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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

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...

Using data to enhance equity in fragile education systems: Example of Somalia

by Paul Odhiambo and Lotte Renault | Nov 24, 2023 | 2023 UKIFET Conference, Conflict, Crisis and Emergency

This blog was written by Paul Odhiambo, CARE Somalia/ AGES MEL Manager, and Lotte Renault, Director of Research, CARE USA. It is based on a presentation from the UKFIET 2023...

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

Listening to girls’ voices in Somalia: Supporting girls with disabilities to thrive in a fragile context

by Ebyan Mahat Sabul | Oct 11, 2023 | 2023 UKIFET Conference, Girls' Education

While we find it perfectly normal to have our social networks and talk with our friends, family, and community, does it occur to you that there is that one person somewhere who does not have these advantages in life? Read More

How schools in Nepal are including children with disabilities

by UKFIET | Apr 14, 2022 | Education and Disabilities

As Inclusive Futures moves from testing innovations to delivering development programmes at scale, our inclusive education programme in Nepal is helping children with disabilities return to school. Read More

Home learning for children with disabilities in a pandemic: an analysis of the EENET home learning survey conducted in 2020

by Su Corcoran, Helen Pinnock and Rachel Twigg | Oct 13, 2021 | 2021 UKFIET Conference, Education and Disabilities

This blog was written by Su Corcoran, Helen Pinnock and Rachel Twigg from the Enabling Education Network (EENET). Su and Rachel are also from the Education and Social Research...

Challenging assumptions: why girls with disabilities return to school

by Michelle Sandall | Oct 12, 2021 | Education and Disabilities, Girls' Education

This blog was written by Michelle Sandall, Girls’ Education Challenge (GEC) and originally published on the GEC website on 1 October 2021. Since 2012, the Girls’ Education...

Sightsavers Pushes for Inclusive Education in Mali

by Nina Eddinger | Aug 25, 2021 | Education and Disabilities

This article was written by Nina Eddinger and published in the Borgen Magazine Good News section on 17 August 2021. About 2.2 million people in Mali live with a disability. In...

Teachers’ perspectives on how school closures affected children with disabilities in Nepal: Parental neglect or systemic failure?

by Niraj Poudyal, Nidhi Singal and Shruti Taneja Johansson | Jul 19, 2021 | Education and Disabilities

This blog was written by Dr Niraj Poudyal, The School of Arts, Kathmandu University (Nepal); Professor Nidhi Singal, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge (UK); and Dr...

Supporting vulnerable adolescent girls to continue their education should be prioritised in recovery plans for COVID-19

by Kath Ford | Jul 5, 2021 | Education and Disabilities, Girls' Education

This blog was written by Kath Ford, Young Lives programme and originally published on the Global Education Monitoring Report’s World Education Blog on 18 June 2021. Substantial...

Reflections on the gendered impact of COVID-19 on education of children with disabilities in Nepal

by Shruti Taneja Johansson, Nidhi Singal and Niraj Poudyal | Jun 28, 2021 | COVID-19, Education and Disabilities

This blog was written by Dr Shruti Taneja-Johansson, Department of Education and Special Education, University of Gothenburg (Sweden); Professor Nidhi Singal, Faculty of...