1st European Inclusive Education Week: queraum coordinates the AEMA project “Adult education made accessible”
Fri, 28/11/2014
queraum. Cultural and social research, one of the six incluD-ed associated members, works on the empowerment and participation of socially excluded groups and the inclusion of people with disabilities. Its research work has an important practical orientation as several EU projects queraum led or participated in show (for instance the following projects that can be found as best practices on our website: Trainsition, New Paths to Inclusion, Sign Library).
In 2014, queraum launched together with 11 more organisations from 11 EU Member states a new Grundtvig project “AEMA - Adult Education Made Accessible”. The AEMA project works on establishing a network and information platform on accessibility in adult education since access to adult education is a key factor for inclusion. Data shows that people with disabilities are the group with the lowest rates of participation in post- and upper secondary educational settings, with the evident consequences on employment.
The AEMA Network will work actively to overcome obstacles that hinder people with disability from becoming adult learners. This will be done by implementing an ambitious working programme which takes into consideration both the needs of people with diverse impairments and the situation in adult education provision. The Network will also improve the frameworks and structures for including learners with special needs.
Main outcomes of the project will be:
- - Accessibility Check Points: information centres that will be established in eight EU countries and support both people with disabilities in finding appropriate training offers and adult education providers in making their services more accessible.
- - Accessibility Quality Badges for Adult Education Providers and Accessibility Competency Badges for experts on Accessibility which will increase the visibility of accessibility practices of institutions and professionals.
- - A one-stop information portal which will be used to communicate news, events and results related to openness in Adult Education, spread good practices on the topic and help to develop sustainable networks (both at national and European levels) that help to move the accessibility agenda forward
More information on the AEMA project can be found on www.aemanet.eu.
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The AEMA project is queraum’s contribution to the 1st European Inclusive Education Week taking place from 24 – 28 November 2014, an initiative promoted by the European Network on Inclusive Education and Disability (incluD-ed). The week, prior to the International Day of People with Disabilities, aims to highlight the diversity of actions taking place throughout Europe to promote inclusive education and to acknowledge the efforts done every year by organisations, institutions and experts to advance the establishment of inclusive education systems in Europe.
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If you have any action or event taking place during the week that promotes inclusive education, you only need to send us up to three paragraphs describing the action, event or project (what?, who?, where?) as well as a photo or logo so that we can promote your contribution to the 1st European Inclusive Education Week in form of an article on the incluD-ed website.
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The most inspiring events will additionally be promoted in the next incluD-ed newsletter reaching a community of over 3000 experts and organisations throughout Europe.
