incluD-ed Network Publication: “Inclusive Education & Disability. Good Practices from around Europe”
Thu, 31/01/2013
The European Network on Inclusive Education & Disability, incluD-ed presents its first publication titled “Inclusive Education & Disability. Good Practices from around Europe” which is available for download in English and Spanish. The publication contains seven good practices on inclusive education identified and carried out by the incluD-ed network partners. These experiences and good practices are related to the four areas of the network: secondary education, transition to further educational levels, transition towards adult life and the workplace, and new technologies for inclusive education. The aim of this publication is to become an inspiring tool, based on successful experiences that have already been implemented in different European cities, for and by people and professionals involved in the inclusive education field.
The publication Inclusive Education & Disability. Good Practices from around Europe is structured into five parts: The first part introduces the network incluD-ed, its objectives, mission and vision, main themes and partners. It follows a short presentation of the publication, its alignment with the Europe 2020 strategy of the European Union and a brief description of the European context for disabled people. The third part describes the methodology and criteria specifically applied by the network to evaluate good practices. The incluD-ed network partners, which are presented at the end of the publication, have identified and put in place seven good practices that are described in detail in the following chapter.
The good practices range from actions that increase and adapt IT skills and to its adaptation for people with disabilities to support young students with disabilities so that they can develop their skills and train in an environment that will guarantee their rights and increase their employability.
Each practice describes concisely the specific steps of the action, the target audience, the role of the people with disabilities that have participated in the practice, and the contact details of the organisation that has developed the action, so that the reader may contact them for further information.
The aim of this good practice publication is to become a reference for other organisations and professionals working in the field of inclusive education who may implement these practices, adapting them to their own realities, and enriching them in the process.
