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Disabled Students Allowances UK -DSA

United Kingdom; England
The website informs students with disabilities or special needs about their eligibility and funding that is available on top of grants/loans for students, to cover expenses owing to their individual special needs. These additional funds do not have to be rreimbursed. An assessment is necessary.

2 - Assistive technology (WHO Health topics)

international
Theme page of the World Health Organisation on assistive technologies with a lot of news and information on projects, events, pubications and more. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

3 - Global Disability Innovation Hub (GDI Hub)

international
GDI Hub is a research and practice centre for disability innovation. It focusses on the following themes: * Assistive & Accessible Technology * Inclusive Design * Culture and Participation * Climate & Crisis Resilience * Inclusive Educational Technology The website offers a wide range of news, publications, events, projects and more. According to GDI Hub, it works [...]

4 - Global report on assistive technology (WHO, UNICEF, 2022)

international
"The Global Report on Assistive Technology presents a comprehensive dataset and analysis of current assistive technology access, drawing the attention of governments and civil society to the need for, and benefit of, assistive technology, including its return on investment. The Global Report sets out ten recommendations for improving access to assistive technology, which in [...]

Dis-/Abilities and Digital Media (2020-2022)

international; Germany; Austria; Switzerland; Canada; United States
"Contemporary digital media practices developed and employed by people with disabilities is an important and growing research field, which unfortunately has been neglected by German Media Studies. (...) The proposed scientific network will address these urgent topics and map the field by exploring innovative research approaches and methodologies and by establishing and [...]

6 - ICT in Education for Persons with Disabilities – Policy and Innovative Practices (Unesco IITE)

international
This is the page of the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (IITE) on digital education and new technologies in relation to disability and inclusion. The page provide an introduction to IITE\'s aims and activities regarding the topic. Furthermore, it links to a theme page on "ICT for inclusive education" where you can find events, publications and [...]

7 - What is inclusive design? - Comparison with ‘Universal design’

international
A short comparison of the concepts of Universal Design, Design for All, and Inclusive Design. The textprovides further links to the Design for All Foundation, to a Universal Design Handbook, an an Inclusive Design Research Centre. The text is part of the "Inclusive Design Toolkit" of the University of Cambridge. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

Universal Design and Design for All (basic information) [courtesy translation]

international
A short overview over the concepts of Universal Design compared to the Design for All, including further links. The text is only available in German. You can find an English article here (access is subject to a fee). [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

"Universal Design as a way towards more inclusion in teaching and learning in higher education" by Dr Björn Fisseler, 2014 (presentation, German only) [courtesy translation]

international
This article is in German only. But for English readers, the list of different concepts of Universal Design in Pedagogy (p. 9) can be interesting too, as the designs themselves have English names and a reference to literature is given. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

10 - Accessibility to ICTs: Achieving equitable communications for everyone - International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

international
Accessibility is one of the Areas of Action of the "Telecommunication Standardization Sector" of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). ITU is "a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for all matters related to information and communication technologies". DCAD\'s aim is to "ensure that ICT accessibility is included in the [ITU] key debates around [...]

11 - International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP)

international
"The mission of the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP), (...), is to define, promote, improve, and diversify the accessibility profession globally through certification, education, and networking in order to enable the creation of accessible products, content, services, and environments." The website provides many resources, e.g. webinars, [...]

12 - Global Alliance on Accessible Technologies and Environments (GAATES)

international
GAATES deals with both digital inclusion and accessibility in (analogue) public spaces and built environments. The website provides information on projects and resources created by GAATES, such as various guides for creating inclusive digital tools, websites, etc. In addition, GAATES offers global news on inclusion and accessibility (both analogue and digital) on a separate [...]

13 - Digital Accessibility Rights Evaluation Index (DARE Index)

international
The "Digital Accessibility Rights Evaluation Index" (DARE Index) is published by the The Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs ( G3ict). The website linked here provides a lot of resources and background information on the index. Among others, you will find the index and its predecessor published since 2008, country profiles, top performing countries, the progress made by [...]

14 - G3ict – the Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies

international
G3ict develops policies, standards and technical resources for inclusive ICTs together with United Nations agencies. It engages in institutional advocacy, provides training and certification and organises an annual summit. You will find a lot of information on these tasks on their website. Furthermore, you will find an Open Access publications\' section (among others, G3ict [...]

15 - Teaching Accessibility (Project). How Is digital accessibility taught and learned?

international; United Kingdom
"Digital technologies have transformed daily life. Yet capacity for producing accessible digital tools and services has not kept pace with demand, exacerbating digital exclusion for disabled people and older people.

16 - Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools List

international
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) provides a list of tools that help evaluate Web accessibility. As there are different definitions of accessibility in different countries, you can filter country specific accessibility guidelines, among others. W3C was created in 1994 as a membership organisation that seeks to standardise techniques in the World Wide Web. [Abstract: [...]

17 - Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 - W3C Recommendation 05 June 2018

international
"Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 covers a wide range of recommendations for making Web content more accessible. Following these guidelines will make content more accessible to a wider range of people with disabilities (...) Following these guidelines will also often make Web content more usable to users in general." They were published by the World Wide Web [...]

18 - International Web Accessibility Laws and Policies

international
The author of the blog compiles information on Web Accessibility laws and policies in more than 20 countries worldwide. For each country you will find information on the respective discrimination law/policy (because of disability) and on laws/policies concerning communication etc. The name of the law is mentioned and the author gives a short comment. Unfortunately, there are [...]

19 - Digital accessibility project

United Kingdom
The Imperial College London\'s project is first of all meant to help making the College\'s own websites more accessible according to a UK regulation as of 2018 on accessibility within public sector bodies. Nonetheless, the tips and guides compiled by the College can also help others in making their websites more accessible and inclusive. You will find links to the regulation [...]

20 - Digital Accessibility quizzes

international
The EU project "Digital Accessibility" provides six different quizzes that deal with accessible digital platforms and tools. The quizzes address different stakeholders that create, develop, design, implement or evaluate digital content. One more quiz addresses interested people in general and tests basic knowledge about digital accessibility. [Abstract: Editors of [...]

21 - ERASMUS+ Certified Digital Accessibility Training project

Europe
"The project aims to develop specialized digital accessibility training and accessible e-learning platform to improve the knowledge, skills, and competencies of diverse groups of key stakeholders. The training follows web accessibility standards and enables website developers, designers, managers, and others to respond to the needs of visual, auditory, physical, or cognitive [...]

22 - Chaire « Handicap, éducation et numérique » - INSHEA

France; Francophone Countries; international
The research chair "Disability, Education and Digital Technologyl" is a project by the "research group on Disability, Accessibility, Educational and School Practices" (Grhapes). Grhapes, for its part, is the research unit of the French "National Institute for Training and Research for the Education of Young People with Disabilities and for Appropriate Teaching"(INSHEA). The [...]

23 - International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC)

international
The International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC) was founded in 1983. It aims at improving the lives of children and adults with complex communication needs. ISAAC’s goal is to create worldwide awareness about how AAC can support individuals without speech. ISAAC accomplishes this by sharing information and promoting innovative approaches [...]

24 - QM Digital Accessibility White Paper Series (2020- )

international
Quality Matters (QM) is an international network of more thn 1500 organisations in more than 25 countries worldwide. It deals with questions of quality control and management of digital educational resources. We link to a White Paper Series first published by QM in 2020 on digital accessibility and inclusion. The series shares the results of a 2019 survey conducted aming QM [...]

25 - Observatoire des ressources numériques adaptées (Orna)

France; Francophone Countries; international
The "Observatory for Adapted Digital Resources" (Orna) was created in November 2007 by the Digital Education Department of the French Ministry of National Education. The "National Institute for Training and Research for the Education of Young People with Disabilities and for Appropriate Teaching" (INSHEA) is in charge of Orna. Orna\'s task is to identify, analyse and evaluate [...]

26 - Inclusión y equidad educativa (Sistema de Información de Tendencias Educativas en América Latina - SIETAL, Unesco)

Central America; Latin America; South America
With its portal SIETAL (information system on educational trends in Latin America), the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) provides information on inclusion and educational justice. You will find the original documents of political measures and legal regulations concerning inclusion and educational justice for all countries in Latin America. In [...]

27 - Discapacidad e inclusión social (Biblioguías. Biblioteca de la CEPAL, Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe, Naciones Unidas)

Central America; Latin America; South America; Caribbean
The online library of the "Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean" (CEPAL / ECLAC) of the United Nations provides information on "Disability and Social Inclusion" in this research guide (available only in Spanish). The site lists links to publications, data, statistics, reports and more. The information is divided into the following categories: * ECLAC and [...]

28 - Amadio, Massimo, 2009: Inclusive education in Latin America and the Caribbean. Exploratory analysis of the national reports presented at the 2008 International Conference on Education. In: Prospects 39, 293–305.

Latin America
[The English article is not available in Open Access. Nevertheless, you can find a Spanish version free of access and free of charge] This artcile provides a comparative analysis of inclusive education in different countries in Latin America (as of 2009). The analysis is based on a series of documents published as part of the 48. International Conference on Education by [...]

29 - Red Nacional de Educación Inclusiva y Familia

Mexico
Website of the national Mexican network for inclusive education and family. The website mainly provides information on its vision, mission and objectives as well as on the members of the six thematic areas including their contact emails. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

30 - Centro de Investigación para la Educación Inclusiva

Chile
Website of the "Research Centre for Inclusive Education" in Chile. Several universities participate in the work of the centre. The website provides information on the centre\'s 9 thematic research areas, on publications and some fulltexts. Furthermore, a short introduction into the centre\'s work is provided in English. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) - Information page by the United Nations

international
Extensive information page by the United Nations on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). The page provides the following resources: > Conference of States Parties to the CRPD > Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities > Ratifications and Signatures of the CRPD and Optional Protocol > Map of Signatures and [...]

32 - Riberdis - the Iberian-American Repository on Disability

Central America; Latin America; South America; Spain
"Riberdis (Repositorio IBERoamericano sobre DIScapacidad) is an Iberian-American repository for literature on disability. It summarizes and disseminates the scientific production generated in Latin America and Spain on subjects related to disability, in a digital format and in free access. Riberdis is managed by the Spanish Centre for Disability Documentation (CEDD), [...]

33 - Observatorio Regional de Educación Inclusiva (OREI)

Central America; Latin America; South America
The "Regional Observatory for Inclusive Education" tracks and documents the status and development of inclusive education in Latin America. The website offers extensive information and resources. You can view them either by category or by country. The categories of observation include: data and statistics, laws, policies, practices, materials, publications, news, and more. [...]

34 - Centro de Estudios Latinoamericanos de Educación Inclusiva (CELEI)

Central America; Latin America; South America
Website of the "Latin American Study Centre for Inclusive Education (CELEI)" in Chile. Unfortunately, the website is somewhat confusing and many parts lead to empty pages. Nevertheless, you get an idea of the research work done by the centre. You can find news on inclusive education in Latin America, on important events and more. One of the most interesting parts of the [...]

35 - Red Regional por la Educación Inclusiva (RREI)

Central America; Latin America; South America
The "Regional Network for Inclusive Education (RREI)" is a coalition of Latin American organisations of and for people with disabilities that aim at promoting inclusive education. The website provides a list of all member organisations in Latin America, information on the status of inclusion in the respective countries, information on actions, webinars, important documents and [...]

Latin American organisations with a focus on inclusive education / Organisations of parents with children with disabilities (as of Sept. 2018)

Central America; Latin America; South America
The pdf document lists Latin American organisations that focus on inclusive education and/ or children with disabilities. The list is sorted by country. It was provided by the Argentinian non-governmental "Asociación por los Derechos Civiles (ADC)" (Association for Civil Rights) on their separate website for inclusion in education. This website is offline and the ADC does not [...]

37 - Red Intergubernamental Iberoamericana de Cooperación para la Educación de Personas con Necesidades Educativas Especiales (RIINEE)

Central America; Latin America; South America; Spain
Very rich website of the "Ibero-American Intergovernmental Cooperation Network for the Education of People with Special Educational Needs (RIINEE)". RIINEE was created in December 2004 on the occasion of the "1st Meeting on Educational Cooperation with Ibero-America on Special Education and Educational Inclusion" in Madrid. For all meetings that have taken place annually since [...]

Literature on Inclusive Education in Latin America in the Digital Library of Unesco

international
Only the English publications are listed here. For ther languages you have to reste the filter. The Unesco Digital Library provides access to publications, documents and other materials either produced by Unesco or pertaining to Unesco’s fields of competence. Most of them are accessible online for free. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean that ratified the UN Disability Rights Convention (as of Nov. 2017) [courtesy translation]

Latin America; Caribbean
The Spanish pdf document linked here lists all countries of Latin America and the Caribbean that ratified the "UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities" (CRPD). You will find the date of the signature and the date of the ratification - of the convention and the optional protocol. Countries that are not listed didn\'t sign the convention as of November 2017 [...]

Turkey: Inclusion (IJAB – Department for International Youth Work of the Federal Republic of Germany e.V.) [via Google Translator]

Turkey
Although this text is in German, it also provides some interesting links to English information about inclusion in Turkey as well as links and names of important Turkish institutions in this field. The Google Translator translates well enough so that you can understand the basic facts and follow the interesting links and institutions on their own website. [Abstract: Editors of [...]

41 - Calendar of country reviews by treaty bodies for the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

international
The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) reviews the states that signed the UN-Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The respective countries are asked to show their development in implementing the convention. The table shows which countries get reviewed in which period of time. You first have to filter the data of the table to [...]

42 - Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Indonesia (Fact Sheet)

Indonesia
Fact Sheet of the International Labor Organization ILO (as of July 2013) on inclusion in Indonesia. You can find a somewhat newer version of the fact sheet (as of December 2013), but which has slightly less content. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

43 - Disability data and the development agenda in Indonesia

Indonesia
This article of Jan-Mar 2015 provides an overview of the situation of people with disabilities in Indonesia. The publishing platform "Inside Indonesia" is run by Australian researchers with an interest in Indonesia. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

44 - Inclusive special education: the role of special education teachers in Finland (2009)

Finland
Article by Marjatta Takala, Raija Pirttimaa and Minna Törmänen, published in: British Journal of Special Education 36 (3) 2009. The article is based on a questionnaire sent to 133 special education teachers teaching in inclusive settings in mainstream education in Finland. The study describes their daily work and the problems they are confronted with. [Abstract: Editors of [...]

45 - Association for Swedish-speaking persons with intellectual disability in Finland (Förbundet De Utvecklingsstördas Väl - FDUV)

Finland; Kenya
Website of an Association for Swedish-speaking persons with intellectual disability in Finland. The English and Finnisch version only give a short overview over the work of the association. The Swedish version provides information on news, projects, events, ressources, links and more. The association furthermore has a project in Kenya with people with intellectual disabilities [...]

46 - A Strong Basis for Inclusion and Equality. Finland\'s Disability Policy Programme VAMPO 2010-2015

Finland
Fulltext of the Finnish Disability Policy Programme 2010-2015, dealing with issues of inclusion and equality. The document was published in 2010 by the Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

47 - National Council on Disability VANE (Valtakunnallinen vammaisneuvosto)

Finland
"The National Council on Disability VANE is a co-operative organ for authorities, disability organisations and organisations for relatives of disabled people. It closely follows the decision-making in the society, gives statements and promotes the real implementation of human rights of disabled people. The Council is working in close connection with the Finnish Ministry of [...]

48 - Inclusion Finland KVTL (The Finnish Association for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities - Kehitysvammaisten Tukiliitto ry)

Finland
The English website of this Finnish Association for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities provides a short overview ovr its activities as well as over two of their special programmes. The Finnish website provides information on legal advice, family and work, courses and training, media, events and more. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

49 - Vamlas Foundation - learning and working opportunities for children and youths with disabilities (Vammaisten lasten ja nuorten tukisäätiö)

Finland
The English site provides a short introduction to the work of the Foundation and their English language publications. "The Vamlas Foundation is the one of the oldest disability organizations in Finland, founded in 1889 by a teacher, Vera Hjelt. She and her colleagues wanted to promote learning and working opportunities of children and youth with disabilities and the Foundation [...]

50 - Development of inclusion - Finland

Finland
Summary of the development and current situation in the field of inclusion in Finland (1990ies to 2012). The summary is provided by the European Agency for Special Needs an Inclusive Education. The article was last modified on December 18, 2012. Please note that the original website is offline. Hence, the link provided here leads you to the webarchive and is a copy of [...]

51 - research for inclusive education in international cooperation (refie) - final report

Guatemala; Malawi
The goal of the refie project was to explore the driving mechanisms of inclusion and exclusion in education. The research has been conducted using Guatemala (Central America) and Malawi (Southern Africa) as case studies. We link to the project\'s final report. The old project website can still be found in the internet archive. provides information on the reserach design and [...]

52 - Proyecto "La Educación Inclusiva en la Región Mesoamericana"

Central America; Latin America; South America
This website provides an overview of a project (ca. 2007-2016) on the cooperation of the Central American (and partly Ibero-American) countries in the field of inclusive education. You will find a chronology of important events in educational policy as well as important official documents, programmes and more, for example: * Acciones Destacadas del Proyecto (2001-2010) * [...]

53 - Cultural Differences in Conceptions of Disability: Central America and the Caribbean (1998)

Central America; Caribbean
Article published in: TESOL Journal 7 (5) 1998, S. 38-41., author: Shana R. Grossman. The article analyses cultural differences in the conception of disability using the example of Central America and the Caribbean. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

54 - Disability Information Statistics and News from Central America and Mexico

North America; Mexico; Guatemala; Belize; Costa Rica; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panama; Central America
The website Disabled World is an information site on disability that draws its information from websites all over the world. The sub-site on Central America provides short paragraphs about the situation of people with disabilities in the respective Central American countries. Furthermore, you will find links to online publications and other news from the region. [Abstract: [...]

55 - Disability Rights International (DRI) - Mexico & Central America Office

North America; Mexico; Guatemala; Belize; Costa Rica; El Salvador; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panama; Central America
[Our link leads to an archived site as of 06.02.2015 as the organisation\'s new website doesn\'t provide info sorted regionally any more but sorted by subject. For current information please visit the original website] Disability Rights International aims at promoting the rights of people with disabilities internationally. Its sub-site on the Regional Office for Mexico and [...]

56 - Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA)

United States
The "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act" (IDEA) is a U.S. American federal statute that regulates the (right to) education of people (children) with disabilities in the United States.The first version of this statute was adopted in 1975 under the title "Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA)". The statute has been amended several times since then. The [...]

57 - Building the Legacy: IDEA 2004

United States
This website of the U.S. department of Education provides the text of the law and additional information and materials to the Parts B and C of the "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act" (IDEA). Part B deals with Children and youth (ages 3-21), Part C with Infants and toddlers (birth-2). The website provides information on the implementation of the law, guidelines and [...]

58 - National Report Card on Inclusion of Canadians with Intellectual Disabilities (2007-2013)

Canada
The National Report Card on Inclusion (2007-2013) was a short annual summary of the situation of people with intellectual disabilities in Canada. The respective reports have different foci, for example on inclusive education, work, poverty, family support, or children\'s rights. They were published by the Canadian Association for Community Living. Starting from 2011, there is [...]

59 - Inclusion of Students with Disabilities - Fast Facts

United States
On this page, the U.S. National Center for Education Statistics provides statistics for the following question: "What percentage of students with disabilities are educated in regular classrooms?" The page also provides further links to related statistics. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

60 - Society for Disability Studies

United States
The Society for Disability Studies is an association of more than 400 artists, scholars and activists. The website provides information on the society, its link lists, conferences, awards and publications. Unfortunately, a lot of these short informations don\'t offer further links. The item with the most content is the Society\'s journal "Disability Studies Quarterly", whose [...]

61 - Canadian Research Centre on Inclusive Education

Canada; international
The Canadian Research Centre on Inclusive Education is located at the Western University. Its website provides information on past and current research, publications, a newsletter, a journal on "Exceptionality Education International" with free articles (except the two most recent issues), information on events and more. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

62 - Inclusive Design Research Centre

Canada; international
The Inclusive Design Research Centre at OCAD University is doing research on design and disability. Many of their projects focus on the education area, especially e-learning / new technologies. You will find information on many projects, for example: Project Outside In (Skills Training Program for Youths) , Floe Project (flexible learning for open education), ATutor (Open [...]

63 - Inter-American Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities

Central America; North America; South America
This Wikipedia article provides a short summary of the "Inter-American Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities" adopted in 1999. The article furthermore offers links to the text of the concention in English, Spanish and Portuguese, as well as to a list of the participating countries and as to wether they have signed and [...]

64 - inclusive education Canada

Canada
Inclusive Education Canada provides information on inclusive education not only in Canada but worldwide. You will find publications, videos, information about projects and other things. The website furthermore provides a list of partner organisations working in the same field. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

65 - Canada Education 53 (2) 2013 - Focus on Inclusion

Canada; Sweden
[We link to a copy of the site from the Internet Archive 2013. Unfortunately, the new journal website only offers 5 free articles and lacks the French articles of the issue.] This 2013 issue of the journal Education Canada has a focus on inclusive education, especially in Higher Education. The articles are available for free. Table of contents (selection): * School [...]

66 - International Norms and Standards Relating to Disability - PART III. The Regional Human Rights System - Africa

Africa South of the Sahara; international
This report published on a United Nations website provides a short overview over official documents and commission on Human Rights issues in Africa with a focus on parts that may mention the rights of people with disabilities. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

67 - African Journal of Disability

Africa
The African Journal of Disability is available on the Internet for free. The first issue was published in 2012. It is the official journal of these three institutions: Center for Disability and Rehabilitation Studies (Ghana), African Network for Evidence-to-Action in Disability and Centre for Rehabilitation Studies (South Africa). The private South African company AOSIS [...]

68 - African Network for Evidence-to-Action on Disability (AfriNEAD)

Africa
AfriNEAD aims at improving the usefulness of research on disability in Africa for politics, interest groups, the society as a whole. Amongst others, the website provides information on the AfriNEAD Symposium, on activities, on developments (laws, integration, ...) in the field of disability. There are not many resources under "Research & Resources", but you will find a link to [...]

69 - A-PODD - African Policy on Disability & Development

Africa; Sierre Leone; Uganda; Malawi; Ethiopia
A-PODD was a three year research project (2009-2011) run by the Centre for Global Health at Trinity College Dublin in cooperation with two institutions in South Africa. The website provides the four project reports for the countries analysed (Sierra Leone, Uganda, Malawi, Ethiopia). "[The] research investigated the need for disability to be included on the agenda of national [...]

70 - West African Regional Portal on the Rights and Inclusion of People with Disabilities / Portail des Droits des Personnes Handicapées en Afrique de l’Ouest (PROADIPH)

West Africa; Mali; Togo; Burkina Faso; Niger; Sierre Leone; Senegal; Benin; Liberia
The portal PROADIPH ist run by currently 8 West African national organisations for people with disabilities. The portal provides very ample information and documentation (fulltexts) on legislation, research reports, projects, conferences, bibliographies, and much more in the respective countries. You will find written documents as well as audio and video material. [Abstract: [...]

71 - List of signatures of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Africa

Africa
[This is a copy of the original website as of 01.04.2012. The original website is offline.] The link leads you to a list of signatures from African countries to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It informs you about whether a country has signed the Convention and Protocol or not, and when. The list is probably based on the international list of [...]

72 - Inclusion Africa

Africa
Inclusion Africa is the regional member of Inclusion International. The NGO was establisehd in 2012 with headquarters in Kenya. It advocates for the inclusion and the rights of persons with disabilities in Africa. The website provides some background information on the aims and the activities of Inclusion Africa, as well as links to conferences, news and others. "Inclusion [...]

73 - African Disability Rights Yearbook

Africa
The African Disability Rights Yearbook is presented as an annual peer-reviewed journal. Contributions to the journal mainly come from scholars doing research on the rights of people with disbilities in Africa. The yearbook has 3 sections: (thematic) articles, country reports, and regional developments. The yearbook was first published in 2013 by the Centre for Human Rights, [...]

74 - African Disability Alliance (ADA) [Webarchive]

Africa; Southern Africa
[Caution: As the original website is momentarily not accessible we link to a copy from the web archive as of March 2022 instead]. The Africa Disability Alliance (ADA), formerly Secretariat of the African Decade of Persons with Disabilities (SADPD) until April 2014, is a pan-african agency that works to promote disability programming and policy implementation processes by [...]

75 - Continental Plan of Action for the African Decade of Persons with Disabilities 2010 – 2019

Africa
"The African Decade of Persons with Disabilities (1999-2009) was adopted by the 35th Session of the OAU Assembly of Heads of State and Government held in Algiers, Algeria in July 1999. The 1st AU Conference of Ministers of Social Development, which convened in Windhoek, Namibia, 27-31 October 2012, extended the African Decade of Persons with Disabilities for the period [...]

76 - Connecting disability and equality: Beyond recognition to the challenges of implementation (Feb 2013)

Africa South of the Sahara; South Africa, Republic; international
The article provides a short overview over the development of international policy on the rights of persons with disabilities, then goes on to African and South African policy development. The article also provides a map of African countries having signed and ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (probably as of 2012). The article was first [...]

77 - Special Education in Arab society in Israel: a profile of institutional discrimination - Introduction [courtesy translation]

Israel; Palestinian Autonomous Areas
This analyses of the special education situation of the Arab people living in Israel is only available in Hebrew. Nevertheless, the automatic Google-translation can give you some first ideas about the topic. At the end of the first page, you will find a table of contents leading to more chapters. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

78 - Palestinian General Union of People With Disability

Palestinian Autonomous Areas
As the Palestinian General Union of People With Disability doesn\'t seem to have a website of its own, we link you to (contact) information about the Union on another website. You will find information about the mission and activities from 2010 to 2012, as well as an information brochure for download in pdf format. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

79 - Disability Survey, 2011 - Press conference report

Palestinian Autonomous Areas
This report of the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics and the Ministry of Social Affairs provides a summary of the situation of people with disabilities in Palestine in 2011. The main part of the report consists of statistical data. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

80 - Palestinian Disability Law

Palestinian Autonomous Areas
Legislative text of 1999 on the "rights of the disabled" in the Palestinian Territories. The link to the legal text was found on the website of the Worldbank. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

81 - Persons with Disabilities. Israel 2006

Israel
This is the first report of the Commission for Equal Rights for Persons with disabilities, which was established in the year 2000 under the Israeli Ministry of Justice. Unfortunately, the report of 2011 (Word document download) is only available online in Hebrew. You can find some more background information in a presentation during a workshop of the Commission. [Abstract: [...]

82 - Center for Research on Disabilities - Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute

Israel; international
The Center for Research on Disabilities belongs to the Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute which is one of the most important centers for applied social research in Israel, accroding to their own statement. One focus of their research is on disabilities. The Center published freely accessible fulltexts on different disability issues (executive summary of up to 20 pages in English; [...]

Israel Unlimited (programme)

Israel
"Israel Unlimited" is a programme initiated in 2009 that aims at promoting the inclusion of people with disability in Israel. The programme is a partnership between the Israeli government, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) and the Ruderman Family Foundation. As the progamme hasn\'t got a website of its own, we link to the articles tagged "Israel Unlimited" [...]

84 - Bibliography on Inclusion in Israel: The Integration of Children with Special Needs in Regular Settings [1985-1994]

Israel
[This is a copy of the original website as of 01.08.2014. The original website is offline.] This is a bibliography on the issue of inclusion of children with special needs in regular (educational) settings in Israel. The titles documented run from 1985 to 1994. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

People with Disabilities in Israel - Facts & Figures (starting 2012)

Israel
The link we provide here leads you to a series of publications started in 2012 by the Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute. According to their own statement, the institute is one of the most important centers for applied social research in Israel. One focus of their research is on disabilities. The "Facts & Figures" reports also include a bibliography. [Abstract: Editors of Education [...]

86 - Integration of children with special needs in regular education - Literature Review - Part I / II [Gefälligkeitsübersetzung]

Israel
Part two: http://makom-m.cet.ac.il/pages/item.asp?s=4&id=200&defid=-1&page=1&item=3420. *** This literature review is onyl available in Hebrew. Nevertheless, the automatic Google-translation (for part 1 and part 2) can give you some first ideas about the topic. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

87 - Inclusive University - Beit Issie Shapiro’s Trump International Institute

Israel
Beit Issie Shapiro is one of the leading Israeli disabilities non-profit organizations, dealing with and supporting issues concerning persons with disabilities. "Since 2001, Beit Issie Shapiro has offered courses through the Inclusive University. This (...) program is given under the auspices of Beit Issie Shapiro’s Trump International Institute of Continuing Education in [...]

88 - Inclusive Education - Ruderman Family Foundation

Israel
The Ruderman Family Foundation has offices in the USA and Israel. It aims at supporting the inclusion of (Jewish) people with disabilities. Here, we link to articles, programmes, Initiatives and more that deal with inclusion in the education sector. You will also find information on other organisations, projects etc. with whom Ruderman Family Foundation cooperates. [Abstract: [...]

89 - Policy, Provision and Practice of Inclusive Education in Greece

Greece
With that extract from her dissertation in 2006, Kyrini Fotopoulou shows which major points have to be discussed when thinking about inclusion in a Greek context. She is not just analysing the term \'inclusion\' itself but gives an insight in the legal framework, educational policy and reality. Furthermore, she makes proposals for reform and gives a conclusion.[Abstract: [...]

Disabled Students Allowances (DSAS)

United Kingdom; England
The website by the British government informs students with disabilities or special needs about their eligibility and funding that is available on top of grants/loans for students, to cover expenses owing to their individual special needs.

91 - Academic Network of European Disability experts (ANED)

Europe
"[ANED] was created by the European Commission in December 2007.DOTCOM: the Disability Online Tool of the Commission [...] to support policy development in collaboration with the Commission\'s Disability Unit. Its philosophy and aims support the objectives of European disability policy towards the goal of full participation and equal opportunities for all disabled [...]

92 - Inclusive Education in Action (IEA)

international
IEA is a project of UNESCO in co-operation with the European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education. The website provides the fulltext of the "UNESCO policy guidelines on inclusion in education" in different languages, a glossary and abbreviation list for concepts and termes in the field of inclusion, as well as Best Practice examples from different continents, for [...]

93 - Inclusion and education in European countries - Final Report and Country Reports (2009)

Europe; France; Germany; Hungary; Italy; Netherlands; Poland; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; United Kingdom
"The 
meta‐assessment 
of 
inclusion
 and
 education
 was made 
on 
assignment
 of
 the
 Commission’s
 DG
 for 
Education
 and 
Culture.
It 
was 
carried 
out 
by 
the 
INTMEAS‐consortium in
 ten 
EU 
Member [...]

94 - Lifelong Learning for All: Recommendations Report (European Inclusion Initiative)

Europe
Recommendations from the Lifelong Learning Programme Inclusion (European Union) which ran from 2010 to 2012. Unfortunately, the only thing left of the original project website is a copy of the front page from the internet archive as of 15.02.2015. You can also find a Verlinkter Texthttps://www.youtube.com/user/llpUKecorys>youtube channel with some videos. Amongst others, the [...]

95 - incluD-ed - European Network on Inclusive Education & Disability (until ca. 2018)

Europe
[The network existed until about 2018. We link to a Internet Archive copy of its website as of April 2022] The European Network on Inclusive Education & Disability was co-financed by the European Social Fund and had a focus on employability and working inclusion. The website provided a database of experts and organisations having a focus on inclusion in Europe. Furthermore, [...]

96 - SENnet: Special Educational Needs Network

Europe; Belgium; Denmark; Estonia; Italy; Portugal; Turkey; United Kingdom
SENnet is a network for Special Educational Needs. It is funded by the European Union and co-ordinated by European Schoolnet. Under the category "resources", the website provides reports and case studies (partly as a video and from different countries), a list of digital learning resources for use in sepcial needs education, and materials and online courses (webinars) for [...]

97 - European Disability Strategy 2010-2020 (including previous Strategy 2003/4-2010)

Europe
Informational website of the European Commission about the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020. You will find background information as well as links to the official documents of the strategies of 2004-2010 (sometimes also declared as 2003-2010) and 2010-2020. Furthermore, an short summary is given of the 8 priority areas of the strategy. [Abstract: Editors of Education [...]

98 - European Yearbook of Disability Law

Europe
This is the official yearbook site of the Centre for Disability Law and Policy (CDPP) at the University of Galway. Unfortunately, compared to the former website, this one provides little information and more broken links. Please go directly to the publisher\'s website for detailed information and tables of content. The Internet archive furthermore provides the old CDLP [...]

99 - Inclusive Education - EERA Network 4

Europe; international
The "European Educational Research Association" (EERA) has several networks, amongst others the network 4 "Inclusive Education" which brings together European researchers working on inclusion in an international perspective. The network organises conference sessions together with other thematically close networks. Their website furthermore provides some literature information. [...]

100 - Disabled People\'s International (DPI)

international
DPI was established in 1981 and according to their own statement, it "continues to be the world\'s ONLY cross-disability Global Disabled People\'s Organization (DPO)". DPI\'s focus is on Youth, Women, Post 2015 Development Agenda, Neglected Regions, Universal Periodic Review, World Bank Safeguards. You will find a lot of reports, information on projects, official documents and [...]

101 - Disability History Lecture Series

international
"In the past few decades ‘disability’ has climbed the academic ladder. Just as race, class and gender it now is being considered an advantageous instrument for critically exploring a wide range of societal issues. The aim of the Disability History Lecture Series organized at the KU Leuven is to explore and promote the innovative role ‘disability’ can play at the [...]

102 - Laboratoire international sur l’inclusion scolaire (LISIS)

international; Switzerland; Canada; Spain; Italy; France
LISIS is a francophone international research group working on inclusion in schools. It was established by Haute Ecole Pédagogique Vaud (Switzerland) and Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR) (Canada). Researcher from France, Spain and Italy are also participating in LISIS. Their website provides information on their research foci and research groups, on [...]

103 - Support and aspiration: a new approach to special educational needs

United Kingdom
The Green Paper consultation was publlished by the Department of Education in 2011. One of the rationales was to make provisions for children and young people with special educational needs more effective, beyond giving parents control and establishing a system harmonises educational needs, health and care provisions. Future measures (see the Children and Families Act 2014) [...]

Virtual Issues from British Journal of Special Education: Special Educational Needs and Learning Support

United Kingdom; England; Scotland; international
The Virtual Issue, published online as volume 35 of th eBritish Journal of Special Education, hosts four articles on the topic of "special needs education" and "learning support". P First published in 2008, the articles focus on the topic of "inclusive" versus mainstream education and highlight some challenges to the debate.

105 - Children and Families Act 2014

United Kingdom
The Children and Families Act 2014 brings together legislation concerning children in care, looked after, adoption, and (chapter 3) children with special needs and disabilities (SEND). In the case of SEND, health plans are outlined targeting health, care and education. The targeted age group is 0 to 25.

Help if you have a disabled child

United Kingdom
A guide for parents of children with disabilities, information regarding available support and assistance (financial and otherwise) for children with special (educational) needs).

Equality Act 2010

United Kingdom
The 2010 Equality Act marks a reform in the legislation against discrimination in public life in the UK, itcovers race, disability, religious orientation, sex and sexual orientation.

108 - International Special Education Congress (ISEC) (2000, 2005, 2010, 2015)

international
Four ISEC conferences could be identified on the net. You can find the links in our detailed abstract (click on [more]: 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015). The respective websites sometimes give fulltexts of the presentations, sometimes only the programm and abstracts. But this provides you with a good overview over topics that were considered important in the field of special education, [...]

109 - Inclusive Education Reports (IBE/UNESCO)

international; Africa; Asia; Europe; Latin America; Arab States; Pacific Rim; North America; Caribbean
[This is a copy of the original website as of 16.05.2015. The original website is offline.] This website of the International Bureau of Education (IBE) of the Unesco provides regional (continental) and country specific reports on the status of inclusive education. On the right hand side, you will find further links to websites, publications, events, multimedia and more). [...]

Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)

United Kingdom; England
This website by the British government provides access to documents concerning special educational needs of children and young people with disabilities, e.g. statutes and guidelines, government policy, consultations. The thematic scope covers SEND, inclusive schooling, children with learning difficulties, etc.

WHO world report on disability

international
In 2011, the World Bank and the Whorld Health Organisation (WHO) published the first report on disability, against the background of the UN Convention on Rights of People with Disabilities (UN-CRPD). The report is accessible in various languages and formats, including easy-to-read and DAISY format. It can also be accessed by chapters, e.g. chapter 7 focuses on education [...]

112 - WHO global disability action plan 2014-2021

international
"The 66th World Health Assembly held in May 2013 adopted a resolution calling for better health care for people with disabilities and requesting the WHO Director-General to prepare a comprehensive WHO action plan in consultation with United Nations organizations and Member States. It was noted that the plan should be based on the recommendations of the World report on [...]

113 - Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities 1993 (including implementation monitoring and proposed supplement 2004)

international
This website provides the fulltext of the United Nations\' "Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities" as of 1993 (in English only). Furthermore, you will find annual reports on the implementation of these rules in the UN member countries as well as a proposed supplement to the rules as of 2004 ("reaching the most vulnerable"). [...]

114 - List of Disability Related Academic Journals (date: November 2013)

international
The Centre for Disability Law & Policy located at the National University of Ireland (NUI Galway) provides a bibliography of scientific journals with a focus on disability. A website for the respective journal is provided if available. The journals are classed by themes: A: Disability Studies B: Disability Area Studies (e.g., Europe) D: Intellectual disability E: [...]

115 - The Salamanca Statement and Framework for Action on Special Needs Education

international
The Salamanca Statement was a result of the "World Conference on Special Needs Education: Access and Quality, Salamanca, Spain, 7-10 June 1994". It is a major international policy document, outlining the global consensus on the needs for educational reform and the policies and strategies needed to include disabled children in the education system. The document is available [...]

116 - Inclusive Education for children with Disabilities in Ukraine - Canada-Ukraine Project, April 2008 - March 2013

Ukraine; Canada
Short final report of a Canadian-Ukrainian project to support inclusive education in Ukraine. Unfortunately, the project website is offline since 2016. An older version of the website as of 22.06.2016 from the Internet Archive doesn\'t provide the material that was on the site. The website provided information on inclusion in Ukraine, sometimes also compared to the situation [...]

117 - www.InfoDisability.org

Ukraine; Belarus; Russian Federation
This Russian language website provides a lot of information on disability in Ukraine, Russia and Belarus. You can look up thematic keywords, links to organisations in the three countries, authors and their publications. Many links also provide fulltexts (reports, articles, analyses, guides, guidelines, and more). Among others, you will find information on the issue of [...]

118 - Inclusion of school-age children with disabilities in Ukraine

Ukraine
Article written by the researchers Sharon A. Raver und Kateryna Kolchenko about the inclusion of school-age children with disabilities in Ukraine. Preprint of the article in: Childhood Education, Volume 83, Issue 6, 2007, Special Issue: International Focus Issue 2007. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

On the way to school (teaching material and trailer for the documentary)

Kenya; Morocco; India; Argentina
German website about the documentary "On the way to school" ("Sur le chemin de l\'école") by French director Pascal Plisson. The documentary follows children aged 11 to 13 on their way to school in Argentina, Morocco, India and Kenya. Besides the main topic of safety and length of their way to school, the documentary also shows aspects of educational equity and chances, [...]

Research Institute for Vocational Training and Adult Education (IBE)

Austria
The IBE was founded in the year 1980 as a non-profit assoication by the worker representiative organization, unions, companies and the Johannes Kepler University Linz. The intention of this foundation was to establish a research institut which does education research from employee´s perspective. So the basis for present academic work was laid - the exploration of the labour [...]

121 - bidok - behinderung inklusion dokumentation

Austria
The abbreviation bidok stands for disability, inclusion, documentation. bidok is a web project researching into integrative/ inclusive education and disability studies at the Institut für Erziehungswissenschaften, University of Innsbruck. Its main task is making specialist journal articles accessible in the full text library. Since bidok makes full texts available (and not [...]

Dysphasia Corporation of Chile: I can communicate

Chile
The objective of the Dysphasia Corporation of Chile: Yo puedo comunicar (YPC) is to support children and youth so that they can have an efficient education and that they can include themselves in society.

123 - National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)

United States
The National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) was initially established (in 1962) to investigate the broad aspects of human development as a means of understanding developmental disabilities, including intellectual and developmental disabilities, and the events that occur during pregnancy. Today (april 2011), the Institute conducts and supports research on [...]

124 - Buea School for the Deaf (BSD)

Cameroon
Buea school for the Deaf is a boarding school for deaf children. It was opened in 2003 and placed under the authorisation of the Ministry of Social Affairs. Its objectives are to provide formal education programs that foster the moral, intellectual, physical and social development of deaf children and youths, to promote the effective integration of deaf children and youths [...]

125 - Students with special needs and those with disabilities

Tajikistan; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan
This OECD publication published in 2009 reviews the current state of education policies for children with special education needs and those with disabilities in Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, and Tajikistan. It offers an overview of the respective country backgrounds, education systems and relevant legislation, and takes a critical look at access to education for what is [...]

126 - Republic of Moldova: Regional Preparatory Workshop on Inclusive Education

Moldova
The UNESCO International Bureau of Integration in 2007 carried out a workshop on Inclusive Education in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. The full text summarizes the results for Moldova. The first part presents the Moldovian discourse on Inclusive Education. The second part presents Inclusive Policies and Strategies, wheras the third part describes corresponding examples and [...]

European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education

Europe
The main objective of the agency is to work towards the creation of a coherent and permanent framework for extended European co- operation in the field of special needs education. Its main tasks are to collect, process and distribute information about new and innovative measures in the field of special needs education as well as to initiate research and distribute research [...]

128 - SNOW Education, Access and You!

Canada
SNOW is the branch of the Inclusive Design Research Centre at OCAD University that focuses on inclusive education and learning. Our goal is to provide information and training for educators, parents and students with disabilities on technologies for learning both in and out of the classroom as well as promote understanding of inclusive practices. Our resources are free [...]

129 - National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR)

United States
Formerly known as the "National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)" and belonging to the U.S. Department of Education, NIDILRR now has a slightly changed name and belongs to the Department of Health and Human Services. The institute supports and analyses the situtation and rights of persons with disabilities. The website provides information on funding [...]

130 - OSERS - Office of Special Education and and Rehabilitative Services

United States
The Office of Special Education and and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), a unit of the U.S. Department of Education, offers a an overview on support programmes that assist in educating children with special needs, in the rehabilitation of youth and adults with disabilities, and supports research to improve the lives of individuals with disabilities. The website also provides a [...]