Category: Education and Disabilities

Disability-inclusive education: An analysis of commitments made at global summits

by Nidhi Singal and Thilanka Wijesinghe | Nov 19, 2024 | Education and Disabilities

Since 2018, the two Global Disability Summits have provided a strong platform to amplify the voices of persons with disabilities. These events have each attracted over 200 stakeholder groups to advocate for disability inclusion in development cooperation. Read More

The intersection of climate, disability and education: what can we learn from current scholarship?

by Camilla H. Chaudhary and Nidhi Singal | Oct 23, 2024 | Climate Change, Education and Disabilities

Climate vulnerability creates varied experiences especially across marginalised groups. Women living in poverty and refugees, for example, face greater vulnerabilities due to climate crises. Another such group is persons with disabilities. Read More

Being a teacher with disabilities: Experiences from across five countries

by Nidhi Singal | Jun 10, 2024 | Education and Disabilities

Debates on inclusive education tend to overlook the need for diversity in the education workforce, particularly in relation to employment of teachers with disabilities in mainstream schools. The Education Commission’s 2019 Transforming the Education Workforce report highlighted, ‘inequities in the workforce itself are rarely recognized or addressed in the design,… Read More

The key to inclusive education is engaging organisations of people with disabilities

by Johannes Trimmel | Feb 27, 2024 | Education and Disabilities

In global development programmes, despite widespread recognition of the need to be more inclusive, it’s still not standard practice for organisations to consult with and involve people with disabilities – even for those programmes that specifically want to reach people with disabilities. Read More

Making visible the invisible refugee children with disabilities in Uganda: The role of mothers

by Salome, J. Awidi | Jan 29, 2024 | 2023 UKIFET Conference, Education and Disabilities, Education and Migration

The study focused on establishing what data exists; experiences of disabled refugee learners and; perceptions on opportunities and challenges. Read More

I AIN’T NO AFTERTHOUGHT: Challenging the non-prioritisation of the educational rights of children with disabilities

by UKFIET | Jan 16, 2024 | 2023 UKIFET Conference, Education and Disabilities

This blogpost presents a poem that Basirat Razaq-Shuaib delivered at the 2023 UKFIET Conference. The poem draws attention to the non-prioritisation of children with disabilities...

Embracing diversity and inclusion: My experience at the UKFIET 2023 conference

by Suaad Abdulle | Nov 22, 2023 | 2023 UKIFET Conference, Education and Disabilities

In the capacity of a representative from the Somali Institute of Special Educational Needs and Disability, I had the privilege of not only attending UKFIET 2023 but also presenting at this prestigious event. This blog post is a reflection on my enriching experience. Read More

Collecting disability data in schools in Sierra Leone

by Julia de Kadt, Steven Kaindaneh and Elena Schmidt | Nov 14, 2023 | 2023 UKIFET Conference, Education and Disabilities

For disability-inclusive education to work, accurate information about schoolchildren with disabilities is required at all levels of the educational system. Read More

Participatory research and inclusive education – five critical considerations

by Stephen Thompson and Brigitte Rohwerder | Oct 12, 2023 | 2023 UKIFET Conference, Education and Disabilities

Disability inclusive research can play a key role in accelerating efforts towards achieving inclusive education by providing evidence on the complexity and nuances of the barriers and challenges that exist that result in children with disabilities being excluded or marginalised. Read More

The power of communication: How sign language connected a father to his deaf son in Uganda

by Joanna Clark | Sep 26, 2023 | Education and Disabilities

Deaf children are born with the same ability to develop language as any other child. They use language to bond with their family, make friends and make sense of their world. Whatever the circumstance, the way a parent communicates with their deaf child can make a life-changing difference to both… Read More

Notions around a “Successful Woman with Disabilities”: Exploring voices of girls in Nepal, Malawi and Uganda

by Nidhi Singal and Laraib Niaz | Aug 29, 2023 | Education and Disabilities

Aspirations, hopes and dreams for the future can be important predictors for achieving financial and other success in adulthood. For girls with disabilities, socially constructed beliefs on gender and disabilities may negatively impact attributes such as self-efficacy, aspirations for the future and conceptualisations of success. Yet, few studies have explored… Read More

Towards equity in assessment: Making standardised learning assessment more accessible for learners with disabilities

by Michelle L. Oetman | Aug 4, 2023 | Assessment, Education and Disabilities

A groundbreaking technical brief titled “Towards Equity in Assessment: Making Standardized Learning Assessments more accessible for Learners with Disabilities has been released. Read More