Special Education
1-- Special education, according to UNESCO, is designed to accompany learners who need additional support to achieve their learning goals. It is aimed at people with learning disabilities, communication difficulties, emotional or behavioral disorders, or physical or intellectual disabilities. UNESCO promotes inclusion in education, ensuring that all children have access to quality education regardless of their situation.
UNESCO promotes inclusive education for all, including individuals with disabilities, and specifically addresses the needs of blind and visually impaired learners. This involves ensuring equal access to quality education and addressing any barriers that may prevent full participation.
2-- EXAMPLES of specific projects carried out by UNESCO under the Avicenna project
Each Avicenne centre has at least one work station for blind teachers and students.
5% of the production of online courses are adapted for blind people. There were more than 1000 users (teachers and students who benefited from the Avicenna projects in the Mediterranean.
Other projects have been carried out in Africa, India and the Arab countries.
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3-- Project in CHAD (PREAT)
Within the framework of the TCHAD project (PREAT) activities are planned to improve the quality of learning and supervision of primary education through the definition and implementation of a continuing training plan for the various actors in the educational chain at this level of education, including Avicenna centres (digital spaces) will be set up and will be equipped with braille terminals and adapted open source platforms for the blind. Speech synthesis will be used primarily for special education.
These tools will also be available in UNESCO’s AVICENNE MOBILE CLASSES equipped with Nano-servers. Specialized education aims to ensure the right to quality education and social integration of children, adolescents and young people living with disabilities including visually impaired and hearing impaired.
https://www.unesco.org/en/communication-information/odl-guidelines
https://www.unesco.org/en/educacion-personas-con-discapacidad