Addressing
the Needs of Children with Disabilities in Developing Nations
World Wide
November 2002
 Financial
and resource constraints in the developing world often
mean that the special needs of students with disabilities
go unmet. This results in millions of children not having
access to the education that will allow them to grow socially
and intellectually.The BEPS team responded to these needs
by initiating a roundtable dialogue to explore policy and
strategies related to the challenges of meeting the needs
of those with learning disabilities in developing nations.
This dialogue brought together participants with broad
experience, representing a range of development and education
organizations.
The policy dialogue focused on achieving
practical outcomes, identifying specific problem areas
and examining proposed
solutions. Participants addressed the scope of the disability
issue, current institutional disability policies, and the
immediate and long-term outlook for these issues. One proposal
explored the provision of locally produced audio textbooks
for students who are blind, visually impaired or otherwise
reading handicapped.
Click below to view
roundtable documents:
Meeting Summary of “Educating
Children with Disabilities in Developing Nations: A Roundtable
Dialogue”
Roundtable Dialogue Agenda
Roundtable Dialogue Attendees
Concept Paper: Audio Textbooks
for the Reading-Disabled
Concept Paper Summary: Audio Textbooks
for the Reading-Disabled
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