Category Archives: disability

Armenia aims for inclusive education for all children with disabilities by 2025

Posted on 11 June 2021 by GEM Report

In Armenia, historically, children with disabilities and special educational needs were often excluded from mainstream education. Negative attitudes towards disability, combined with feelings of shame, led large numbers of children to be sent to special boarding schools, particularly in rural areas. … Continue reading →

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Could this be the most inclusive school in the world?

Posted on 10 June 2021 by GEM Report

‘Every child is unique and their learning path differs. We’re all unique, including children. Some need more support and attention. This school provides it’, says Tiina Keskula, a parent of a child in Pärnu Kuninga Tänava Põhikool, Estonia. Out of … Continue reading →

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Breaking down institutionalisation for marginalised children in the Republic of Moldova

Posted on 9 June 2021 by GEM Report

In 2005, every day one child under the age of seven was abandoned in an institution in Moldova according to UNICEF. Disturbingly, nine out of ten of these children who were abandoned were not orphans but had living parents. Poverty and … Continue reading →

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Children with disabilities can learn…and the pandemic should be no barrier!

Posted on 5 May 2021 by GEM Report

By Rita Crespo Fernandez, Humanity & Inclusion 🔊 Listen to this blog Khursaid, who lives in Nepal, is in the 4th grade. He can only see when using glasses and has been using them since he was two. During the … Continue reading →

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Why the drive to inclusion depends on improving our understanding of the lives and work of teaching assistants

Posted on 21 April 2021 by GEM Report

🔊 Listen to this blog By Rob Webster, Centre for Inclusive Education, UCL Institute of Education, London, UK In many schools and classrooms across the globe, the drive towards the inclusion of pupils with special educational needs (SEN) in mainstream … Continue reading →

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Inclusion in early education in Singapore: towards more equitable foundations

Posted on 15 April 2021 by GEM Report

🔊 Listen to this blog Just last month the Singapore Government made a welcome announcement. From the second half of 2023, all pre-schools will have an inclusion coordinator.  This new role in schools will identify and provide support for children with developmental needs from … Continue reading →

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Christophe: A COVID-19 learning hero for blind learners in Burkina Faso

Posted on 12 March 2021 by GEM Report

Christophe Oulé became blind when he was 43. “It did not happen immediately,” he said. “It took six months. At first, I felt useless. When I first knew, I told myself, a person who is blind has no access to … Continue reading →

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Sign language in education is oft forgotten

Posted on 11 March 2021 by GEM Report

About 34 million children worldwide have disabling hearing loss. Nearly 95% of deaf children are born to hearing parents, for whom sign language knowledge is crucial. Sign language introduces deaf children to basic expression and communication skills. Since most deaf … Continue reading →

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Mekdes: a COVID-19 learning hero for deaf children in Ethiopia

Posted on 27 January 2021 by GEM Report

This blog is part of a series of blogs telling the stories of COVID-19 learning heroes, whose stories were celebrated during International Education Day. Right after the first COVID-19 case was reported in Ethiopia in March 2020, the government ordered … Continue reading →

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The challenges of achieving inclusive education for people with disabilities in Nicaragua

Posted on 16 December 2020 by GEM Report

By Indiana Fonseca y Katharina Pförtner, CBM Read in Spanish CBM partners practicing Community-Based Inclusive Development (CBD) and Inclusive Education, working with the Nicaraguan Ministry of Education and representatives from Disabled People’s Organizations (DPOs), were invited to present a background … Continue reading →

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