Creating Demand for Education of Children and youth with Visual Impairment Prof. Lucía Piccione WBU-ICEVI Concurrent Sessions

EFA-VI CAMPAIGN Launched in Malaysia in 2006 –Developed in 31 countries in 7 regions – children with visual impairment During last quadrennium: –659 capacity building programs were carried out –Training to more than teachers and more than families and community members.

FOSTERING POLITICAL ADVOCACY Identifying the problem Defining the objective Identifying stakeholders Preparing the Plan of Action Follow-up, advising and assessment

1.There are no public policies for education of children and youth with visual impairment 2. There are public policies, but they are not implemented. IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEM

DEFINING THE OBJECTIVE The objective is: To demand education for children and youth with visual impairment

GROUPS OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT Children in the Early Childhood Care and Education stage

CHILDREN IN THE EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION STAGE

GROUPS OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT Children in the Early Childhood Care and Education stage Children and youth with deafblindness and multidisabilites

CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH DEAFBLINDNESS AND MULTIDISABILITIES

GROUPS OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT Children in the Early Childhood Care and Education stage Children and youth with deafblindness and multidisabilites Children and youth with visual impairment at school age

CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AT SCHOOL AGE

GROUPS OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT Children in the Early Childhood Care and Education stage Children with deafblindness and multidisabilites Children with visual impairment at school age Children and youth with low vision

CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH LOW VISION

GROUPS OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT Children in the Early Childhood Care and Education stage Children and youth with deafblindness and multidisabilites Children and youth with visual impairment at school age Children and youth with low vision

IDENTIFYING STAKEHOLDERS Family Associations of persons with visual impairment Aware society National Task Forces (NTF) Regional Task Forces (RTF)

PREPARING THE PLAN OF ACTION Stakeholders FAMILY ASSOCIATIONS OF PERSONS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT Actions ‘Inclusive Families’ Courses Unification of family associations Voice of persons with visual impairment Unification of associations

PREPARING THE PLAN OF ACTION Stakeholders AWARE SOCIETY NATIONAL TASK FORCES (NTF) Actions Great awarness in the broad sense of the term Visual impairment must be visible for society Members have to be aware of the rights of people with visual impairment Members have to be empowered to achieve the objectives

PREPARING THE PLAN OF ACTION Stakeholders REGIONAL TASK FORCES (RTF) Actions Coordinating actions, sharing plans of action, organizing economic support of all INGOs working in the region

FOLLOW-UP, ADVISING AND ASSESSMENT Visits of experts to educational services are carried out Meetings with the NTF and RTF are organized

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