People with disabilities have the right to equal opportunities in
all areas of life (including Education) as well as to live in dignity and
freedom, recent studies in Jordan and Palestine show respectable ratio of
people with disability continue higher studies either also it showed that they
are likely to receive financial aid. However, data show that students with
disabilities are less likely to enroll in higher education than their
nondisabled peers. One the main reasons behinds this conclusion is the Lack of
facilities keeping disabled away from higher education and corporate jobs. For
example, up to our knowledge after gathering information from the General Union
of Disabled (GUD) at both PCs, most of the universities in PCs have insufficient
accessible curriculum resources and have not made any curriculum adjustments
for students with disabilities attending their programs. Most of the
universities also fail to prepare any individualized learning plans for
students with disabilities and to provide even the most basic accessible
infrastructure for students, particularly those with motor disabilities. While
existing university policies allow students with disabilities who finish their
high school to enroll in their not-inclusive programs, there is a severe
shortage of support (or incorporate) accessibility (in existing) curricula and
resources through appropriate accessibility services and accommodations for
students with disabilities. Also, there is a lack of trained staff to support
these students to learn in this environment. Thus, a concerted effort is needed
to make out universities more inclusive. Edu4All is an innovative project to
empower students with disabilities academically, socially, and psychologically
through five goals: reach, development, equity, quality, and sustainability.
Edu4All aims to reach students with disabilities and to build their capacity by
including them in universities programs and increasing the successful
participation of them, to build the capacity of staff (lecturers,
administrative, and technician) and to ensure they are well trained for
teaching and to serving students with disabilities, to modernize the existing
the curricula to be accessible by students with disabilities via the use of
assistive technologies, to ensure that the educational experiences students
receive are high quality, and to ensure sustainability.
Project Goals:
- Adapting the university’s academic environment to the
requirements of special needs; thus, providing them with equal opportunities.
- Bolstering their independence, nurture their cooperative spirit,
and bring out their full potential.
- Cultivating confident, active individuals capable of developing
the Palestinian community and building the Palestinian state.
Project Coordinator and Team at The University of
Jordan
Dr. Ismail Adel Mahmoud Al-Taharwa (Coordinator)
Dr. Nazih Ahmed Abdul Latif Ghatasha
Dr.Khaled Walid Abdul Karim Al-Dubai
prof. Hossam Omar Okla Fares
prof. Alia Ali Salem Al Ghuwairi
Project webpage at the European Commission
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