Breaking Education Barriers - Inclusion, Rehabilitation and Technology

Breaking Barriers in Education: Inclusion, Rehabilitation, and Technology project aims to contribute towards the enhanced capacity of Higher Education Institutions in East Africa to break down barriers hindering the full inclusion of persons with disabilities into society in the digital era.

The seminar will address issues related to the project's theme through interesting presentations.

The contributions to the seminar will address the global partnership for assistive technology, digital transformation, and the implementation of assistive technology. The seminar will discuss digital accessibility, inclusive pedagogy, and disability integration, mainstreaming, and inclusion.

You can participate the seminar also remotely. If you join online, kindly note that there is no need for registration. Join the seminar remotely via this link!

Program:

9.15 – 9.45 Welcoming words 
Dr. Pertti Malkki, Director of the School of Health and Social Studies/Jamk
Dr. Pekka Anttila, Head of Institute of Rehabilitation/Jamk
Aychesh Nigussie Koski, Project Manager, BERT-project, Jamk

9.45 – 10.15 The global partnership for assistive technology
Dr. Satish Mishra, the Head of the Global Program at ATscale

10.15 - 11.00 Digital transformation and the implementation of assistive technology
Dr. David Tumusiime, CEBE, The University of Rwanda

11.00 – 11.45 Digital Accessibility
Dr. Markku Turunen, University of Tampere

11.45 – 13.00 Lunch 

13.00 – 13.30 Inclusive pedagogy
Dr. Sanna Sihvonen, Principal Lecturer, Jamk

13.30 – 14.15 Disability integration, mainstreaming and inclusion - recent developments in Zanzibar 
Dr. Said K. Juma, SUZA University of Zanzibar

14.15 – 14.45 Active University project students and Coffee break

14.45 – 15.25 Panel discussion: 10 ways to promote inclusive HEIs 

15.25 – 15.30 Aino Alaverdyan, Project Manger, BERT-projedt/Jamk, Closing

Welcome!