TES Solutions Day Side Session: Transforming Commitments into Real Solutions for Disability-Inclusive Education 

17 September 2022 | 13:00 - 14:30 ET | UN Conference Room 7

>> Watch the session recording [2:53:00 - 4:27:00]

We invite all to watch the recording of the Transforming Commitments into Real Solutions for Disability-Inclusive Education session during the Transforming Education Summit Solutions Day. This event includes a powerful panel discussion among important stakeholders, highlighting new commitments and tools that aim to transform education systems to be more inclusive for learners with disabilities.

Many thanks to the following speakers:

• Jose Viera, Senior Manager of the Global Disability (GDS) Secretariat and Advocacy Director, International Disability Alliance
• David Moinina Sengeh, Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education and Chief Innovation Officer for the Directorate of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Government of Sierra Leone
• Robert Jenkins, UNICEF Director of Education and Adolescent Development
• LeAnna Marr, USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator and Acting Senior Coordinator of United States International Basic Education Assistance
• Omar Arias, Lead Economist, World Bank Education Global Practice
• Alicia Herbert OBE, FCDO Director of Education, Gender and Equality and Special Envoy for Gender Equality
• Government of South Africa
• Sissoko Mamadou, FOAPH, African Disability Forum
• Nafisa Baboo, Director-Inclusive Education, Light for the World, GCE Board, and Former Co-Chair, IDDC Inclusive Education Task Group
• Diane Richler, Former Chair, International Disability Alliance, and Member, IDDC Inclusive Education Task Group 
• David Lega, Member, European Parliament, (Intergroup on Disability, and Co-Chair, Intergroup on Children’s Rights) 
• Laxmi Nepal, Executive Director, Access Planet Organization
• Graham Lang, Chief of Education, Education Cannot Wait: Global Fund for Education in Emergencies & Protracted Crises 
• Daniela Gissara, Teacher of the Visually Impaired and Graduate, Perkins School for the Blind International Educational Leadership Program
• Wycliffe Otieno, Chief of Education, UNICEF South Africa

Resources

• Please sign on to the Transforming Education for Disability Inclusion: A Call to Action for all Children (pdf version)
  • Please find a web text version of the Transforming Education for Disability Inclusion: A Call to Action for All Children available here in [English] [Spanish] [Arabic] [French]
• Gender-Responsive and Disability Inclusive Education Budget Toolkit, developed by ActionAid, Light for the World, and the Global Campaign for Education
• Module on Child Functioning, developed by the Washington Group/UNICEF
• Include Me, an open source publication available in 25 languages. Include me is a practical, everyday resource for teachers, families, caregivers, community workers, and friends who support and encourage children with disabilities to participate and learn.
• Freetown Manifesto for Gender Transformative Leadership in Education, developed by UN Girls' Education Initiative
• National Policy on Radical Inclusion in Schools, developed by the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education Sierra Leone
• Seen, Counted, Included: Using Data to Shed Light on the Well-Being of Children with Disabilities, a report developed by UNICEF
• Education Sector Analysis Methodological Guidelines Volume 3, developed by UNESCO, UNICEF, GPE, FCDO
• Are Children Really Learning? Exploring Foundational Skills in the Midst of a Learning Crisis, a report developed by UNICEF
• Accessible Digital Learning Portal, developed and supported by UNICEF and GPE

Learn more about: Inclusive Education