inclusive education for children with disabilities - the experience of catholic relief services in...
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Inclusive Education for Children with Disabilities - The Experience of Catholic Relief Services in Vietnam
Eric EversmannSenior Technical Advisor, Education
CRS/Baltimore
Overview
•Timeline
•Beneficiaries
•Partners
Community Based Rehabilitation
A strategy for equitable development of people with disabilities through their own efforts, their families and communities, and locally available health and social services.
Identification
“a physical, mental or psychological condition that limits a person’s activities”
Integrated Services
Doctors evaluate each child and make recommendations for inclusion. These are translated at the school into infrastructure, pedagogic and content adjustments.
Training and Capacity Building
Materials Development
Teacher training materials developed by CRS for inclusive education of children with vision impairments in primary school.
Community and Family Awareness
In the Classroom
Individual Education Plans * Circle of Friends
Who benefits from inclusive education?
• Families
• Communities
• Schools
Lessons Learned for Success
- Time
- A successful partnership between the GoV, USAID and CRS
- Policy impact
- Link between school environment and social environment
Thank you.
CRS/Vietnam:
• Andrew Wells-Dang, Deputy Country Representative and Chief of Party
• Web address for how-to guidehttp://www.crs.org/education/
http://www.crs.org/education/pubs/Edu200704_e.pdf