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URL:https://www.ukfiet.org/events/advancing-disability-inclusive-education
 -in-pakistan-local-and-international-perspectives/
SUMMARY:Advancing disability-inclusive education in Pakistan: Local and int
 ernational perspectives
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 22 April\, 11:30am-13:00 BST\nREGISTER HERE\nThis web
 inar will present key findings from five DARE-RC studies focused on advanc
 ing disability-inclusive education in Pakistan\, highlighting how evidence
 -based and contextually grounded approaches can improve access\, participa
 tion\, and learning outcomes for children with disabilities. Drawing on re
 search conducted across multiple provinces\, the session will explore chil
 dren’s experiences in mainstream schools\, the role of families and comm
 unities\, and the potential of assistive technologies—such as Pakistan S
 ign Language tools—to bridge critical learning gaps.\nThe webinar will a
 lso examine how resilient and climate-responsive education systems interse
 ct with inclusion\, and the importance of strengthening disability-disaggr
 egated data through initiatives such as the integration of the Washington 
 Group Questions into the Annual School Census. Bringing together national 
 research\, international perspective\, and lived experience\, the webinar 
 will highlight practical\, scalable policy solutions to support more inclu
 sive and equitable education systems in Pakistan.\n&nbsp\;\nSpeakers:\n\n	
 Nidhi Singal- Professor of Disability and Inclusive Education\, University
  of Cambridge\n	Itfaq Khaliq Khan- Global Technical Lead for Inclusive Edu
 cation\, Sight Savers\n	Julia De Kadt- Head of Portfolio for Health &amp\;
  Disability Research\, Sight Savers\n	Sapana Basnet- Senior Research Assoc
 iate\, Sight Savers\n	Sana Shams- Consultant at the Al-Khawarizmi Institut
 e of Computer Science\, UET Lahore\, Pakistan\n	Ujala Sarfaraz- Global Adv
 ocacy Officer (South Asia)\, Sight Savers\n	Muhammad Atif Sheikh- Senior D
 isability Inclusive Development Advisor\, Founder of STEP &amp\; CRID\n	Dr
  Naseema Shoukat- Assistant Professor AKU-IED\n\nModerator:\n\n	Sahar Shah
  – Senior Research Manager\, DARE-RC\, Oxford Policy Management\n
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