 Canadian Center on Disability Studies (CCDS)  Ukrainian Step by Step Foundation  Grant MacEwan College  National Assembly of the Disabled of Ukraine (NADU)  Institute of Special Pedagogy, Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine |
The Canadian Centre on Disability Studies is pleased to announce the new project "Inclusive Education for Children with Disabilities in Ukraine", funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). This five-year project (April 2008 - March 2013) is the result of the hard work and commitment to inclusion and the rights of people and children with disabilities of many partners in Canada and Ukraine. In this project, CCDS is working with four key partners, in Canada (Edmonton) - Grant MacEwan College and in Ukraine (Kyiv) - Step by Step, the National Assembly of the Disabled in Ukraine (NADU) and the Institute of Special Pedagogy. Two pilot regions in Ukraine, Lviv and Simferopol (Crimea), are central to this project. CCDS will continue to work within existing partnerships with the University of Manitoba, University of Winnipeg, the Province of Manitoba and disability organizations in Canada as well as building new partnerships with organizations from various sectors in Canada. The approach of the project is based on equal partnership among academics, government and community, with a particular focus on the social model of disability, gender equality, and knowledge transfer. The project will focus on changing the attitudes of government, education institutions and educators, and non-government organizations towards disability in inclusive and participatory ways by introducing different building blocks of an inclusive education: policy development, civil society and preparation of professionals. The expected impact of the project is a strengthened civil society and improved policies to establish, support and advance inclusive education for children with disabilities and their families in Ukraine. For more information please contact: Olga Krassioukova-Enns (executivedirector@disabilitystudies.ca), Project Director, or Ivanka Slywynska (international1@disabilitystudies.ca), Project Coordinator. |
