all across Europe
European Association of Service providers for Persons with Disabilities
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EASPD is the European Association of Service providers for Persons with Disabilities and represents over 20,000 support services for persons with disabilities across Europe.
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We promote equal opportunities for people with disabilities through effective and high-quality service systems.
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Education
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Employment
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Inclusive Living
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Technology
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Early Childhood Intervention
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Arts and Culture
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Workforce Development
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Funding of Social Services
When done right, quality care and support enables people to live independently, in the community, to make choices, and to have control over their lives.
James Crowe, EASPD President
Inclusive Higher Digital Education: The way forward
The COVID-19 pandemic greatly accelerated the digital transition, touching every part of our society, including our education systems. In an effort to reduce the spread of the virus, higher education institutions (HEI) in almost all European countries were required to stop in-person teaching and move entirely to remote teaching and learning. As a result, higher education lecturers were forced to quickly transfer their teaching online. Since this initial move to remote teaching, HEI have been needed to provide forms of online learning for varying periods of time or provide online teaching in combination with instructor-led classroom activities.
The move to fully online classes and the subsequent increase of ‘blended teaching,’ has highlighted the inaccessibility of many digital teaching and learning methodologies and the demand for more inclusive and accessible online teaching has grown.
To respond to this demand, the Inclusive University Digital Education (InclUDE) project was launched with the aim to promote the realisation of accessible and inclusive higher education opportunities for students with special educational needs via the provision of online tools and training.
The InclUDE closing conference will bring together stakeholders to present the results of the InclUDE project as well as discuss the way forward for creating more inclusive higher education institutions and digital learning opportunities.
International and Austrian Sign Language will be provided during this webinar.
This Conference is being hosted within the framework of the Inclusive University Digital Education (InclUDE) project, which aims to promote the realisation of accessible and inclusive higher education opportunities for students with special educational needs. Funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union, the project is a collaboration between the University of Wolverhampton (UK), Universität Klagenfurt (Austria), Université Rennes II (France) and European Association of Service providers for Persons with Disabilities (Belgium).
- ADEDU project Survey: Share your experience on learning disabilities
Take part in the ADEDU project survey on learning disabilities!
- EASPD joins advocacy efforts for the conference on European Child Guarantee
Today and tomorrow, EASPD is attending the event on the European Child Guarantee organised by the Belgian Presidency of EU Council.
- EASPD and 140+ Organisations urge EU for future-proof solutions for displaced Ukrainians
The letter presses for actions to prevent the risks of undocumented status, loss of residence, and undue pressure on migration systems.
- Over 500,000 Life-Changing Therapy and Education Sessions provided: Inspire celebrates 15 years of impactful services
Inspire, EASPD member from Malta, marks their anniversary with a celebration and new branding.
- Towards more inclusive post-secondary opportunities: a report by EASPD
EASPD’s latest report outlines the current landscape of inclusive post-secondary education in selected European countries.
- B-WISE partners finish their trial run of their Training Curricula!
The B-WISE project has finished the trial run of their Training Curricula for the WISE sector and has concrete next steps.
- Nominate your social innovation project!
The European Competence Centre for Social Innovation is looking for 5 initiatives to be showcased at the Social Innovation Forum 2024.
- The Be a Volunteer! Project partners met in Budapest
The Be a Volunteer! project partners finally met up in Budapest, this March, for their first project meeting.
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Inclusive Higher Digital Education: The way forward
The COVID-19 pandemic greatly accelerated the digital transition, touching every part of our society, including our education systems. In an effort to reduce the spread of the virus, higher education institutions (HEI) in almost all European countries were required to stop in-person teaching and move entirely to remote teaching and learning. As a result, higher education lecturers were forced to quickly transfer their teaching online. Since this initial move to remote teaching, HEI have been needed to provide forms of online learning for varying periods of time or provide online teaching in combination with instructor-led classroom activities.
The move to fully online classes and the subsequent increase of ‘blended teaching,’ has highlighted the inaccessibility of many digital teaching and learning methodologies and the demand for more inclusive and accessible online teaching has grown.
To respond to this demand, the Inclusive University Digital Education (InclUDE) project was launched with the aim to promote the realisation of accessible and inclusive higher education opportunities for students with special educational needs via the provision of online tools and training.
The InclUDE closing conference will bring together stakeholders to present the results of the InclUDE project as well as discuss the way forward for creating more inclusive higher education institutions and digital learning opportunities.
International and Austrian Sign Language will be provided during this webinar.
This Conference is being hosted within the framework of the Inclusive University Digital Education (InclUDE) project, which aims to promote the realisation of accessible and inclusive higher education opportunities for students with special educational needs. Funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union, the project is a collaboration between the University of Wolverhampton (UK), Universität Klagenfurt (Austria), Université Rennes II (France) and European Association of Service providers for Persons with Disabilities (Belgium).