for More Inclusive ClassroomsThis story was originally posted on October 4th, 2023 on World Education - a division of JSI Ms. Shanta is a dedicated secondary school resource teacher in Nepal for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Though Ms. Shanta used basic sign language…
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A New Guide on Sensory Disability for Student Teachers is Bridging the Education Gap in Côte d’IvoireThis blog was originally posted on Global Partnership for Education by Dominique Ngoma Nkenzo, Education Out Loud, on October 09, 2023 Teachers in Côte d’Ivoire often misinterpret and downplay sensory disabilities, despite their significant effect on…
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Centring The Voices of Girls With Disabilities. A Photovoice Exploration of School Life and ChallengesThis blog was originally posted on ungei.org by Dr Laraib Niaz & Professor Nidhi Singal, on July 12, 2023 A recent study by the REAL Centre used participatory methods to understand how educational interventions of Girls’ Education Challenge projects…
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Closing the data gap on children with disabilities: The case for data harmonization and partnershipsThis blog was originally posted on United Nations World Data Forum, by: Claudia Cappa, Senior Adviser Statistics and Monitoring, UNICEF NYHQ and Chair of the Centre of Excellence on Data for Children with Disabilities Jennifer Madans, Washington Group…
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