Conference video “A Dialogue on Inclusive Education and Disability in Europe”
incluD-ed together with MEP Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, member of the European Parliament’s Disability Intergroup, are delighted to officially present the conference video “A Dialogue on Inclusive Education and Disability in Europe” recorded during the first Conference on Inclusive Education at the European Parliament in Brussels, on April 9th, 2014, gathering over 100 key stakeholders representing European institutions and organizations.
Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, European Parliament, co-host of the Conference on Inclusive Education: “I feel very proud to officially launch the conference video “A Dialogue on Inclusive Education and Disability in Europe”. We have been working on it together with the incluD-ed Network with the aim to both give the viewer a strong impression of the event and its general ambiance, and to provide answers and perspectives on the topic of inclusive education. I also want to thank my colleagues MEP Ádám Kósa, former President of the Disability Intergroup, as well as former MEP Doris Pack, Ex-Chair of the Committee on Culture and Education, having participated and contributed to the conference that has been without exaggeration a very successful event at the European Parliament.“
To watch the video click here.
The conference addressed the current status and main future priorities regarding students with disabilities offering an overview of inclusive education systems being implemented in Europe and opening a space for dialogue among different European institutions and organisations. These included representatives of the European Parliament, the European Commission, and experts and civil society organisations such as the European Disability Forum.
The conference video is about ca. 8 min long and available in English with English subtitles. The video is fully accessible for people with hearing and vision impairments. A version in Spanish with Spanish subtitles will soon be available.
The video not only shows images of the conference but also includes interventions of the conference speakers including Sophia Eriksson (DG EAC, European Commission), Victoria Soriano (European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education), expert on inclusive education Prof. Serge Ebersold (INS HEA), members of the incluD-ed network (Fundacion ONCE, Rytmus, APF) and stakeholders such as EDF and Inclusion Europe according to the following five questions:
- > What is inclusive education?
- > Why is it important to advocate for inclusive education?
- > How does Europe move towards more inclusion? Does it?
- > How important are networks and initiatives as incluD-ed?
- > Why do you belong to incluD-ed? Which specific benefits would you underline?
