Accessible ICTs and personalized learning for students with disabilities : a dialogue among educators, industry, government and civil society - UNESCO 2012
This 2012 report from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNSECO), is part of an ongoing effort to implement the inclusive education policies and best practices described in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
"Accessible ICTs and Personalized Learning for Students with Disabilities: A Dialogue among Educators, Industry, Government and Civil Society" focuses on Universal Design principles and best practices for building curriculum, increasing student access to information and communication technologies, teacher training and support, national and regional policy reforms, and the development of additional UNSECO resources for teachers and administrators.
"The use of technology in education plays a particularly vital role by enabling flexible curriculum development and assisting students with disabilities to participate as equals in the learning experience. The recommendations contained in this report target teachers, policy makers and administrators. The main recommendations centre on a number of core themes that include maximising the use of the myriad of accessibility features in mainstream ICTs such as personal computers, tablet PCs, mobile phones etc. already in use in classrooms; empowering students to learn their own preferences and settings when using technology for learning and removing attitudinal barriers to the use of technology for inclusive education, in particular those of teachers who may struggle with modern ICTs"
Collaborative Expert Meeting Report
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris
