Disability Inclusion in Education Cluster coordination and response

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Children and adults with disabilities are disproportionately impacted by humanitarian emergencies. However, their needs and priorities are often not clearly identified, and they often face barriers to accessing humanitarian assistance. All humanitarian actors, including Education in Emergencies actors, have the responsibility to include children and adults with disabilities in their response. All children and young people have the right to education, but due to discrimination, including physical, communication, attitudinal and policy barriers they face to accessing assistance, children and young people with disabilities are often left out of Education responses. Implementing partners and coordination actors all have a role to play in ensuring children and young people with disabilities have access to a safe and quality education.

In this module, we will explore:

• What disability inclusion means and why inclusive education is important;
• Concrete actions Education partners can take to promote Disability Inclusion in their EiE response;
• What role Cluster/EiE Working Groups teams can play to better integrate Disability Inclusion in EiE programming.

 Learning objectives

After completing this module, you should be able to: 

• Explain what Disability Inclusion means and why inclusive education is important;
• Explain the roles Cluster/EiE Working Groups teams can take to better integrate Disability Inclusion in EiE programming.
• List practical actions Education partners can take to promote Disability Inclusion in their EiE response.

Audience

This module targets primarily Education Cluster and EiE Working Group Coordination teams, including Coordinators and Information Management Officers (IMOs). It is also very relevant to all Education Cluster partners involved in EiE service delivery and programme implementation and those working in all clusters/ sectors/ Areas of Responsibility (AoRs).

Suggested pre-requisite(s): A basic understand of the humanitarian coordination system is required prior to completing this module. If you do not have a basic understanding of the cluster system, we recommend that you complete the CORE 1: Core Cluster Coordination Training, developed by the Global Education Cluster.

 Methodology

This course is composed of an introduction, four short self-paced lessons, and a summary conclusion. Each lesson includes interactive content and activities to reinforce and evaluate learning, as well as concrete examples and tips to better integrate Disability Inclusion in Education in Emergencies (EiE).

 Structure

Summary

 Length

It will take you about 50 minutes to complete this course.  

 Contact details

Content issues and questions: amarquette@unicef.org

Course and learner management: ClusterThematics@gmail.com