Disability Inclusion in Education Building Systems of Support
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| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|---|
| INR 2436 | yes | Coursera |
The Syllabus
Videos
- Disability Inclusion in Education: Building systems of support
- Introduction to the course
- Introduction to Week 1
- Social model of disability and disability rights
- Inclusive education and special education
- What is inclusive education?
- Implementing inclusive framework
- Wrap up
Readings
- How the course works
- Podcast: How does special education fit into an inclusive education system?
- Resources
Practice Exercises
- Ways of thinking about disability
- Inclusive education
- Week 1: Inclusive education and special education
Videos
- Introduction to Week 2
- Teacher empowerment
- TEDI research methods
- Research: Teacher educational needs
- Supporting learners who are blind or have low vision
- Supporting D/deaf and hard of hearing learners
- Families of people with Intellectual Disabilities
- Week wrap up
Readings
- TEDI research report
- More stories of personal experiences
- Podcast: Disability confidence
- Disability confidence resources
- Resources
Videos
- Introduction to Week 3
- Education support systems and supporting teacher empowerment for disability inclusion
- How systems of support work
- How do teachers feel they are supported, or not supported?
- School and district based support systems
- Effective support
- Informal support
- Family-professional partnerships
- Wrap up
Readings
- Podcast: Policy approach to support systems
- Resources
Practice Exercises
- Education and support systems
- Informal support systems for educators
- Week 3: Systemic support for teachers
Videos
- Introduction to Week 4
- Accessible curriculum
- Learner support needs
- Types of visual impairment
- Expanded core curriculum
- Effects of severe to profound hearing loss
- Education for learners who are D/deaf or hard of hearing
- What is intellectual disability?
- Education for children with severe to profound intellectual disability
- Wrap up
Reading
- Resources
Practice Exercises
- Specific impairments - Low vision and blindness
- Specific impairments - D/deaf and hard of hearing
- Specific impairments - Severe to profound intellectual disability
- Week 4: Curriculum accessibility and learner needs
Videos
- Introduction to Week 5
- What is universal design for learning?
- Curriculum adaptation for low vision and blind learners
- Curriculum adaptation for D/deaf and hard of hearing learners
- Curriculum adaptation for learners with severe to profound intellectual disability
- Wrap up
- Course conclusion
Readings
- Resources
- Further studies