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• Access to education for refugee children with disabilities

  The mission of this project is to improve the access to education for children with disabilities in the refugee camp of Gihembe (rural area) as well as in the town of Kigali (urban area) in Rwanda. After a pilot study, the initiative will share the results with its main partners, who are working on refugee issues in Rwanda.
  IRD - Initiative for Refugees with Disabilities, Rwanda

• Creating a role model for Tanzania`s Inclusive Education policy

  The project seeks to model Tanzania’s National Strategy on Inclusive Education by initiating systematic changes in education in three districts. These changes will influence school management, teacher training, and pupil support, as well as raise awareness and ensure that families and the communities are involved.
  ADD International - Action on Disability and Development, Tanzania

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  A two-year programme with proven success in labour market integration

  TIL offers post-secondary education for adults over 18 years with intellectual or developmental disabilities. The two-year programme provides independent living-skills training and work experience to increase participants’ functional, social, and career skills. The graduating class of 2018 contained 23 students, 78 per cent found employment.
  Taft College, Transition to Independent Living programme (TIL), United States of America

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  Creating communities for early childhood interventions

  This project is aimed at empowering community workers of local institutions to detect disabilities and to then provide the necessary care and early intervention. Similarly, it is aimed at parents and families by providing training in basic techniques and by guiding the education of their children with disabilities.
  ASOPIECAD - Association of Integrated Community Education Programmes Astrid Delleman, Nicaragua

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  Social inclusion through Special Olympics

  Unified Sports Recreation

  Through the Special Olympics Unified Sports Recreation model, children are able to participate in an inclusive sports setting based on football. The project mission is to implement the model in Turkey for children aged 8 to 12 with support from six local professional football clubs and the Turkish Football Association.
  Special Olympics, Turkey

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  University inclusion programme for persons with intellectual disabilities

  "Uni 2 beyond" enables individuals with intellectual disabilities to attend lectures and tutorials at the University of Sydney with the support of peer mentors. The participants also undertake a paid internship, during which they receive support from a workplace mentor and have access to personalized career advice.
  The Centre for Disability Studies, Uni 2 beyond, Australia

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  Finding employment by profound training

  Trainings include theoretical modules and a period of job sampling in the open labour market. The course material was written for and in collaboration with intellectually disabled people. There are no formal assessments, as many of the young adults are illiterate. Approximately 35 adults are trained each year.
  Living Link, South Africa

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  Disability inclusive workforce development for all students in higher education

  In 2012, the University of Cape Town (UCT) launched a study programme on disability for students with and without disabilities at postgraduate, master and doctoral level. The curriculum focuses on promoting inclusive practices in education, health and social context. In 2019 there were more than 100 students in the programme.
  University of Cape Town, inclusion for Social Justice (ISJ), South Africa

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  Teaching architects and students to use Universal Design principles

  The Center for Universal Design focuses on bringing Universal Design and accessibility into architectural education. People with disabilities are involved as core team members in formulating the curricula and creating course content. They are also invited as user experts and for conducting the training programmes.
  BNCA - Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College for Architecture For Women, Universal Design Center, Opening Minds to Universal Design, India

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  Fighting Stigma through Hollywood and Jobs Creation

  The organization collaborates with Hollywood writers to promote positive, accurate, and diverse portrayals of disability. It has created the Hollywood Disability Inclusion Toolkit and the Emmy Award-winning TV show “Born This Way,” starring people with Down syndrome. At the political level, RespectAbility focuses on employment
  RespectAbility, United States of America