The IDEA Research Unit has evolved from the university’s TEDI (Teacher Empowerment for Disability Inclusion) project which was created in response to a call to address the exclusion and poor-quality education of children with disabilities in South Africa. The primary objective of the Unit is to act as hub for future research in inclusive education in Africa and beyond, to promote networking and to carry out training within this field. It is envisaged that the Unit will be a catalyst to further ideas and knowledge as well as promote and strengthen the area of inclusive education locally, nationally, regionally, and globally.
The Teacher Empowerment for Disability Inclusion (TEDI) project, led by the University of Cape Town in partnership with Christoffel-Blinden Mission (CBM) and co-funded by the European Union and CBM, aimed to equip teachers with the knowledge and skills to provide inclusive, high-quality education for learners with severe to profound sensory or intellectual disabilities. The project developed both face-to-face short courses and online MOOCs covering disability studies in education, intellectual disability, visual impairment, and education for learners who are D/deaf or hard of hearing.
NEW MOOC:
Severe to Profound Intellectual Disability: Circles of Care and Education
This course is about caring for and educating children (and youth) with severe to profound intellectual disability. It aims to inform and empower parents, caregivers, therapists and others involved in working with a person with severe to profound intellectual disability by exploring what intellectual disability entails, learning about support needs, how to go about planning learning activities and building relationships of care and respect.
The course topics include:
- Who is the child with severe to profound intellectual disability?
- Lifelong learning
- Facilitating learning
- Rights, advocacy and relationships of care
This course is aimed at parents and caregivers of children with severe to profound intellectual disability, therapists, centre managers and the broader public / community who are interested in knowing more about caring for and educating a person with an intellectual disability. Sign up here: https://www.coursera.org/
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